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Palos Verdes Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

Palos Verdes Intermediate is a top-performing middle school serving 735 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District in an affluent coastal community.

Academically, the school excels, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science far exceeding state averages, and it shows a particular strength in science education compared to its district peers, Miraleste Intermediate and Ridgecrest Intermediate. A notable pattern is that students show clear academic growth from 6th to 8th grade, especially in English. The school achieves these strong results efficiently, spending less per student than some nearby schools like Alexander Fleming Middle and maintaining a higher student-teacher ratio while still outperforming them.

While Ridgecrest Intermediate scores slightly higher in some subjects and has lower chronic absenteeism, Palos Verdes Intermediate stands out for its exceptional support of all student groups, ensuring high achievement across the board. The school's success cannot be explained by spending or demographics alone, as comparisons with schools like Edward J. Richardson Middle in Torrance Unified show similar or lower performance despite comparable resources. Overall, it is an exemplary school that combines district advantages with genuine instructional effectiveness.

735

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,551

Per pupil spending ?

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2161 Via Olivera
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274-1983

(310) 544-4816

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Asian:

26.3%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg76%

California avg41%

92^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	96.8	92 of 2761	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	105 of 2783	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	70 of 2781	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	87 of 2740	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	98 of 2715	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	139 of 2480	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	117 of 2508	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	62 of 2497	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.9	81 of 2477	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	51 of 2379	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	42 of 2259	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	152 of 2236	93.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.0	41 of 2179	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	78 of 2063	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	46 of 2005	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	91.7	85 of 1999	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	92.2	84 of 1804	95.3%	★★★★★
2005	92.1	79 of 1777	95.6%	★★★★★
2004	95.8	41 of 1769	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	75 of 739	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	127 of 743	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	82 of 715	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	140 of 733	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	125 of 745	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	234 of 700	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	19 of 1531	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	76 of 1491	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	52 of 1369	96.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	88.6	72 of 1442	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	33 of 1364	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	104 of 2533	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	64 of 2551	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	76 of 2531	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	90 of 2509	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	154 of 2380	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	190 of 2262	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	83 of 2395	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	33 of 2388	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	17 of 2374	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	61 of 2359	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	84 of 2213	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	33 of 2072	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	204 of 2542	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	46 of 2579	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	184 of 2531	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	55 of 2458	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	266 of 2369	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.8	62 of 2230	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	84 of 2534	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	142 of 2552	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	63 of 2538	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	89 of 2527	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	76 of 2407	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	107 of 2273	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	43 of 726	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	32 of 701	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	56 of 677	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	71 of 665	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	67 of 554	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	50 of 462	89.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	42 of 1566	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	77 of 1552	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	65 of 1531	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	138 of 1520	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	193 of 1537	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	113 of 1543	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	137 of 1555	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	197 of 1602	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	275 of 1496	81.6%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+31 vs state

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

Science73%+40 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 11, 2018

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

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palos Verdes Intermediate	Public	6-8	2161 Via Olivera	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-4816	735	33	22.5	9.4%	332 (45.2%)	11 (1.5%)	114 (15.5%)	193 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	96.8	92^nd of 2761 public middle schools	96.7%		96.6	105^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	13	73.0	73.0	74.1	80.2	84.7	79.4	78.0	73.4	76.5	76.0	$15,551	$489	$15,062
Ridgecrest Intermediate	Public	6-8	28915 Northbay Rd.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-2747	881	36	24.3	10.3%	190 (21.6%)	22 (2.5%)	94 (10.7%)	472 (53.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (11.5%)	98	50^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.2%		98.1	44^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	6	66.4	66.4	86.0	85.5	83.2	84.9	81.3	79.8	77.1	79.4	$14,788	$508	$14,280
Edward J. Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	23751 Nancy Lee Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4790	651	24	27.1	18.6%	223 (34.3%)	13 (2.0%)	111 (17.1%)	223 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.4%)	95.5	132^nd of 2761 public middle schools	95.2%		96.3	112^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.0%	20	69.5	69.5	71.9	86.4	81.0	79.5	65.8	73.0	66.7	68.3	$16,079	$533	$15,546
Calle Mayor Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Calle Mayor	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4548	626	28	22.5	35.6%	118 (18.8%)	24 (3.8%)	146 (23.3%)	268 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.5%)	95.4	135^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.1%		91	258^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.7%	123	58.3	58.3	80.6	84.0	71.4	78.6	78.8	73.0	67.5	73.1	$15,664	$517	$15,147
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	21717 Talisman St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4794	674	25	26.6	32.2%	131 (19.4%)	48 (7.1%)	184 (27.3%)	221 (32.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.8%)	92.3	216^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.2%		92.2	225^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.9%	9	61.7	61.7	70.4	71.6	75.6	72.4	69.1	60.7	61.7	64.2	$15,731	$550	$15,181
Miraleste Intermediate	Public	6-8	29323 Palos Verdes Dr. East	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 732-0900	720	35	20.4	14.2%	300 (41.7%)	14 (1.9%)	168 (23.3%)	127 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (15.3%)	90.5	267^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		94.6	166^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.0%	101	63.4	63.4	73.7	65.1	66.5	68.4	61.9	65.3	61.8	62.9	$16,019	$560	$15,459
Parras (Nick G.) Middle	Public	6-8	200 North Lucia	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8616	1,031	41	25.1	13.0%	489 (47.4%)	31 (3.0%)	212 (20.6%)	146 (14.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	149 (14.5%)	90	278^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.9%		94.4	174^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	104	57.2	57.2	72.7	68.5	65.1	68.8	66.7	63.8	57.1	62.6	$14,088	$1,051	$13,037
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle	Public	6-8	28014 Montereina Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 241-1900	1,337	66	20.3	67.8%	142 (10.6%)	198 (14.8%)	756 (56.5%)	168 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	68 (5.1%)	87.4	324^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%		83	417^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.0%	93	47.7	47.7	70.1	71.8	73.4	71.7	61.2	53.7	52.3	55.9	$18,906	$3,116	$15,790
Madrona Middle	Public	6-8	21364 Madrona Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4562	678	25	27.0	26.8%	109 (16.1%)	21 (3.1%)	227 (33.5%)	257 (37.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (8.7%)	85.3	365^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%		81.7	446^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.0%	81	55.6	55.6	62.6	63.0	69.7	65.3	61.1	55.8	49.6	55.3	$15,805	$549	$15,256
Bert M. Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	5038 Halison St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4495	612	25	24.5	33.0%	107 (17.5%)	20 (3.3%)	126 (20.6%)	300 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.2%)	93.6	189^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.2%		92.6	216^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	27	58.8	58.8	77.7	75.9	68.7	74.2	72.5	67.5	64.6	68.3	$15,922	$522	$15,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Palos Verdes Intermediate

Is Palos Verdes Intermediate a good school?

Yes! Palos Verdes Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 92^nd of 2761 California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Palos Verdes Intermediate?

Students at Palos Verdes Intermediate are 45% White, 26% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Palos Verdes Intermediate in?

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

How many students attend Palos Verdes Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Palos Verdes Intermediate.

What high school do graduates of Palos Verdes Intermediate attend?

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

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