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Dapplegray Elementary

Public Grades K-5

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dapplegray Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 639 students in the affluent community of Rolling Hills Estates, within the top-ranked Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.

Academically, Dapplegray performs very well, with over 75% of students proficient in English and 68% in Math, significantly outpacing the state average and far exceeding schools in neighboring districts like Los Angeles Unified. However, within its own elite district, it ranks lowest among its immediate peers, such as Soleado Elementary and Silver Spur Elementary, particularly in mathematics. The school shows exceptional support for some student subgroups, like those in special education, but has seen a recent decline in its statewide ranking.

Dapplegray maintains excellent student attendance and engagement, with chronic absenteeism below 6%. It operates with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than other schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district, like Rancho Vista Elementary. While its performance is strong by almost any measure, the comparison with its district neighbors suggests there may be opportunities to learn from their instructional approaches, especially in specific subjects and grade levels.

639

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,511

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3011 Palos Verdes Dr. North
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274-7303

(310) 541-3706

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Students who attend Dapplegray Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.1%

Asian:

23.0%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg76%

California avg41%

556^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	91.9	556 of 5857	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	375 of 5869	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	385 of 5859	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	304 of 5883	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	356 of 5789	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	299 of 5662	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.4	227 of 5692	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	95.8	259 of 5614	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.7	211 of 5611	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	418 of 5530	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	415 of 5390	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	422 of 5377	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.0	197 of 5314	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.5	324 of 5193	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	215 of 5113	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.4	149 of 5113	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	93.4	307 of 4818	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	94.1	264 of 4822	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	92.3	380 of 4809	92.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	557 of 1203	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	358 of 1205	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	480 of 1190	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	223 of 1154	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	480 of 1149	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	142 of 1071	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	472 of 5597	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	434 of 5612	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	339 of 5609	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	377 of 5635	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	526 of 5492	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	345 of 5413	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	232 of 5107	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	276 of 5107	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	62 of 5087	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	271 of 5084	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	94 of 4963	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	84 of 4830	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	676 of 5460	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	94.7	255 of 5517	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	356 of 5173	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	260 of 5084	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	589 of 5628	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	330 of 5643	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	434 of 5638	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	250 of 5663	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	220 of 5510	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	317 of 5431	94.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	275 of 718	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	167 of 670	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	196 of 669	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	67 of 610	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	117 of 445	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	230 of 2847	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	180 of 2635	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	145 of 2420	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	787 of 2598	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	482 of 2651	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	383 of 2661	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	300 of 2726	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	313 of 2834	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	418 of 2737	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Mathematics68%+30 vs state

Science65%+32 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
Dapplegray Elementary	Public	K-5	3011 Palos Verdes Dr. North	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 541-3706	639	27	23.6	10.2%	256 (40.1%)	14 (2.2%)	129 (20.2%)	147 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.4%)	91.9	556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.6	375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	181	64.7	64.7	71.3	76.9	78.3	75.5	67.8	70.2	65.5	67.8	97.7		98.5				$15,511	$15,432	$79
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	$17,369	$17,290	$79
Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	449	20	22.4	86.9%	36 (8.0%)	54 (12.0%)	315 (70.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	58.2	2155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		48.1	2660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	505	29.0	29.0	55.2	49.3	48.5	51.0	55.7	50.7	31.9	46.3	92.9	96.5		95.6	94.7	96.5	$35,235	$32,500	$2,735
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			$15,209	$15,130	$79
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							$14,649	$14,190	$459
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	853	37	23.0	68.9%	70 (8.2%)	107 (12.5%)	500 (58.6%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	51 (6.0%)	82.5	1048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	1045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	3	46.4	46.4	58.4	61.1	72.9	64.3	70.1	60.4	58.3	62.7							$30,877	$28,642	$2,235
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet	Public	K-5	1946 West Crestwood St.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-8130	289	13	22.2	73.0%	37 (12.8%)	33 (11.4%)	178 (61.6%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.4%)	54.8	2321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		54	2347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	26	31.8	31.8	47.4	38.6	45.5	43.7	56.4	59.1	31.8	48.8							$45,058	$42,726	$2,332
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							$15,487	$15,408	$79
Harbor City Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 West 254th St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5075	420	22	19.0	92.4%	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.5%)	349 (83.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	41.1	3147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		36.2	3423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	276	18.3	18.3	40.5	45.2	43.5	42.9	52.6	29.0	23.9	36.0							$40,826	$38,036	$2,790
Mira Catalina Elementary	Public	K-5	30511 Lucania Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-6731	366	17	20.9	13.9%	191 (52.2%)	12 (3.3%)	71 (19.4%)	52 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	91.5	576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%		97.2	147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	429	74.6	74.6	55.6	76.8	91.5	75.2	68.5	78.6	66.1	71.0	90.9	96.1		96.1	94.8	94.8	$16,757	$16,678	$79

Frequently Asked Questions about Dapplegray Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dapplegray Elementary?

Students at Dapplegray Elementary are 40% White, 23% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Dapplegray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dapplegray Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Dapplegray Elementary in?

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Is Dapplegray Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dapplegray Elementary ranks in the top 9.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Dapplegray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Dapplegray Elementary.

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