Palm Valley School has a strong tradition of educational excellence. Celebrating its 65th year, Palm Valley School has stood alone as the Coachella Valley's only non-sectarian, college-prep, independent school.
With a commitment to excellence, Palm Valley School provides a P-12, co-educational environment in which highly motivated students flourish and find success in the classroom, at colleges and universities throughout the nation, and beyond.
- PVS occupies 34 acres in Rancho Mirage with stunning mountain views. The campus features separate campuses and buildings for each of our four divisions - Preschool (ages 18 mo. to 4), Lower (Grades K-5), Middle (Grades 6-8), and Upper (Grades 9-12), along with a full-size gymnasium and several separate recesses and athletic fields.
- With an average school-wide student to faculty ratio of twelve to one, the small class sizes offer personal attention and a college preparatory curriculum designed to meet the individual strengths and needs of each student.
- Our inspiring, innovative and passionate faculty is one of our greatest strengths. Approximately 60% of our faculty hold advanced degrees.
- Our College Counseling program is unparalleled in the Valley. Our student to college counselor ratio is approximately 25 to one, compared to the national average of over 400 to one.
- Students participate almost daily in physical education and a variety of competitive sports.
- Our Visual Art, Drama, and Choral programs are high caliber and award winning.
- PVS students completed over 20,000 hours of community service since 2006.
- The graduating class of 2019 earned more than $2 million in merit scholarships alone.
- With 18+ Advanced Placement (AP) courses, we are dedicated to developing our students inside and outside of the classroom for a college preparatory path.