<p>Palm Desert Charter Middle School is located in Palm Desert and is within the Desert Sands Unified School District. Located in the Coachella Valley, PDMS is supported by parental involvment in the school's adminstration.</p> <p>The establishment of PDMS was to provide a closer high school for Palm Desert and La Quinta students, instead have to traveling to Indio. This middle school has received <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Distinguished_Schools">California Distinguished Schools</a> award for academic excellence.</p> <p>Almost all PDMS students attend the Palm Desert High School.</p>