Sunny Sands Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Palm Springs Unified

69-310 McCallum Way, Cathedral City, CA 92234 Map

Math (met standard)
38%
−5 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
48%
+2 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
22%
−13 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
93%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
692
2024-25
Students per teacher
21.0
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 41% state 47% · 2025-26 46% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 45% state 42% · 2025-26 46% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 26% state 37% · 2025-26 52% state 49% · 2025-26 22% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 38% state 42% · 2025-26 48% state 46% · 2025-26 22% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 38% state 42% 48% state 46% 22% state 35%
2024-25 43% state 42% 48% state 46% 36% state 33%
2023-24 40% state 40% 47% state 45% 34% state 33%
2022-23 46% state 40% 46% state 44% 27% state 32%
2021-22 37% state 38% 45% state 44% 34% state 31%
2018-19 43% state 44% 47% state 50% 26% state 32%
2017-18 44% state 42% 46% state 49% —
2016-17 46% state 40% 51% state 45% —
2015-16 37% state 39% 44% state 45% —
2014-15 21% state 35% 30% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
1.3 mi
39%
−3 vs state
40%
−7 vs state
26%
−10 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
2.1 mi
19%
−22 vs state
25%
−21 vs state
14%
−21 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
2.3 mi
23%
−19 vs state
30%
−17 vs state
19%
−16 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
2.5 mi
37%
−5 vs state
48%
+1 vs state
39%
+3 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 32% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 91% 637 Hispanic 79%
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2.8 mi
44%
+5 vs state
56%
+8 vs state
30%
−5 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
3.2 mi
24%
−19 vs state
33%
−13 vs state
22%
−14 vs state
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Desert Learning Academy
Grades K–12 Alternative · Palm Springs Unified
4.0 mi
19%
−17 vs state
43%
−9 vs state
19%
−15 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 28% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26 90% 317 Hispanic 73%
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Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
4.9 mi
37%
−5 vs state
43%
−3 vs state
37%
+1 vs state
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Cahuilla Elementary
Grades K–5 · Palm Springs Unified
5.0 mi
25%
−17 vs state
31%
−16 vs state
18%
−17 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 26% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 91% 399 Hispanic 71%