Dapplegray Elementary

Dapplegray Elementary is an average-sized primary school in Rolling Hills Estates, California, run under Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. The school teaches 639 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 10,131 students; Dapplegray Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Dapplegray Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 23% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dapplegray Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dapplegray Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.5%, the actual is 76.0%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Dapplegray 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 Rancho Vista Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dapplegray Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Dapplegray Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 639).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.