Palm Desert

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Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately 14 miles east of Palm Springs, 121 miles northeast of San Diego and 122 miles east of Los Angeles.

A major center of growth in the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert is a popular retreat for “snowbirds” from colder climates (the Eastern and Northern United States, and Canada), who swell its population by an estimated 31,000 each winter. Palm Desert has seen more residents become “full-timers”, mainly from the coasts and urban centers of California, who have come for both affordable and high-valued homes.

The city’s first golf course and tennis club was Shadow Mountain in 1952, followed by Marrakesh in 1954, the Palm Desert Greens mobile home park golf course in 1961, and the Palm Desert Country Club in 1962. The total number of golf clubs (more than 30 located within 10 miles or 16 kilometres from the city) have made Palm Desert known as the “World’s Golf Capital.”

Desert Willow Golf Resort is the City Of Palm Desert’s municipal golf course, and has two championship courses: Mountain View and Firecliff. It is associated with the Westin Desert Willow Resort at the golf course location. The Firecliff course is listed at No. 13 in Golf Magazine’s ‘Best Courses you can Play’ 2010 list for California. The city has over 30 motels and 5,000 motel rooms, since lodging and hospitality is a major portion of the local tourist-based economy.

Palm Desert is the home of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, a combination zoo and botanical garden featuring an extensive collection of desert plants and animals and a state-of-the-art animal hospital. Palm Desert is also the site of the main campus of College of the Desert, the local community college, which has expanded greatly in size since the campus opened in 1961 and one of the buildings was built by donations from the local Cahuilla Indian tribal nations. The Riverside County Department of Education operates San Cayetano Community School, a grade 1 to 12 educational facility.

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RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
3 Ronald Reagan Elementary School Preschool - 5th Grade Public
2 Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Preschool - 5th Grade Public
4 George Washington Charter School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
4 James Earl Carter Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
4 Palm Desert Charter Middle School 6th Grade - 8th Grade Public
4 Palm Desert High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
N/A Xavier College Preparatory High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Sacred Heart School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Palm Desert Learning Tree Center Preschool - 5th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Montessori School Of The Desert Preschool - 6th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Morning Stars Learning Program Kindergarten - 2Nd Grade Private/Charter
N/A Desert Adventist Academy Kindergarten - 8th Grade Private/Charter
* School data provided by National Center for Education Statistics, Pitney Bowes, and GreatSchools. Intended for reference only. GreatSchools Ratings compare a school’s test performance to statewide results. To verify enrollment eligibility, contact the school or district directly.