Desert Mirage High School

86150 Ave 66, Thermal, CA 92274 | (760) 397-2255

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,881

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,881 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 1154th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 86-150 Avenue 66, Thermal, CA 92274

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Coachella Valley Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,952
Graduation Rate: 68.0%
Dropout Rate: 5.7%
Students Per Teacher: 19.9
Enrolled Students: 18,186

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,881
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 89.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 946 (50.3%)
Females: 935 (49.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 139 (7.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,156 (61.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,295 (68.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Desert Mirage High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	0.5%
Black	2	0.1%
Asian	5	0.3%
Hispanic	1,852	98.5%
White	10	0.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	493	26.2%
10th Grade	505	26.8%
11th Grade	458	24.3%
12th Grade	425	22.6%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

73.3%

District:

70.2%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

26.3%

District:

9.7%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

15.2%

District:

38.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

38.5

District:

46.8

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 8.4

Number of Certificated Staff: 99.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 71.4%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 10.7%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Desert Mirage High School

Reviewed by Former Student on August 10, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THIS SCHOOL IS AWESOME. IT HAS STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY, THE BEST STAFF, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE BEST TEACHERS. WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE. AS THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS I COULD SAY I AM PROUD THAT I WAS A DMHS RAM.

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