Total enrollment
10,131
-299 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
California · 10,131 students · 4 cities
Public-school families inside Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified pick from 18 schools serving the district's roughly 10,131 K-12 students (11 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #18 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,131 | #144 of 587 | #902 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #125 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #328 of 587 | #8,686 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 10.7% | #561 of 587 | #7,924 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #34 of 530 | #234 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary at 90.2% proficient to Miraleste Intermediate at 67.5%, a gap of 22.6 points. That is the 288th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 11,345 to 10,098 students (down 11%) and from 457 to 462 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified is a rural-scale California school district running 18 schools with combined enrollment near 10,131.
For a sense of the school types, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified is made up of 11 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 10,430 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,131 in SY 2024-25. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified now counts 17 public schools, up from 16 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.