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Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Q: Is Palos Verdes Peninsula High a good high school?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is in the 97th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 87 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (560 of 572); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Palos Verdes Peninsula High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 90% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 75% the math standard; 63% and 53% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 493 students were tested in English and 495 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Palos Verdes Peninsula High rank in California?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is in the 97th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). Palos Verdes Peninsula High ranks #35 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 13.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 282 chronically absent of 2,095 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.0%; 21 unduplicated suspended students of 2,107 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 14.0%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Palos Verdes Peninsula High compare to other schools in Rolling Hills Estates?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is in the 97th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,075 students. Use the schools in Rolling Hills Estates page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Q: What AP courses are offered at Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High had own-school AP authorizations for 33 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Latin, Microeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: How many students from Palos Verdes Peninsula High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 132 Palos Verdes Peninsula High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Rolling Hills Estates · 9–12 · 2,075 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

87 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (560 of 572); across California, 89%. Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students in the four-year graduation cohort: 572
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 63%
Met standard: 27%
Below standard: 10%

90% met or exceeded · 493 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Exceeded	63%	27%	57%
Met	27%	30%	28%
Nearly met	6%	20%	10%
Not met	4%	23%	5%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 53%
Met standard: 22%
Below standard: 25%

75% met or exceeded · 495 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Exceeded	53%	14%	48%
Met	22%	16%	22%
Nearly met	15%	21%	16%
Not met	10%	49%	14%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

In grade 11, 90% met or exceeded the standard in English and 75% in math, against 57% and 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025

90%English · met or exceeded the standard75%Math · met or exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 493 in English, 495 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English and 431,903 in math tested).

1.0% of students (21 of 2,107) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about a third of the rate at the average California high school.2024–25

1.0%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,107
Comparison: 21 of 2,107. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Low-income students here (57 tested in English, 59 in math, grade 11, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (49% and 21%).grade 11 · spring 2025

75%English · met or exceeded56%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grade 11: 57 in English, 59 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 57 students in English and 59 in math.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school90%

California57%

Tested: 493 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school90%

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified85%

Tested: 493 here · 807 in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 2 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Exceeded	63%	27%	57%
Met	27%	30%	28%
Nearly met	6%	20%	10%
Not met	4%	23%	5%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school75%

California30%

Tested: 495 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school75%

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified70%

Tested: 495 here · 804 in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 2 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Exceeded	53%	14%	48%
Met	22%	16%	22%
Nearly met	15%	21%	16%
Not met	10%	49%	14%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201976%468 tested

→

202590%493 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201976%471 tested

→

202575%495 tested

This school

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)90%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)75%30%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results; in 2020 and 2021 that was COVID.

English went from 76% in 2019 to 90% in 2025. Math went from 76% in 2019 to 75% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2019	76% 468 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	82% 432 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	88% 502 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	85% 498 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	90% 493 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2019	76% 471 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	74% 422 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	76% 493 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	74% 500 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	75% 495 tested	30% 431,903 tested

School pattern, spring 2025High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.

School pattern, spring 2025Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 560 of 572 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

82%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

88%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

89% enrolled in college within 12 months · 546 high-school completers

University of California109 · 20%
California State University70 · 13%
California community college142 · 26%
In-state private36 · 7%
Out-of-state, 4-year127 · 23%
Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 0%
Not enrolled60 · 11%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 339
Admitted: 277
Enrolled: 132

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

Fall 2025Applied 339 · Admitted 277 · Enrolled 132
Fall 2024Applied 350 · Admitted 259 · Enrolled 119
Fall 2023Applied 355 · Admitted 245 · Enrolled 115
Fall 2022Applied 363 · Admitted 245 · Enrolled 113
Fall 2021Applied 375 · Admitted 268 · Enrolled 130
Fall 2020Applied 311 · Admitted 229 · Enrolled 102
Fall 2019Applied 378 · Admitted 258 · Enrolled 132
Fall 2018Applied 374 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 107
Fall 2017Applied 366 · Admitted 254 · Enrolled 119
Fall 2016Applied 389 · Admitted 288 · Enrolled 123
Fall 2015Applied 389 · Admitted 280 · Enrolled 122
Fall 2014Applied 376 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 114
Fall 2013Applied 335 · Admitted 234 · Enrolled 105
Fall 2012Applied 347 · Admitted 265 · Enrolled 122
Fall 2011Applied 305 · Admitted 237 · Enrolled 123
Fall 2010Applied 355 · Admitted 320 · Enrolled 143
Fall 2009Applied 358 · Admitted 323 · Enrolled 154
Fall 2008Applied 320 · Admitted 300 · Enrolled 160
Fall 2007Applied 352 · Admitted 323 · Enrolled 153
Fall 2006Applied 365 · Admitted 332 · Enrolled 175
Fall 2005Applied 360 · Admitted 331 · Enrolled 173
Fall 2004Applied 449 · Admitted 372 · Enrolled 226
Fall 2003Applied 428 · Admitted 392 · Enrolled 225
Fall 2002Applied 346 · Admitted 311 · Enrolled 171
Fall 2001Applied 372 · Admitted 334 · Enrolled 179
Fall 2000Applied 369 · Admitted 315 · Enrolled 160
Fall 1999Applied 358 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 171
Fall 1998Applied 364 · Admitted 309 · Enrolled 185
Fall 1997Applied 381 · Admitted 323 · Enrolled 188
Fall 1996Applied 324 · Admitted 265 · Enrolled 165
Fall 1995Applied 346 · Admitted 298 · Enrolled 161
Fall 1994Applied 300 · Admitted 260 · Enrolled 159

Campus records · fall 2025

BerkeleyApplied 236 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 25
DavisApplied 229 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled Masked
IrvineApplied 274 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled 18
Los AngelesApplied 270 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 14
MercedApplied 90 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled Masked
RiversideApplied 197 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 24
San DiegoApplied 289 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 17
Santa BarbaraApplied 267 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 21
Santa CruzApplied 160 · Admitted 117 · Enrolled 9

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 5

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Statistics

Sciences 7

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics 2
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 6

European History
Microeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 6

Chinese Language and Culture
French Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts 5

2-D Art and Design
3-D Art and Design
Art History
Drawing
Music Theory

AP Capstone 2

Research
Seminar

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 397 of 472 Prepared students · 84.1%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 572 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 20 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

14 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

14in 100 at the average Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

282 of 2,095 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school14 in 100

at the average Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school14 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

1.0%of students were suspended at least once (21 of 2,107), 2024–25

1.0%at the average Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

57 English · 59 math tested

English75% / 49%

Math56% / 21%

Asian

184 English · 186 math tested

English93% / 80%

Math89% / 67%

White

151 English · 148 math tested

English93% / 68%

Math74% / 42%

Hispanic or Latino

69 English · 71 math tested

English75% / 49%

Math44% / 19%

Two or more races

55 English · 56 math tested

English91% / 67%

Math77% / 42%

Students with disabilities

30 tested per subject

English47% / 18%

Math20% / 6%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	vs California
Low-income · 57 tested in English, 59 in math
English	75%	075%	+2649%
Math	56%	−561%	+3521%
Asian · 184 tested in English, 186 in math
English	93%	+192%	+1380%
Math	89%	+188%	+2267%
White · 151 tested in English, 148 in math
English	93%	+786%	+2568%
Math	74%	+866%	+3242%
Hispanic or Latino · 69 tested in English, 71 in math
English	75%	+372%	+2649%
Math	44%	+242%	+2519%
Two or more races · 55 tested in English, 56 in math
English	91%	+1180%	+2467%
Math	77%	+374%	+3542%
Students with disabilities · 30 tested
English	47%	+1037%	+2918%
Math	20%	−121%	+146%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American and Filipino students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Palos Verdes Peninsula High in Rolling Hills Estates, 75.4% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 75.3% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Palos Verdes Peninsula High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 0.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (55.9% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (92.9% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 55.2 percentage points: students with disabilities in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Asian38%
White30%
Hispanic or Latino15%
Two or more races11%
Filipino3%
Black or African American2%
Not reported<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Asian	38%
White	30%
Hispanic or Latino	15%
Two or more races	11%
Filipino	3%
Black or African American	2%
Not reported	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 1 in 8 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (12%, 244 of 2,075). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers99

Average experience21 years

First-year teachers0%

92% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 91.65%: 89.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 97.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Schools on the path into this high school

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ElementaryMira Catalina ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddlePalos Verdes IntermediateHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
High schoolPalos Verdes Peninsula HighThis campus · grades 9-12

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Mira Catalina Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
89th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Dapplegray Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
84th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Lunada Bay Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Silver Spur Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Soleado Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Vista Grande Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Montemalaga Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
95th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
88% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Rancho Vista Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
75% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Point Vicente Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder
99th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

Palos Verdes Intermediate
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
94th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Miraleste Intermediate
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
85th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ridgecrest Intermediate
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
97th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

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27118 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates 90274

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile

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Westview HighPoway Unified · 2,116 enrolled · 11.9% meal eligibility97thStrong
Canyon Crest AcademySan Dieguito Union High · 2,147 enrolled · 11.4% meal eligibility99thStrong
Leland HighSan Jose Unified · 1,471 enrolled · 11.3% meal eligibility97thStrong
Oak Park HighOak Park Unified · 1,483 enrolled · 12.4% meal eligibility98thStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 3.8–19.8% meal eligibility and 1,038–4,150 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Palos Verdes Peninsula High a good high school?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is in the 97th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 87 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (560 of 572); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Palos Verdes Peninsula High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 90% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 75% the math standard; 63% and 53% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 493 students were tested in English and 495 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Palos Verdes Peninsula High rank in California?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is in the 97th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). Palos Verdes Peninsula High ranks #35 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 13.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 282 chronically absent of 2,095 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.0%; 21 unduplicated suspended students of 2,107 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 14.0%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Palos Verdes Peninsula High compare to other schools in Rolling Hills Estates?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High is in the 97th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,075 students. Use the schools in Rolling Hills Estates page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

What AP courses are offered at Palos Verdes Peninsula High?

Palos Verdes Peninsula High had own-school AP authorizations for 33 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Latin, Microeconomics, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Palos Verdes Peninsula High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 132 Palos Verdes Peninsula High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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Palos Verdes Peninsula High is ranked #35 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	97.9%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	57.8%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	82.5%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	82.4%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	14.0%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	1.1%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	25.3%	17.8%	5%

Graduation rate: ↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 20.3% · index 96 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 74 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 43.8% · index 84 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 63 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 1.0pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 62 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 65 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	493	63%	27%	7%	4%	90%	+41

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	495	53%	22%	15%	10%	75%	+51

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	498	85.3%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	500	73.8%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	502	88.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	493	75.7%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	432	82.4%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	422	73.7%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	468	76.3%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	471	76.2%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	503	33%	39%	24%	4%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	57	75.4%	+0	+27
Asian	184	92.9%	+1	+13
White	151	93.4%	+7	+26

Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
Palos Verdes Peninsula High ←	—	8797th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	57.8%	82.4%	1.1%
South High	2.1 mi	7589th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	39.1%	68.3%	2.3%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$65,722 – $123,108

Average elementary principal salary$141,579

Average middle school principal salary$155,191

Average high school principal salary$192,613

Superintendent salary$300,000

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 87/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 82.5% · numerator 472 students classified Prepared · denominator 572 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 84.1% · AP-pathway numerator 397 · denominator 472 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 472 of 572 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	86/100	97	#42	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	86/100	97	#36	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	88/100	97	#34	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	87/100	98	#28	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 12.5% → 2025 · 13.5% · +1.0pp
Suspension rate2024 · 1.1% → 2025 · 1.0% · −0.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	493	62.9%	89.7%
2025 · Math	495	52.7%	75.2%
2024 · ELA	498	59.2%	85.3%
2024 · Math	500	49.0%	73.8%
2023 · ELA	502	58.8%	88.3%
2023 · Math	493	47.9%	75.7%
2022 · ELA	432	55.3%	82.4%
2022 · Math	422	46.9%	73.7%
2019 · ELA	468	49.8%	76.3%
2019 · Math	471	55.8%	76.2%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

97.9%

AP pathway among Prepared

84.1%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

87.9%

A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-Going Rate

89.0%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	52.8%	76.3%	7.5%	1.6%
2022	51.1%	78.1%	16.3%	1.2%
2023	53.3%	82.0%	10.9%	1.2%
2024	54.1%	79.6%	13.1%	1.2%
2025	57.8%	82.4%	14.0%	1.1%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	7.8%	14.1%	+6.3pp
Male	6.0%	12.8%	+6.8pp
Asian	4.6%	10.1%	+5.5pp
Black/African American	8.5%	12.0%	+3.5pp
Filipino	1.1%	11.3%	+10.2pp
Hispanic/Latino	7.8%	20.3%	+12.5pp
Two or More Races	10.2%	9.8%	-0.4pp
White	8.5%	16.3%	+7.8pp
Students with Disabilities	12.3%	25.1%	+12.8pp
English Learners	8.0%	16.3%	+8.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	8.9%	21.0%	+12.1pp
All Students	6.9%	13.5%	+6.6pp
Homeless	—	18.2%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	339	277	132	3.96	4.03	4.08
2024	350	259	119	3.92	4.01	4.09
2023	355	245	115	3.98	4.07	4.12
2022	363	245	113	4.01	4.09	4.14
2021	375	268	130	3.92	4.04	4.08
2020	311	229	102	3.93	4.02	4.08
2019	378	258	132	3.93	4.03	4.09
2018	374	274	107	3.97	4.06	4.14
2017	366	254	119	3.87	4.03	4.07
2016	389	288	123	3.85	3.94	4.03
2015	389	280	122	3.87	3.99	4.05
2014	376	274	114	3.83	3.95	4.05

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	236	42	25
Berkeley	2024	232	32	21
Berkeley	2023	231	28	10
Berkeley	2022	244	34	16
Berkeley	2021	253	51	22
Davis	2025	229	79	masked
Davis	2024	251	76	11
Davis	2023	240	81	13
Davis	2022	214	66	11
Davis	2021	221	95	14
Irvine	2025	274	111	18
Irvine	2024	293	95	31
Irvine	2023	283	85	30
Irvine	2022	285	84	17
Irvine	2021	285	94	20
Los Angeles	2025	270	25	14
Los Angeles	2024	277	22	11
Los Angeles	2023	282	23	16
Los Angeles	2022	303	27	18
Los Angeles	2021	306	31	21
Merced	2025	90	88	masked
Merced	2024	57	53	masked
Merced	2023	43	41	masked
Merced	2022	65	62	5
Merced	2021	53	46	5
Riverside	2025	197	180	24
Riverside	2024	157	130	14
Riverside	2023	138	105	12
Riverside	2022	148	117	23
Riverside	2021	152	103	16
San Diego	2025	289	58	17
San Diego	2024	291	52	8
San Diego	2023	302	43	13
San Diego	2022	287	40	5
San Diego	2021	294	61	8
Santa Barbara	2025	267	89	21
Santa Barbara	2024	275	72	14
Santa Barbara	2023	280	65	13
Santa Barbara	2022	294	76	15
Santa Barbara	2021	292	90	17
Santa Cruz	2025	160	117	9
Santa Cruz	2024	180	106	9
Santa Cruz	2023	163	96	7
Santa Cruz	2022	178	67	3
Santa Cruz	2021	166	79	7
Universitywide	2025	339	277	132
Universitywide	2024	350	259	119
Universitywide	2023	355	245	115
Universitywide	2022	363	245	113
Universitywide	2021	375	268	130

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
3-D Art and Design	this school
Art History	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Chinese Language and Culture	this school
Computer Science A	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
European History	this school
French Language and Culture	this school
Japanese Language and Culture	this school
Latin	this school
Microeconomics	this school
Music Theory	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics 2	this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	this school
Physics C: Mechanics	this school
Psychology	this school
Research	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	34
AP enrollment	1,234
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	6
Physics sections	4
Chemistry sections	23
Total enrollment (CRDC)	2,353

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	109	20.0%
California State University	70	12.8%
California community college	142	26.0%
In-state private	36	6.6%
Out-of-state, 4-year	127	23.3%
Out-of-state, 2-year	2	0.4%
Not enrolled	60	11.0%

546 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 89% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,873 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,503 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

Central federal expenditures attributed here$79 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,075

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,611 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 67%Instruction support 7%Student services 8%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$12,873 per pupil

2020$12,030 per pupil

2019$12,484 per pupil

2018$11,907 per pupil

2017$11,441 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 90274

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 90274
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$215,925
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	76.31%
ZCTA population	25,059
Median age	51.1 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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