Sacred Heart School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 562 students
George Washington Charter
45-768 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
746
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
25.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Desert Sands Unified
Riverside County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About George Washington Charter
George Washington Charter is a charter elementary school in Palm Desert, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Desert Sands Unified. The school is located in a small city in Riverside County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 746 students were enrolled, with about 25.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Desert Sands Unified. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 746 students
- Students per teacher
- 25.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Desert Sands Unified
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Desert Sands Unified
- County
- Riverside County
- NCES school ID
- 061111001234
Schools near George Washington Charter
All 10 schools in Palm Desert →
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 607 students
James Earl Carter Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 487 students
Desert Adventist School
Private · Grades K–8 · 45 students
Rancho Mirage Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 349 students
Gerald R. Ford Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 598 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.