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Silver Spur Elementary

Public Grades K-5

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Silver Spur Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving about 540 students in the affluent coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes, operating within the high-performing Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district.

The school's most defining feature is its remarkable and consistent excellence, maintaining a position in the top 1-2% of all California elementary schools for over a decade. This stability stands out compared to some neighboring schools like Rancho Vista Elementary or Dapplegray Elementary, which have seen more significant fluctuations in their statewide rankings. Silver Spur excels across all subjects, with particularly strong science scores, and demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting students with special education needs, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for this subgroup.

Silver Spur is part of an extraordinary cluster of elite schools within its district, including Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary and Soleado Elementary. It achieves these top-tier results efficiently, spending less per student than several comparable schools in the area. The school also maintains strong attendance rates and shows consistent academic performance across all grade levels, indicating a robust and reliable educational program for every student.

540

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,040

Per pupil spending ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 Ironwood St.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-1739

(310) 378-5011

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Students who attend Silver Spur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Palos Verdes Intermediate
High:	Palos Verdes High
	Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Asian:

18.5%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (86% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg76%

California avg41%

51^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

43^rd of 1,543Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	51 of 5857	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	51 of 5869	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	131 of 5859	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	179 of 5883	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	23 of 5789	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	63 of 5662	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	40 of 5692	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	98.8	13 of 5614	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	79 of 5611	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.2	103 of 5530	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	122 of 5390	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	95.5	91 of 5377	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	96.9	41 of 5314	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	97.4	34 of 5193	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	97.9	37 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	98.2	44 of 5113	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	98.4	30 of 4818	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	97.9	61 of 4822	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	98.6	42 of 4809	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	11 of 1203	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	7 of 1205	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	11 of 1190	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	58 of 1154	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	16 of 1149	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	46 of 1071	95.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	16 of 2227	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	4 of 2585	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	47 of 5597	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	66 of 5612	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	213 of 5609	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	195 of 5635	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	13 of 5492	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	214 of 5413	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	92.6	253 of 5087	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	97.6	56 of 5173	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	66 of 5628	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	34 of 5643	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	79 of 5638	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	155 of 5663	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	40 of 5510	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	23 of 5431	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	45 of 718	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	23 of 670	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	105 of 669	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	91 of 610	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	33 of 2847	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	7 of 2635	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	62 of 2420	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	73 of 2598	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	167 of 2651	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	138 of 2661	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	198 of 2726	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	21 of 2834	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	104 of 2737	96.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Mathematics84%+46 vs state

Science81%+48 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Spur Elementary	Public	K-5	5500 Ironwood St.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-5011	540	24	22.5	3.7%	288 (53.3%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.0%)	100 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (15.0%)	98.2	51^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.5	51^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%		81.0	81.0	86.5	87.9	94.9	89.5	86.7	81.8	82.3	83.6							$15,040	$522	$14,518
Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary	Public	K-5	6069 Groveoak Pl.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-0324	411	19	21.8	8.5%	101 (24.6%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.5%)	202 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.1%)	98.9	17^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.6	40^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	23	80.7	80.7	83.6	95.2	95.2	92.0	90.9	90.4	91.9	91.0							$14,355	$489	$13,866
Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	4323 Palos Verdes Dr. North	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-8388	329	18	18.3	14.0%	122 (37.1%)	6 (1.8%)	56 (17.0%)	90 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.7%)	95.1	327^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		98.5	50^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	277	72.4	72.4	63.0	87.2	91.4	80.1	74.1	87.2	82.8	80.8	93.4	93.4	95.1	93.4	93.4	93.4	$15,779	$489	$15,290
Soleado Elementary	Public	K-5	27800 Longhill Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-6854	443	20	22.1	13.3%	78 (17.6%)	7 (1.6%)	74 (16.7%)	216 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (15.1%)	98.3	41^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.2	64^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	23	81.8	81.8	76.8	89.5	90.9	86.2	92.9	88.6	84.4	88.5	94.8		96.6	96.6			$14,468	$489	$13,979
Montemalaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1121 Via Nogales	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-5228	416	20	21.2	5.5%	123 (29.6%)	5 (1.2%)	62 (14.9%)	177 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	97.3	127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.8%		98.2	67^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	60	75.0	75.0	79.7	80.3	88.8	83.3	81.2	83.3	85.0	83.3	97.4	97.4	97.4		97.4		$15,243	$489	$14,754
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	365 Paseo de Arena	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4460	611	25	24.6	16.5%	286 (46.8%)	9 (1.5%)	118 (19.3%)	89 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (17.8%)	91.9	551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		93.6	457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	94	68.8	68.8	67.7	62.0	75.3	68.4	77.4	79.6	75.0	77.3	96.5	96.5					$16,046	$555	$15,491
Walteria Elementary	Public	K-5	24456 Madison St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4487	650	25	26.5	16.8%	149 (22.9%)	7 (1.1%)	108 (16.6%)	292 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (14.5%)	96.4	199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.6	201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	2	78.4	78.4	67.4	81.7	89.5	79.4	83.0	84.2	89.7	85.4							$16,202	$549	$15,653
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	7032 Purpleridge Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-6066	355	16	22.1	11.0%	68 (19.2%)	4 (1.1%)	41 (11.5%)	196 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.0%)	96.1	229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.5	210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	19	65.2	65.2	73.9	88.3	80.0	80.4	84.5	85.0	75.8	81.7							$16,394	$489	$15,905
Tulita Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 Prospect Ave.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8628	443	20	22.1	15.8%	210 (47.4%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (20.1%)	61 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (17.4%)	94.9	343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		96	261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	82	69.4	69.4	66.1	83.0	77.1	75.0	79.0	88.9	80.3	82.5	98.2		98.2				$15,681	$1,051	$14,630
Seaside Elementary	Public	K-5	4651 Sharynne Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4532	548	20	27.1	17.7%	216 (39.4%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.4%)	145 (26.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.9%)	91.6	571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		92.8	514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	57	62.8	62.8	71.6	69.5	77.2	72.6	77.8	71.9	60.3	70.2							$15,769	$543	$15,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Spur Elementary

Is Silver Spur Elementary a good school?

Yes! Silver Spur Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 51^st of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Silver Spur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Silver Spur Elementary.

What district is Silver Spur Elementary in?

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

What schools do graduates of Silver Spur Elementary attend?

Students who attend Silver Spur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palos Verdes Intermediate
High : Palos Verdes High
High : Palos Verdes Peninsula High

What is the racial makeup of Silver Spur Elementary?

Students at Silver Spur Elementary are 53% White, 19% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

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