Palm Desert Charter Middle (Desert Sands Unified SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Palm Desert Charter Middle is a Charter School in Palm Desert, CA (authorized by DESERT SANDS UNIFIED). It currently serves 1389 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:1389
Number of Teachers: 50
Student/Teacher Ratio: 27.97

Location Info

Location: 74-200 Rutledge Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Mailing Address: 74-200 Rutledge Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260-2646
Phone: (760)862-4320
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 467
Grade 7 466
Grade 8 456
Gender/Sex of Palm Desert Charter Middle Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 737 53.06
Female 652 46.94
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Palm Desert Charter Middle Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.22
Asian 83 5.98
Black or African American 26 1.87
Hispanic/Latino 713 51.33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.29
Two or more races 89 6.41
White 471 33.91
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 48 6.51
Black or African American 15 2.04
Hispanic/Latino 375 50.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.14
Two or more races 48 6.51
White 250 33.92
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.46
Asian 35 5.37
Black or African American 11 1.69
Hispanic/Latino 338 51.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.46
Two or more races 41 6.29
White 221 33.90

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.21
Asian 25 5.35
Black or African American 9 1.93
Hispanic/Latino 244 52.25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.43
Two or more races 37 7.92
White 149 31.91
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 24 5.15
Black or African American 6 1.29
Hispanic/Latino 245 52.58
Two or more races 26 5.58
White 165 35.41
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.44
Asian 34 7.46
Black or African American 11 2.41
Hispanic/Latino 224 49.12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.44
Two or more races 26 5.70
White 157 34.43