Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary

Set in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus, run under Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. It serves 411 students across grades K through 5.

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 10,131 students. Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary logs that 49% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% White, 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 74.4%; this one delivers 89.1%, a residual of +14.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Silver Spur Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 82.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 411). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 39% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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