Palm Desert High High School
74910 Aztec Rd Palm Desert CA, 92260, Riverside County Phone: 760-862-4300 Ranking:  (352 out of 1,403, top 25%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Desert Sands Unified School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 76 | 74 | 74 | NA | NA | 83 | 89 | 89 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 2,003 | 1,979 | 2,003 | 2,042 | 2,103 | 2,159 | 2,103 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 526 | 26.3% | 526 | 26.6% | 515 | 25.7% | 550 | 26.9% | 536 | 25.5% | 596 | 27.6% | 572 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 497 | 24.8% | 520 | 26.3% | 544 | 27.2% | 501 | 24.5% | 565 | 26.9% | 571 | 26.4% | 537 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 496 | 24.8% | 503 | 25.4% | 455 | 22.7% | 497 | 24.3% | 518 | 24.6% | 488 | 22.6% | 511 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 484 | 24.2% | 430 | 21.7% | 488 | 24.4% | 494 | 24.2% | 481 | 22.9% | 504 | 23.3% | 483 | 23.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,031 | 51.5% | 1,025 | 51.8% | 1,042 | 52.0% | 1,076 | 52.7% | 1,087 | 51.7% | 1,117 | 51.7% | 1,084 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 972 | 48.5% | 954 | 48.2% | 961 | 48.0% | 966 | 47.3% | 1,016 | 48.3% | 1,042 | 48.3% | 1,015 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 0.6% | 21 | 1.1% | 17 | 0.8% | 17 | 0.8% | 21 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 106 | 5.3% | 105 | 5.3% | 112 | 5.6% | 126 | 6.2% | 121 | 5.8% | 110 | 5.1% | 80 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 825 | 41.2% | 777 | 39.3% | 779 | 38.9% | 759 | 37.2% | 726 | 34.5% | 666 | 30.8% | 613 | 29.1% |
| Black: | 44 | 2.2% | 55 | 2.8% | 59 | 2.9% | 64 | 3.1% | 65 | 3.1% | 57 | 2.6% | 55 | 2.6% |
| White: | 968 | 48.3% | 974 | 49.2% | 994 | 49.6% | 1,039 | 50.9% | 1,132 | 53.8% | 1,225 | 56.7% | 1,345 | 64.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 2.2% | 43 | 2.2% | 37 | 1.8% | 31 | 1.5% | 33 | 1.6% | 91 | 4.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 657 | 32.8% | 682 | 34.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 554 | 27.1% | 485 | 23.1% | 412 | 19.1% | 333 | 15.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 175 | 8.7% | 216 | 10.9% | 3 | 0.1% | 160 | 7.8% | 148 | 7.0% | 107 | 5.0% | 132 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.44 | 26.85 | 27.25 | NA | NA | 25.49 | 21.60 | 23.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | 76% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 77% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 77% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 82.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 86.0% | 83.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 84.0% | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 83.0% | 63.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.8 | 280.7 | 286.3 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 278.8 | 289.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.8 | 273.3 | 286.4 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.5 | 277.1 | 286.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 274.5 | 285.3 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.1 | 269.9 | 287.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.8 | 280.2 | 290.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.7 | 279 | 292.4 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.2 | 276.6 | 292.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 289.6 | 294.7 |
| 2004 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 328.3 | 329.2 |
| 2005 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 325.2 | 330.6 |
| 2006 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 320.4 | 328.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 317.8 | 328.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 334.5 | 331.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 327.7 | 332.5 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 342.5 | 339.6 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.8 | 336.5 | 343.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 345.1 | 343.8 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 339.4 | 335.6 |
| 2004 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 316.4 | 324.7 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 321.6 | 325.5 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 319 | 326.7 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.7 | 319.9 | 327.7 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 328 | 331.5 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 322 | 333 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 341.6 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.1 | 341.3 | 340.1 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 347.8 | 342.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 343.1 | 341.4 |
| 2004 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 341.1 | 333.9 |
| 2005 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 333.7 | 333.5 |
| 2006 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 332.7 | 334.1 |
| 2007 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 341.6 | 338.3 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 348.4 | 342 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.9 | 368.2 | 344 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 350.7 | 347.1 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 361.1 | 349.6 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 358.1 | 351.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 361.2 | 350.6 |
| 2004 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.2 | 296.7 | 304.8 |
| 2005 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 302.1 | 309.2 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 296.4 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 313.4 | 310.9 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.8 | 321 | 313.6 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 336.8 | 315.7 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.9 | 329.1 | 321.5 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 338.7 | 325.5 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 340.2 | 330.5 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 342.8 | 330.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 326.8 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.1 | 323.7 | 328.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 324 | 328.5 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 332.7 | 331.3 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 344.1 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 333.9 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 348.1 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 350.6 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 355 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.1 | 358.4 | 352.4 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.7 | 298.5 | 302.2 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 295.6 | 300.1 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 282.7 | 297.1 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.6 | 283.8 | 291.8 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.9 | 287.5 | 291.4 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.5 | 293.7 | 293.6 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.5 | 296.6 | 296.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.9 | 299.2 | 298.5 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 304.5 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 306.0 | 296.9 |
| 2012 | Integrated Math 1 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.6 | 293.6 | 290.4 |
| 2013 | Integrated Math 1 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.5 | 280.0 | 287.9 |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 324.3 | 326.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 323.8 | 328.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 339.2 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 338 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 358.3 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.2 | 357.3 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 363.9 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 365.5 | 360.4 |
| 2007 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.3 | 362.9 | 377 |
| 2008 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408 | 393.7 | 385.1 |
| 2009 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.9 | 387.7 | 393 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.1 | 387.1 | 397.4 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.5 | 404.4 | 398.5 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.8 | 409.1 | 400.4 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.7 | 408.1 | 399.2 |
| 2004 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 312.5 | 318.1 |
| 2005 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 309.5 | 320.6 |
| 2006 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.6 | 314.2 | 321.1 |
| 2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 316.9 | 323.3 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 316.4 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 312.8 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 333.1 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 338.2 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 341.2 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.0 | 342.9 | 347.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 271.8 | 279.3 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.1 | 275.1 | 282.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.1 | 263.8 | 278.8 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.3 | 266 | 279.5 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.9 | 268.6 | 277.7 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.6 | 270.9 | 280.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 263.1 | 282.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.4 | 275.4 | 285.2 |
| 2004 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.7 | 281 | 288.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.4 | 278.3 | 288.6 |
| 2006 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.2 | 273.2 | 286.8 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 276.3 | 288.5 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.1 | 288.2 | 288.2 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.8 | 286.6 | 290.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.5 | 287.2 | 294.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.6 | 291.2 | 296.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.5 | 299.1 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.6 | 297.1 | 294.6 |
| 2004 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 322.8 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 328.5 | 329.7 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 323.5 | 331.6 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 330.4 | 335.3 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 334.6 | 337.9 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 348.8 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.4 | 371.1 | 348.4 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.5 | 380.7 | 353.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.2 | 378.9 | 357.2 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.8 | 375.8 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 320.5 | 319.7 |
| 2005 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 313.6 | 321.9 |
| 2006 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 314.3 | 320.7 |
| 2007 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 324.6 | 323 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 322.8 | 320.9 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 346 | 323.5 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 344.2 | 326.9 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.8 | 348.1 | 330 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 336.8 | 332.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 342.0 | 334.4 |
| 2004 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 322.3 | 311.2 |
| 2005 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 322.6 | 315.5 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 321.1 | 314.9 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 326.7 | 316.3 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 339.5 | 319.7 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 337.7 | 320.1 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 337.2 | 324.6 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 346.6 | 329.1 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 349.7 | 333.7 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 349.2 | 332.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 319.6 | 319.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 320.8 | 323.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 317.9 | 324.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 321.5 | 327.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 326.8 | 327.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 328.5 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 338.2 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 344.6 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 343.9 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 348.4 | 344.8 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.3 | 284.6 | 282.7 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.3 | 273.5 | 279.3 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.8 | 270.4 | 277.6 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 271.6 | 274.7 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.1 | 273.4 | 274.1 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.1 | 274.8 | 275.3 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.7 | 280.8 | 279.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.9 | 284.9 | 281 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 284.9 | 281.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.9 | 288.4 | 280.3 |
| 2013 | Integrated Math 1 | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.2 | 269.8 | 289.6 |
| 2004 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 335.7 | 338.2 |
| 2005 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 332.6 | 338.1 |
| 2006 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 343.4 | 338.8 |
| 2007 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 350.9 | 342.6 |
| 2008 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.5 | 372.3 | 346.7 |
| 2009 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.8 | 354.8 | 352.3 |
| 2010 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.9 | 354.8 | 353.3 |
| 2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 360.1 | 358.7 |
| 2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.8 | 371.9 | 359.8 |
| 2013 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.4 | 372.2 | 361.5 |
| 2004 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 319.8 | 336 |
| 2005 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.4 | 317.2 | 340.7 |
| 2006 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 318.4 | 341.2 |
| 2007 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 323.9 | 341.2 |
| 2008 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 320.3 | 343.4 |
| 2009 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 329.3 | 348.2 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 336.2 | 351.6 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.8 | 337.4 | 351.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 330 | 354.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 341.2 | 351.5 |
| 2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 325.7 | 326.1 |
| 2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 324.3 | 329.1 |
| 2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 322.6 | 329.2 |
| 2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 327.8 | 329.6 |
| 2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 331.4 | 331.4 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.7 | 336.2 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.6 | 338.9 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.3 | 346.8 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 339.5 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.2 | 348.7 | 348.5 |
| 2008 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228.6 | 252.7 | 266.4 |
| 2009 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 244.1 | 266 |
| 2010 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 262.9 | 279.1 |
| 2011 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 267.2 | 283.2 |
| 2012 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 297.8 | 285.4 |
| 2013 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 291.7 | 288.6 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 294.1 | 301.2 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 293.7 | 304.2 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.4 | 292.2 | 302.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.7 | 293.1 | 302 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.2 | 291.9 | 302.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 295.1 | 305.8 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 297 | 307.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.9 | 300.6 | 309.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 305.6 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 312.9 | 313.2 |
| 2006 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.6 | 330 | 372.8 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.7 | 374.3 | 378.4 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.8 | 385.5 | 384.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 370.7 | 382.8 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.3 | 403.4 | 392.8 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435.7 | 430.5 | 396.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432.3 | 428.8 | 395.9 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.0 | 425.9 | 384.1 |
| 2004 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 348.7 | 338.2 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 346.2 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.1 | 349 | 344.7 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.7 | 354.9 | 347.8 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.9 | 371.5 | 353.2 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 342.8 | 355.5 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.2 | 351.5 | 358.9 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.4 | 367.1 | 363.5 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.6 | 364.5 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.5 | 366.0 | 363.9 |
| 2004 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 308.5 | 318.7 |
| 2005 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 309.6 | 321.9 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 308.9 | 321.1 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 316.9 | 322.8 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 321.2 | 326.1 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 335.5 | 326.3 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 339.4 | 329.9 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 343.7 | 332.6 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.9 | 346.6 | 336.4 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 350.8 | 334.2 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 330.9 | 330.6 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 337.7 | 339.7 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 339.1 | 339.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 347 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.9 | 347.8 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 345.8 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.9 | 356.3 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.3 | 362.7 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.7 | 364.7 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.5 | 370.8 | 363.9 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 294.5 | 294.8 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 301.7 | 298.3 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.5 | 283.1 | 297.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.7 | 274.1 | 299 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.5 | 271.4 | 300 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.9 | 275.9 | 298.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 339.5 | 344.4 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.8 | 346 | 349.5 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 327 | 345.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 332 | 345.5 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 338.1 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 352 | 346.9 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 341.2 | 347.9 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 346.2 | 349 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 344.8 | 349.2 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.0 | 352.5 | 345.3 |
| 2005 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.4 | 376.4 | 304.3 |
| 2006 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.1 | 400.1 | 307.3 |
| 2007 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.4 | 397.4 | 316.6 |
| 2008 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.1 | 393.1 | 325.6 |
| 2009 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.2 | 410.2 | 332.4 |
| 2010 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.3 | 403.3 | 337.4 |
| 2012 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.2 | 416.2 | 340.6 |
| 2013 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.8 | 404.8 | 337.2 |
| 2010 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.1 | 378.6 | 340 |
| 2012 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 403.1 | 351.4 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 298 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 296.4 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 299.6 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.7 | 306.2 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 313.4 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.2 | 309.7 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.3 | 322.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 324.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.3 | 329.8 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 341.3 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.2 | 304 | 312.4 |
| 2005 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 299.1 | 313.9 |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 297.7 | 312.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 301.1 | 313.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 316.1 | 316.1 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 311.9 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 320.2 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 320.2 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 334 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 327.6 | 325.2 |
| 2004 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 325.6 | 329.6 |
| 2005 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 328.9 | 331.1 |
| 2006 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 328.2 | 333.4 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 332.6 | 335.6 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 365.6 | 341.5 | 340.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 334.6 | 343 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 350.9 | 347.2 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 371.4 | 359.1 | 351.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 372.3 | 360 | 354.9 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 358.2 | 354.0 |
| 2004 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 329.7 | 325.7 |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 322.1 | 326.8 |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 322.8 | 326.6 |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 333.7 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 337 | 330.5 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 379.8 | 357.6 | 333 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 348.1 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.8 | 354.5 | 339.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 364.8 | 347.5 | 342.2 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 362.0 | 352.4 | 342.9 |
| 2004 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 309.4 | 315.3 |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 312.1 | 318.7 |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 311.2 | 318.2 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 319.1 | 319.8 |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 351.2 | 325.5 | 323.2 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 336.3 | 323.6 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 337.5 | 327.7 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 344.3 | 330.9 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 347.4 | 335 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 349.8 | 333.2 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 304 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 303.4 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.5 | 307 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.7 | 309.2 | 311 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.5 | 328.9 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.9 | 326.2 | 314.7 |
| 2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 309.3 | 314.2 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 310.3 | 314.9 |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 298.4 | 312.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 309.1 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 311.2 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 318.1 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 315.2 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.2 | 325.9 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 324.6 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 325.1 | 320.8 |
| 2012 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 274.8 | 288.7 | 292.1 |
| 2013 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273.3 | 278.1 | 290.8 |
| 2004 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 330.1 | 323.2 |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 370.6 | 348.2 | 325.9 |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 381.6 | 355.1 | 328.3 |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 375.1 | 365.2 | 335 |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 375.4 | 341.1 |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 398.8 | 350.7 | 347.1 |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 391.7 | 354.7 | 349.1 |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 355.1 | 354.3 |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 396.9 | 360.1 | 355.2 |
| 2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 391.7 | 369.2 | 355.5 |
| 2004 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 320.4 | 340.8 |
| 2005 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 319.4 | 345.3 |
| 2006 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 320.2 | 346.9 |
| 2007 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 330.2 | 346.8 |
| 2008 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 326.7 | 349.9 |
| 2009 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 333.6 | 355.3 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 341.3 | 359.2 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 344.2 | 359.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 340 | 362.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 351.0 | 351.7 | 360.2 |
| 2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 316.8 | 321.1 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 312.9 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 309.5 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 332.7 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 338.8 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.3 | 341.8 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.0 | 343.1 | 346.7 |
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* Palm Desert High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.