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Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 98% of California high schools

Summary

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a large, elite public high school serving about 2,075 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-ranked Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district in Rolling Hills Estates, CA.

The school consistently ranks among the very best in the state, with academic proficiency rates far exceeding state averages and near-perfect graduation rates. What truly sets Palos Verdes Peninsula High apart is its exceptional support for all students, including those in special education, English learners, and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, with these subgroups performing in the 95th to 99th percentiles statewide. The school achieves these outstanding results with a lower per-student spending than many nearby schools, demonstrating remarkable efficiency.

While the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district performs well, this high school notably outperforms its district sibling, Palos Verdes High, across all core subjects. The contrast is even starker with schools just a few miles away in other districts, such as those in Los Angeles Unified, highlighting significant educational divides within the region. Compared to nearby continuation schools, which serve at-risk populations with much higher funding but profoundly different outcomes, Palos Verdes Peninsula High represents a model of consistent, high-achieving public education.

2,075

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,487

Per pupil spending ?

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California high schools

✓98% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg76%

California avg41%

33^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	98.1	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science72%+40 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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%)	98.1	33^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%		97.9	44^th of 2159 public high schools	98.0%	11	72.2		72.2	89.7	89.7	75.2	75.2	$16,487	$489	$15,998
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%)								(n/a)								$31,203	$489	$30,714
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%)	92.4	157^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%		93.6	142^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.4%	15	56.1	45.0	55.6	75.6	75.6	61.0	61.0	$17,292	$549	$16,743
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%)	93.8	125^th of 2162 public high schools	94.2%		96.9	73^rd of 2159 public high schools	96.6%	52	59.6		59.4	77.7	77.7	61.5	61.5	$17,097	$489	$16,608
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%)								(n/a)			6.7					$48,847	$7,392	$41,455
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%)	9.1	2063^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.6%		16.4	1776^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	287	4.0		5.7	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	$31,471	$230	$31,241
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%)	54	950^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		60.5	756^th of 2159 public high schools	65.0%	194	21.7	16.7	21.6	56.9	56.9	28.7	28.7	$21,603	$4,633	$16,970
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%)	64.3	700^th of 2162 public high schools	67.6%		48.4	1047^th of 2159 public high schools	51.5%	347	26.2		25.0	59.0	59.0	39.3	39.3	$22,326	$3,664	$18,662
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%)	7.1	2142^nd of 2162 public high schools	0.9%		8.8	2128^th of 2159 public high schools	1.4%	14	0.0		0.0	0.0	6.1	0.0	6.1	$52,016	$9,459	$42,557

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 33^rd of 2162 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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What district is Palos Verdes Peninsula High in?

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

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