Best Palm Desert Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,298 students in Palm Desert, CA.

The top-ranked public middle school in Palm Desert, CA is Palm Desert Charter Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Palm Desert, CA public middle school have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 46% statewide average). Middle schools in Palm Desert have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of California public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).