| Desert Sands Unified School District | 2013 API | 2012 API |
| Gerald R. Ford Elementary | 913 | 919 |
| George Washington Charter | 906 | 927 |
| James Earl Carter Elementary | 893 | 911 |
| Palm Desert Charter Middle | 888 | 888 |
| John Glenn Middle School of International Studies | 879 | 869 |
| Martin Van Buren Elementary | 875 | 863 |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies | 861 | 875 |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary | 855 | 881 |
| Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy | 847 | 834 |
| James Monroe Elementary | 842 | 872 |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | 841 | 843 |
| La Quinta High | 841 | 832 |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | 827 | 820 |
| Palm Desert High | 825 | 818 |
| La Quinta Middle | 817 | 808 |
| Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle | 815 | 839 |
| John Adams Elementary | 813 | 840 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary | 812 | 810 |
| Desert Ridge Academy | 811 | 827 |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary | 809 | 829 |
| Carrillo Ranch Elementary | 789 | 810 |
| James Madison Elementary | 786 | 769 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary | 782 | 738 |
| Dwight Eisenhower Elementary | 775 | 768 |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary | 773 | 783 |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary | 759 | 754 |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle | 757 | 731 |
| Shadow Hills High | 756 | 746 |
| Indio Middle | 741 | 762 |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | 738 | 723 |
| Indio High | 720 | 704 |
| Horizon | 614 | 654 |
| Amistad High (Continuation) | 542 | 449 |
| Summit High (Continuation) | 533 | 574 |