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Palos Verdes High

Public Grades 9-12

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Palos Verdes High is a top-rated, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,484 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District in the affluent coastal community of Palos Verdes Estates.

The school demonstrates remarkable consistency, with graduation rates consistently above 97% and a statewide ranking that has remained in the 94th to 97th percentile in recent years. A particularly notable strength is its exceptional support for specific student groups, such as those from low socioeconomic backgrounds and students in special education, where it ranks in the 98th percentile statewide. However, an interesting pattern emerges when comparing it to its district counterpart, Palos Verdes Peninsula High; despite serving similar communities with comparable resources, PV High's proficiency rates in core subjects like English and Math are consistently lower than Peninsula High's, suggesting differences in factors like curriculum or school culture may be at play.

When compared to other high-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as West High or South High in Torrance Unified, PV High achieves a similar elite ranking while serving a student population with a significantly lower rate of economic disadvantage. The school's challenge is to address this within-district performance gap while maintaining its outstanding record of supporting vulnerable student populations.

1,484

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,097

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Cloyden Rd.
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274-1869

(310) 378-8471

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Feeder schools for Palos Verdes 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:

White:

53.4%

Asian:

17.8%

Hispanic:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% 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 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg76%

California avg41%

125^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	93.8	125 of 2162	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	73 of 2159	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	98 of 2170	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	117 of 2123	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	496 of 2133	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	283 of 2017	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	90.1	189 of 2021	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	84.9	289 of 2039	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	92.9	126 of 1994	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	148 of 2426	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	78.5	164 of 2354	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.3	142 of 2367	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	67.9	333 of 2281	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	228 of 2238	89.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	231 of 2117	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	183 of 2063	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	75.0	201 of 1968	89.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	230 of 1901	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	127 of 1653	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	59 of 585	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	100 of 573	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	143 of 591	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	97 of 581	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	267 of 582	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	253 of 581	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.1	43 of 1161	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	75 of 1117	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	22 of 1052	97.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	94.2	22 of 1064	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	10 of 938	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	77 of 1906	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	78 of 1915	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	84 of 1915	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	105 of 1858	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	438 of 1833	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	187 of 1760	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	155 of 1900	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	44 of 1902	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	110 of 1917	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	100 of 1861	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	523 of 1814	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	288 of 1742	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	44 of 2013	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	97 of 2026	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	69 of 2030	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	75 of 1943	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	286 of 1937	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	147 of 1862	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	183 of 1942	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	72 of 1948	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	120 of 1963	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	116 of 1916	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	538 of 1880	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	370 of 1834	79.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	216 of 577	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.9	78 of 574	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	46 of 541	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	39 of 515	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	59.4	178 of 422	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	63 of 366	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	109 of 1252	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	25 of 1216	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	35 of 1197	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	149 of 1155	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	95 of 1173	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	101 of 1193	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	177 of 1204	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	742 of 1222	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	493 of 1173	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science59%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 17, 2012

Superb teachers and supervisory administration ; great protectors of our children surrounded by a supportive affluent community! Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, September 1, 2011

best school ever. Close Quote

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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 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
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
Redondo Union High	Public	9-12	One Sea Hawk Way	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8665	2,921	115	25.3	18.4%	1,231 (42.1%)	115 (3.9%)	753 (25.8%)	382 (13.1%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	427 (14.6%)	91.1	180^th of 2162 public high schools	91.7%		89.8	235^th of 2159 public high schools	89.1%	55	60.2		60.2	74.1	74.1	52.4	52.4	$16,397	$1,068	$15,329
Patricia Dreizler Continuation High	Public	9-12	1000 Del Amo St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8690	41	5	8.5	26.8%	18 (43.9%)	2 (4.9%)	14 (34.1%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.3%)	15.6	1783^rd of 2162 public high schools	17.5%		21.9	1657^th of 2159 public high schools	23.3%	126			38.5	27.3	27.3	0.0	0.0	$31,230	$1,051	$30,179
Redondo Beach Learning Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Del Amo St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8690	6	1	5.8		4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$73,516	$1,051	$72,465
West High	Public	9-12	20401 Victor St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4299	1,775	72	24.7	24.7%	366 (20.6%)	96 (5.4%)	458 (25.8%)	655 (36.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	189 (10.6%)	93	146^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%		92.1	178^th of 2159 public high schools	91.8%	32	58.8	20.0	57.4	77.6	77.6	60.1	60.1	$17,219	$523	$16,696
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Palos Verdes High

What district is Palos Verdes High in?

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

What is the racial makeup of Palos Verdes High?

Students at Palos Verdes High are 53% White, 18% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Palos Verdes High a good school?

Yes. Palos Verdes High ranks in the top 5.8% of California high schools.

How many students attend Palos Verdes High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,484 students attended Palos Verdes High.

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