📍 86150 Ave. 66, Thermal, Riverside County, 92274
Desert Mirage High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Thermal, Riverside County. The school has 2,018 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Sotelo. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 96.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
Desert Mirage High enrolls 2,018 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 96.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,991 | 99% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | <1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,935 of the school's 2,018 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Mirage High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Desert Mirage High is one of 22 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, based in Thermal, California. The district serves 15,817 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,018 students, Desert Mirage High is larger than the district average of about 719 students per school.