Palm Desert offers numerous Advanced Placement and Honors courses, amongst CP classes.

The school has football, tennis, cross country, soccer, track, golf, swimming, baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, water polo, and equestrian teams.

Their main rival in the Desert Empire League is the La Quinta High School Blackhawks in the neighboring city of La Quinta, which plays in the annual "Flag Game" in football.

Palm Desert also plays in "The Battle of Cook Street" with Xavier College Prep, located several miles to the north also off of Cook Street.

The project was completely finished by the beginning of the 2011–12 school year.