How does Palos Verdes Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Palos Verdes Estates?

Palos Verdes Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.7/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 48% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,418 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palos Verdes Intermediate?

48.4% of students at Palos Verdes Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Palos Verdes Intermediate improving or declining?

Palos Verdes Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 4.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Palos Verdes Intermediate?

10.3% of students at Palos Verdes Intermediate are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Palos Verdes Intermediate

Middle School

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Palos Verdes EstatesLos Angeles County90274

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

709 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

32 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

47.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 21 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic15.2%

White48.8%

Asian22.4%

Black2.3%

Other11.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palos Verdes Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	48.4%
Met Standard	29.4%
Below Standard	22.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Palos Verdes Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

48.4% of students exceeded standard while 29.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.4 points below the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 53.8%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 56.4% exceeded — 8.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 47.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

48.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

77.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,418

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	255	38.0%	36.1%	18.0%	7.8%	74.1%
7th	232	41.8%	38.4%	12.1%	7.8%	80.2%
8th	222	40.5%	44.1%	10.8%	4.5%	84.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	255	54.5%	23.5%	14.9%	7.1%	78.0%
7th	233	57.5%	15.9%	14.2%	12.4%	73.4%
8th	221	57.9%	18.6%	12.2%	11.3%	76.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Lunada Bay Elementary

68.793rd pctile

Zoned

Silver Spur Elementary

76.099th pctile

Zoned

Montemalaga Elementary

74.498th pctile

Zoned

Point Vicente Elementary

67.692nd pctile

Also serves area

Rancho Vista Elementary

77.299th pctile

Also serves area

Cornerstone at Pedregal Elemen…

80.399th pctile

Also serves area

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Middle

Palos Verdes Intermediate

68.796th pctile

This school

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High School

Palos Verdes Peninsula High

82.198th pctile

Zoned

Palos Verdes High

77.597th pctile

Zoned

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.