Mt. San Jacinto High

30800 Landau Blvd.
Cathedral City, CA 92234

www.psusd.us

325 Students

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

Mt. San Jacinto High School, located in Cathedral City, California, is a continuation high school operating under the Palm Springs Unified School District. The school is specifically designed to support students who may benefit from a more flexible, personalized, and smaller learning environment than what is typically offered in a traditional comprehensive high school setting. Its primary mission is to help students overcome academic or personal challenges, recover credits, and stay on track toward earning their high school diplomas.

The campus focuses on credit recovery and individualized instruction, providing a structured yet supportive atmosphere for students to complete their graduation requirements. By emphasizing smaller class sizes and closer relationships between students and staff, Mt. San Jacinto High provides an alternative pathway that empowers students to address specific educational needs and prepare for life after graduation, whether that involves transitioning to college, vocational training, or the workforce.

325

Total Students

25.3

Full-Time Teachers

12.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

95.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Mt. San Jacinto High
Demographic	Student Count
White	14
Hispanic	283
Black	13
Asian	1
Two or More	7
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	2

Hispanic
283 (88.2%)
White
14 (4.4%)
Black
13 (4.0%)
Two or More
7 (2.2%)
Pacific Islander
2 (0.6%)
Asian
1 (0.3%)
American Indian
1 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Palm Springs Unified
Phone:	(760)770-8563
Website:	http://www.psusd.us
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
Total Students:	325
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	25.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	311
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 10 2

Grade 11 109

Grade 12 214