📍 43-330 Palm Royale Dr., La Quinta, Riverside County, 92253
Summit High (Continuation) is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in La Quinta, Riverside County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Ramirez. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
Summit High (Continuation) enrolls 199 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 78% |
| White | 32 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 199 students (80%) 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.
Summit High (Continuation) is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Summit High (Continuation) is one of 35 schools in Desert Sands Unified, based in La Quinta, California. The district serves 25,615 students district-wide and employs 1,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, Summit High (Continuation) is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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