📍 9250 Sonora Dr., Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, 92240
Painted Hills Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County. The school has 741 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sean Pendergraph. It is part of the Palm Springs Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
Painted Hills Middle enrolls 741 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 573 | 77% |
| White | 85 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
728 of the school's 741 students (98%) 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.
Painted Hills Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Painted Hills Middle is one of 28 schools in Palm Springs Unified, based in Palm Springs, California. The district serves 20,008 students district-wide and employs 993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 741 students, Painted Hills Middle is close to the district average of about 715 students per school.
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