Palm Springs High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Palm Springs, California as part of the Palm Springs Unified School District. It was built in 1938 in an effort led by city pioneer Nellie Coffman.

Athletics

Palm Springs High School was in the

Desert Valley League The Desert Valley League is an American high school sports league primarily within the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California with some schools from surrounding areas. The league is affiliated with the CIF Southern Section The Califor ...

until 2018, when a restructuring saw the creation of the Desert Empire League. The second league was introduced to improve competitive balance, and Palm Springs competes in the Desert Empire League alongside five other teams. Palm Springs High School football won their first

California Interscholastic Federation The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have a ...

(CIF) championship in the fall of 2009. Boys varsity football won the CIF Championship in 2009–2010 and 2014, and has DVL titles 4 out of the last six years in 2008–2009, 2010–2011, 2011–2012,2012-2013 and 2014-2015. Girls Varsity Volleyball has won 7 Desert Valley League Titles from 2008–2011, and again from 2013-2015. In 2008 they made it to the Quarter Finals of CIF and in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013 made it to the Semi-Finals. In 2014, they made it to CIF Finals, and won the championship against Scripps Ranch. Girls Varsity Soccer won a Desert Valley League title 2008–2009 with nine freshman and then again in 2010–2011 going to the second round in the California Interscholastic Federation with all returning freshman now juniors. Boys varsity basketball won 4 straight DVL titles from 2010–2013. In 2013, they made it to first round of CIF. Boys soccer went undefeated in the 2012–2013 season retaining the DVL title, since 1999.

Notable alumni

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- physician, TED Prize CEO * York Shackleton – snowboarder and actor *

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* * {{authority control Buildings and structures in Palm Springs, California Educational institutions established in 1938 High schools in Riverside County, California Public high schools in California 1938 establishments in California