Palos Verdes High
High SchoolSchool overview
College & career readiness
Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports
Dashboard indicators
Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.8% |
| Below Standard | 30.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Palos Verdes High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 29.3 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 9.0 points below the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 53.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
The graduation rate is 98.5% — above the state target. 86.8% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 90.2% of graduates go on to college within a year.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 314 | 48.1% | 29.6% | 77.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 309 | 41.4% | 20.1% | 61.5% |
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data
Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.
Nearby schools
Nearby Elementary Schools
6 within ~3 mi · avg 71.4
Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score