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Enrollment
2,075
High
DISTRICT 1,200 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062970010246
Palos Verdes Peninsula High
27118 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 · (310) 377-4888 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,075 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
244 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 480 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 470 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 554 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 571 | 28% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
89.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
75.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 62.9% | 26.8% | 6.7% | 3.6% |
| Math | 52.7% | 22.4% | 14.6% | 10.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.7% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 73.8% |
| 2022-23 | 88.3% | 75.7% |
| 2021-22 | 82.4% | 73.7% |
| 2018-19 | 76.3% | 76.2% |
| 2017-18 | 81.2% | 71.0% |
| 2016-17 | 86.0% | 75.4% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 85.0% | 73.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Palos Verdes Peninsula High's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Verdes Peninsula High this school | 2,075 | 11.8% | 81.0% |
| Westview High San Diego | 2,116 | 11.9% | 79.8% |
| Palo Alto High Palo Alto | 1,891 | 13.3% | 73.0% |
| Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto | 1,643 | 11.7% | 81.5% |
| Canyon Crest Academy San Diego | 2,147 | 11.4% | 88.4% |
| Del Norte High San Diego | 2,557 | 9.5% | 79.7% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Palos Verdes Peninsula High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #24 of 1,052 | #7 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #24 of 1,056 ▼ 3 | #8 of 229 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #25 of 1,056 ▲ 27 | #8 of 229 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #386 of 1,044 | #112 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,075 | #247 of 2,093 | #47 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #897 of 1,352 | #261 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #105 of 1,351 | #14 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #1,541 of 1,575 | #390 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #406 of 802 | #151 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,075
-284 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 3,165
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,075 | 93.4 | 22.2:1 | 12% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 2,175 | 95.8 | 22.7:1 | 10% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 2,290 | 95.9 | 23.9:1 | 9% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 2,359 | 94 | 25.1:1 | 8% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 2,348 | 98.9 | 23.7:1 | 8% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 2,519 | 97 | 26.0:1 | 4% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 2,402 | N/A | N/A | 3% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 3,165 | 137 | 23.1:1 | 2% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palos Verdes Peninsula High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,348 to 2,075); teachers down 6% (98.9 to 93.4).
About Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Rolling Hills Estates, California. The school serves 2,075 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 148% larger than that.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is run by Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, whose 17 schools enroll 10,131 students.
Asian students form the largest group at Palos Verdes Peninsula High, 41% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 15% of residents are Asian. Palos Verdes Peninsula High has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 93.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Palos Verdes Peninsula High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 12%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 81.0% is 8.3 points above the 72.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Palos Verdes Peninsula High is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Soleado Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 85.7% on proficiency, and Palos Verdes Peninsula High is below that at 81.0%.
In the federal locale system, Palos Verdes Peninsula High is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 2,359 to 2,075. Federal data show the ratio falling from 25.1:1 to 22.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
- Palos Verdes HighHigh · 1,484 students
- Ridgecrest IntermediateMiddle · 881 students
- Palos Verdes IntermediateMiddle · 735 students
- Miraleste IntermediateMiddle · 720 students
- Dapplegray ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- Silver Spur ElementaryElementary · 540 students
Other schools in Rolling Hills Estates
- Dapplegray ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- Rancho Vista ElementaryElementary · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Soleado Elementary0.4 mi · 443
- Silver Spur Elementary0.7 mi · 540
- Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary0.8 mi · 411
- Ridgecrest Intermediate0.9 mi · 881
- Rancho Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 329
- Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy1.5 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Palos Verdes Peninsula HighHow large is Palos Verdes Peninsula High?
Palos Verdes Peninsula High enrolls approximately 2,075 students in grades 09-12.
Is Palos Verdes Peninsula High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Palos Verdes Peninsula High have?
Palos Verdes Peninsula High employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Palos Verdes Peninsula High?
Student demographics at Palos Verdes Peninsula High are roughly 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 41% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Palos Verdes Peninsula High?
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is overseen by Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.