Coachella Valley Unified School District


The Coachella Valley Unified School District is a public school district in Riverside County, California and Imperial County, California, United States, with headquarters in Thermal. The District serves a area, including the cities of Coachella, Indio and La Quinta and the following unincorporated communities:
The CVUSD headquarters is located at 87225 Church St., Thermal, CA 92274. The district accommodates a fast-growing population of the area, which is predominantly Hispanic and residents from Coachella are a large portion of students in the high school.

Schools

The CVUSD has 14 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and 3 high schools, plus one continuation high school and one special school for teenage mothers. The oldest schools in CVUSD include: Coachella Valley High. Palm View opened in 1939, Bobby Duke and Peter Pendelton schools opened in the 1940s, and Valley View school opened in the 1950s. Mecca and Oasis schools were county schools, so was Kokell school in Thermal, they joined the CVUSD in the 1970s.

Elementary (grades K to 6)

  • Cesar Chavez Elementary, Coachella, CA - opened in 1991/92.
  • Coral Mountain Elementary, Coachella, CA - opened in 2006/07.
  • John Kelley School, Thermal, CA in 1991-92.
  • Las Palmitas Elementary, Thermal, CA - opened 2003/2004.
  • Mecca Elementary School, Mecca, CA -new facility.
  • Mountain Vista Elementary, Indio, CA - opened in 2003/04.
  • Oasis Elementary School, Oasis, CA - new facility/new site.
  • North Shore Elementary, Mecca, CA - opened in 2025/2026.
  • Palm View Elementary, Coachella, CA - opened 1939, partially renovated.
  • Peter Pendleton Elementary, Coachella, CA.
  • Saul Martinez Elementary, Mecca, CA - opened in 1998/99.
  • Sea View Elementary, Salton City, CA - new facility.
  • Valle Del Sol Elementary, Coachella, CA - opened in 2006/07.
  • Valley View Elementary, Coachella, CA - opened in 1950/51 - oldest CVUSD grade school.
  • Westside Elementary School, Thermal, CA. - originally began 1963, current site 1989/90.. Mecca, Oasis and Westside were county schools until the 1960s.

    Middle Schools (grades 7 & 8)

  • Bobby Duke Middle School.
  • Cahuilla Desert Academy, Coachella, CA, opened in 1996/97.
  • Toro Canyon Middle School, Thermal, CA, opened in 2004/05.

    High schools

  • Coachella Valley High School in Thermal, oldest CVUSD school in existence since 1916. The campus included former schools Union and Ensign, both closed..
  • Desert Mirage High School opened in 2004/05 in Thermal, California.
  • La Familia continuation High School.
  • West Shores High School is located in Salton City, California. Sea View Elementary shared the same location as West Shores High School until September 2007. The current principal is Olivia Mejorado.

    Other (Housed at CVUSD sites)

  • Adult School/Escuela del Adulto.
  • Coachella Valley Virtual Academy
  • Independent Studies K-12