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Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Public Grades 9-12

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a public high school serving grades 9–12, with 2,075 students in Rolling Hills Estates, in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district. SchoolDigger gives it 5 stars and ranks it in the 97th percentile statewide for 2025–2026. Its most important distinction locally is that it has the highest reported all-grades results of nearby schools in English, math and science.

The school is especially strong compared with the state and nearby schools, though math is its relative weak spot against its district. In 2025–2026, 84% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 72% in math and 69% in science. Those results led the nearby schools with reported scores: ELA was 7 points above Palos Verdes High, math was 7 points above South High, and science was 7 points above Palos Verdes High. Compared with the district, ELA was 4 points higher and science 2 points higher, while math was 2 points lower. The school also exceeded state results by 35 points in ELA, 34 in math and 33 in science.

Scores remain high, but all three subjects have declined since 2022–2023: ELA and math each fell about 4 points, and science fell about 2. Meanwhile, state results improved, narrowing the school’s advantage by about 7 points in each subject. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile also eased from 98 in 2024–2025 to 97 in 2025–2026, though its ranking remains higher than nearby schools. Its SchoolDigger ranking for how well it serves Asian students was 75th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 96 the year before and below the school’s overall 97th percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.2, relatively high among nearby schools; 12% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the second-lowest share in the nearby group. Chronic absenteeism is a local concern: 14% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 10%.

2,075

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,271

Per pupil spending ?

11.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

27118 Silver Spur Rd.
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274-2300

(310) 377-4888

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Feeder schools for Palos Verdes Peninsula High:

Elementary:	Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet
	Dapplegray Elementary
	Lunada Bay Elementary
	Mira Catalina Elementary
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	Montemalaga Elementary
	Point Vicente Elementary
	Rancho Vista Elementary
	Silver Spur Elementary
	Soleado Elementary
	Vista Grande Elementary
Middle:	Miraleste Intermediate
	Palos Verdes Intermediate
	Ridgecrest Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.0%

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

California avg42%

61^st of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

66^th of 968Palos 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
2026	96.3	61 of 2137	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	33 of 2162	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	44 of 2159	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	39 of 2170	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	46 of 2123	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	97 of 2133	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	80 of 2017	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	62 of 2021	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	75 of 2039	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	50 of 1994	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	77.8	170 of 2426	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.0	172 of 2354	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	126 of 2367	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	103 of 2281	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	81.2	97 of 2238	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.9	69 of 2117	96.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.9	74 of 2063	96.4%	★★★★★
2006	83.2	80 of 1968	95.9%	★★★★★
2005	77.4	122 of 1901	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	81.1	68 of 1653	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	94 of 523	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	96.8	15 of 521	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	61 of 582	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	142 of 575	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	88.9	26 of 585	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	68 of 573	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	81 of 591	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	119 of 581	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	126 of 582	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	95 of 581	83.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	100.0	3 of 1161	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	19 of 1117	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 1052	99.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	99.5	8 of 1064	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	58.6	218 of 1044	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	97.3	18 of 941	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	122 of 938	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	59 of 1865	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	21 of 1906	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	52 of 1915	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	44 of 1915	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	63 of 1858	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	95 of 1833	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	67 of 1760	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	89 of 1880	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	88 of 1900	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	73 of 1902	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	39 of 1917	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	35 of 1861	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	128 of 1814	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	55 of 1742	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	44 of 1999	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	51 of 2013	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	92 of 2026	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	42 of 2030	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	39 of 1943	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	106 of 1937	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	125 of 1862	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	66 of 1932	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	44 of 1942	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	41 of 1948	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	34 of 1963	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	41 of 1916	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	84 of 1880	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	99 of 1834	94.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	77 of 588	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	92.5	24 of 577	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	6 of 574	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	27 of 541	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	17 of 515	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	62 of 422	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	60 of 366	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	39 of 1235	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	38 of 1252	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	8 of 1216	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	6 of 1197	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	53 of 1132	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	28 of 1155	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	61 of 1173	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	35 of 1193	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	43 of 1204	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	121 of 1222	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	192 of 1173	83.6%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science69%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Public	9-12	27118 Silver Spur Rd.	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 377-4888	2,075	93	22.2	11.8%	616 (29.7%)	49 (2.4%)	314 (15.1%)	851 (41.0%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	235 (11.3%)	96.3	61^st of 2137 public high schools	97.1%		98.1	33^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%	28			69.9		69.4			84.2	84.2			71.9	71.9	$18,271	$18,192	$79
Rancho del Mar High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	38 Crest Road West	Rolling Hills	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-9966	41	4	9.4	14.6%	15 (36.6%)	2 (4.9%)	14 (34.1%)	6 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)	14.2	1776^th of 2137 public high schools	16.9%					(n/a)			9.1		9.1			27.3	27.3			0.0	0.0	$46,637	$46,558	$79
South High	Public	9-12	4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4352	1,734	74	23.5	22.4%	460 (26.5%)	33 (1.9%)	407 (23.5%)	659 (38.0%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	165 (9.5%)	90.3	201^st of 2137 public high schools	90.6%		92.4	157^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%	44		17.1	60.0	35.7	55.7			76.9	76.9			65.3	65.3	$17,819	$17,344	$475
Palos Verdes High	Public	9-12	600 Cloyden Rd.	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-8471	1,484	66	22.6	8.4%	792 (53.4%)	27 (1.8%)	255 (17.2%)	264 (17.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	138 (9.3%)	91.6	171^st of 2137 public high schools	92.0%		93.8	125^th of 2162 public high schools	94.2%	46			63.1		62.7			77.2	77.2			54.1	54.1	$18,883	$18,804	$79
George S. Patton Continuation	Public	9-12	24514 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4740	37	3	12.0	94.6%	1 (2.7%)	10 (27.0%)	23 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)	11.3	1877^th of 2137 public high schools	12.2%					(n/a)			7.1		6.3			7.1	7.1			7.1	7.1	$68,589	$62,594	$5,995
Southern California Regional Occupational Center	Public	10-12	2300 Crenshaw Blvd.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Southern California Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 224-4289	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	119	7	16.1	73.1%	13 (10.9%)	15 (12.6%)	74 (62.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	5 (4.2%)	11	1891^st of 2137 public high schools	11.5%		9.1	2063^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.6%	172			6.7		6.0			17.0	17.0			2.4	2.4	$44,132	$43,212	$920
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High	Public	9-12	24300 Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-7100	1,549	80	19.3	84.0%	47 (3.0%)	283 (18.3%)	1,067 (68.9%)	87 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.7%)	39 (2.5%)	51.3	1011^th of 2137 public high schools	52.7%		54	950^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%	61			23.8	0.0	23.0			56.6	56.6			29.1	29.1	$35,725	$32,836	$2,889
Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles	Public	9-12	24300 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4300	296	19	15.3	80.7%	19 (6.4%)	59 (19.9%)	190 (64.2%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.0%)	61.9	777^th of 2137 public high schools	63.6%		64.3	700^th of 2162 public high schools	67.6%	77			33.3		32.4			60.9	60.9			31.9	31.9	$33,112	$31,814	$1,298
William J. Johnston Community Day	Public	7-12	2210 Taper Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-0376	57	7	8.0	96.5%	3 (5.3%)	10 (17.5%)	41 (71.9%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)					0.0				0.0				0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Is Palos Verdes Peninsula High a good school?

Yes! Palos Verdes Peninsula High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 61^st of 2137 California high schools.

How many students attend Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,075 students attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High.

What is the racial makeup of Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

Students at Palos Verdes Peninsula High are 41% Asian, 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

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