Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy

Located at 38 Crest Rd. West, in Rolling Hills, California, Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy is a micro-enrollment multi-level school that instructs 33 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. That puts it 95% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy is one of 17 schools operated by Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, a district that enrolls 10,131 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy shows that the largest single group is Asian at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy 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 del Mar High (Continuation), roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy.

Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy operates from a suburban location. Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.