Palos Verdes Intermediate

Summary:

Palos Verdes Intermediate is a highly-rated public middle school serving around 700 students in grades 6-8 in the affluent Palos Verdes Estates area of California. This school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and a diverse student population.

Palos Verdes Intermediate's students excel on standardized tests, with 80.83% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72.23% proficient or better in Mathematics - significantly higher than the state averages. The school's diverse student body is 53.29% White, 21.57% Asian, 12.86% Hispanic, 2.14% African American, and 10.14% two or more races. Palos Verdes Intermediate also performs exceptionally well for various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average and nearby schools.

In comparison to nearby middle schools, Palos Verdes Intermediate outperforms many of its neighbors. For example, in 2022-2023, Palos Verdes Intermediate had 80.83% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to 73.38% at Miraleste Intermediate, 83.18% at Ridgecrest Intermediate, and 65.71% at Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle (a school in the Los Angeles Unified district). This highlights Palos Verdes Intermediate's ability to provide a high-quality education to its students, even in comparison to other top-performing schools in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2161 Via Olivera
       Palos Verdes Estates, CA  90274-1983


(310) 544-4816

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
71st of 2,802 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,757 Help


Students who attend Palos Verdes Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Palos Verdes High
    Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Feeder schools for Palos Verdes Intermediate:

Elementary:    Lunada Bay Elementary
    Montemalaga Elementary
    Silver Spur Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  700

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.3%
Asian:
21.6%
Hispanic:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.3% Help


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Compare Details Palos Verdes Intermediate ranks better than 97.5% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.67. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Palos Verdes Intermediate has the smallest middle school student body size in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. Student population at Palos Verdes Intermediate is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.3%), Asian (21.6%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 8.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palos Verdes Intermediate is 21.3, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palos Verdes Intermediate is $5,757. 1 middle schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Palos Verdes Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Palos Verdes Intermediate 71st of 2802 California public middle schools. (See Palos Verdes Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified 72nd of 1563 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Palos Verdes Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 95.78 41st 1769 97.7%
2005 92.11 79th 1777 95.6%
2006 92.19 84th 1804 95.3%
2007 91.65 85th 1999 95.7%
2008 93.71 46th 2005 97.7%
2009 91.35 78th 2063 96.2%
2010 93.03 41st 2179 98.1%
2011 86.73 152nd 2236 93.2%
2012 92.07 42nd 2259 98.1%
2013 91.81 51st 2379 97.9%
2015 95.86 81st 2477 96.7%
2016 96.33 62nd 2497 97.5%
2017 95.35 117th 2508 95.3%
2018 94.26 139th 2480 94.4%
2019 95.79 98th 2715 96.4%
2022 96.99 87th 2740 96.8%
2023 97.67 71st 2802 97.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.74 50th 462 89.2%
2019 82.59 67th 554 87.9%
2022 84.44 71st 665 89.3%
2023 86.28 56th 678 91.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.93 33rd 1364 97.6%
2019 88.59 72nd 1442 95.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 93.63 66th 1538 95.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.76 62nd 2230 97.2%
2019 81.97 266th 2369 88.8%
2022 96.70 55th 2458 97.8%
2023 88.64 185th 2549 92.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.39 190th 2262 91.6%
2019 93.04 154th 2380 93.5%
2022 96.37 90th 2509 96.4%
2023 96.84 76th 2547 97.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.55 52nd 1369 96.2%
2019 91.34 76th 1491 94.9%
2022 98.75 19th 1531 98.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.41 107th 2273 95.3%
2019 96.82 76th 2407 96.8%
2022 96.63 89th 2527 96.5%
2023 97.59 64th 2558 97.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.08 234th 700 66.6%
2019 78.72 125th 745 83.2%
2022 78.32 140th 733 80.9%
2023 81.66 84th 718 88.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.49 33rd 2072 98.4%
2019 93.87 84th 2213 96.2%
2022 95.85 61st 2359 97.4%
2023 99.19 17th 2391 99.3%
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Rank History for White students at Palos Verdes Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.40 275th 1496 81.6%
2019 83.33 197th 1602 87.7%
2022 85.95 137th 1555 91.2%
2023 87.53 114th 1552 92.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Open Quote Absolutely Disgraceful,

Staff are teaching children to physically and verbally bully other students during school hours.

I have never seen such appalling behavior in my life.

https://ktla.com/2018/10/08/palos-verdes-estates-teen-sues-classmates-school-district-over-alleged-bullying/ Close Quote



Enrollment information for Palos Verdes Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 564 8 137 7 0 n/a n/a 0 716
1989 557 10 179 12 0 n/a n/a 0 758
1990 560 10 172 19 0 n/a n/a 0 761
1991 560 4 224 18 1 n/a n/a 0 807
1992 698 18 425 33 2 n/a n/a 0 1176
1993 661 12 421 36 3 n/a n/a 0 1133
1994 626 10 390 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1055
1995 633 10 450 24 0 n/a n/a 0 1117
1996 633 10 450 24 0 n/a n/a 0 1117
1997 595 12 433 23 2 n/a n/a 0 1065
1998 588 15 426 30 2 n/a n/a 0 1061
1999 631 14 464 26 2 n/a n/a 0 1137
2000 711 17 450 20 3 n/a n/a 0 1201
2001 716 16 411 17 4 n/a n/a 0 1164
2002 660 17 259 27 0 n/a n/a 0 963
2003 660 17 259 27 0 n/a n/a 0 963
2004 666 13 240 30 1 n/a n/a 8 958
2005 670 9 258 25 1 n/a n/a 14 977
2006 663 8 258 22 0 n/a n/a 24 975
2007 658 6 247 24 1 n/a n/a 30 966
2008 649 10 234 28 1 n/a n/a 0 922
2009 646 11 226 27 0 5 38 0 953
2010 638 17 221 47 0 7 33 0 963
2011 629 19 205 50 0 7 43 0 953
2012 626 24 217 60 0 2 49 0 978
2013 612 23 233 73 0 0 58 0 999
2014 576 23 227 73 0 2 72 0 973
2015 563 20 228 77 1 3 89 0 981
2016 500 18 201 71 2 3 94 0 889
2017 495 15 235 71 2 3 95 0 916
2018 460 12 223 78 1 3 78 0 855
2019 471 12 223 98 1 3 73 0 881
2020 433 13 205 104 0 3 79 0 837
2021 407 13 170 92 0 1 85 0 768
2022 367 16 162 85 0 1 75 1 707
2023 373 15 151 90 0 0 71 0 700

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Palos Verdes Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 716 28.6 25.0 n/a
1989 758 27.9 27.1 n/a
1990 761 30.6 24.8 n/a
1991 807 29.9 26.9 n/a
1992 1176 30.4 38.6 0.6
1993 1133 42.1 26.9 0.4
1994 1055 40.0 26.4 0.8
1995 1117 40.0 27.9 1.1
1996 1117 40.0 27.9 1.1
1997 1065 39.0 27.3 1.7
1998 1061 44.0 24.1 2.8
1999 1137 46.8 24.3 2.2
2000 1201 49.4 24.3 2
2001 1164 54.4 21.4 1
2002 963 42.2 22.8 1.3
2003 963 42.2 22.8 1.3
2004 958 41.4 23.1 1.1
2005 977 42.9 22.8 1.2
2006 975 46.2 21.1 1.3
2007 966 43.2 22.4 0.5
2008 922 53.1 17.4 1.2
2009 953 38.6 20.6 0.6
2010 963 38.8 24.8 0.5
2011 953 n/a n/a 0.9
2012 978 35.7 27.3 1.7
2013 999 37.1 26.8 2.4
2014 973 36.5 26.6 1.6
2015 981 35.0 28.0 1.9
2016 889 37.0 24.0 1.8
2017 916 36.4 25.1 2.2
2018 855 35.6 24.0 6.8
2019 881 35.9 24.5 6.1
2020 837 n/a n/a 6.3
2021 768 36.3 21.1 5.9
2022 707 32.4 21.7 6.9
2023 700 32.7 21.3 8.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Palos Verdes Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 716 28.6 25.0 n/a
1989 758 27.9 27.1 n/a
1990 761 30.6 24.8 n/a
1991 807 29.9 26.9 n/a
1992 1176 30.4 38.6 0.6
1993 1133 42.1 26.9 0.4
1994 1055 40.0 26.4 0.8
1995 1117 40.0 27.9 1.1
1996 1117 40.0 27.9 1.1
1997 1065 39.0 27.3 1.7
1998 1061 44.0 24.1 2.8
1999 1137 46.8 24.3 2.2
2000 1201 49.4 24.3 2
2001 1164 54.4 21.4 1
2002 963 42.2 22.8 1.3
2003 963 42.2 22.8 1.3
2004 958 41.4 23.1 1.1
2005 977 42.9 22.8 1.2
2006 975 46.2 21.1 1.3
2007 966 43.2 22.4 0.5
2008 922 53.1 17.4 1.2
2009 953 38.6 20.6 0.6
2010 963 38.8 24.8 0.5
2011 953 n/a n/a 0.9
2012 978 35.7 27.3 1.7
2013 999 37.1 26.8 2.4
2014 973 36.5 26.6 1.6
2015 981 35.0 28.0 1.9
2016 889 37.0 24.0 1.8
2017 916 36.4 25.1 2.2
2018 855 35.6 24.0 6.8
2019 881 35.9 24.5 6.1
2020 837 n/a n/a 6.3
2021 768 36.3 21.1 5.9
2022 707 32.4 21.7 6.9
2023 700 32.7 21.3 8.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Palos Verdes Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,757

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Palos Verdes Intermediate

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 98th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 71st of 2802 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Intermediate)77.583.4
 5.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)75.477.4
 2.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Intermediate)71.577.4
 5.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)72.871.5
 1.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Intermediate)82.481
 1.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)80.182.2
 2.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Intermediate)7769.8
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)72.272.3
 0%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Intermediate)80.178.2
 1.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)7478.2
 4.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Intermediate)71.869.7
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)68.469.3
 0.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Palos Verdes Intermediate)63.869.7
 6%
   8th Grade Science (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified)59.464.2
 4.8%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students881700
 20.5%
African American1215
 25%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian223151
 32.3%
Hispanic9890
 8.2%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White471373
 20.8%
Two or More Races7371
 2.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients6.1%8.3%
 2.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Palos Verdes Intermediate

Yes! Palos Verdes Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 71st of 2802 California middle schools.

Students who attend Palos Verdes Intermediate usually go on to attend Palos Verdes High

Students at Palos Verdes Intermediate are 53% White, 22% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 700 students attended Palos Verdes Intermediate.


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