Palos Verdes Estates · Los Angeles County
Schools in Palos Verdes Estates
Palos Verdes Estates’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 93rd to the 95th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
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Palos Verdes Estates’s 2 public elementary schools · 1 dot each
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Elementary schools in Palos Verdes Estates
Statewide percentile- Montemalaga ElementaryHigh Ceiling · Strong All-Around95thStrong
- Lunada Bay ElementaryHigh Ceiling · Growth Engine · Strong All-Around93rdStrong
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Palos Verdes Estates has one public middle school we score, Palos Verdes Intermediate, at the 94th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
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Middle schools in Palos Verdes Estates
Statewide percentile- Palos Verdes IntermediateSolid Base94thStrong
Palos Verdes Estates has one public high school we score, Palos Verdes High, at the 95th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
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High schools in Palos Verdes Estates
Statewide percentile- Palos Verdes HighSolid Base95thStrong
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Are the public schools in Palos Verdes Estates good?
Palos Verdes Estates’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 93rd to the 95th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong. Palos Verdes Estates has one public middle school we score, Palos Verdes Intermediate, at the 94th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Palos Verdes Estates has one public high school we score, Palos Verdes High, at the 95th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Palos Verdes Estates rank highest?
Elementary: Montemalaga Elementary, 95th percentile statewide (Strong). Middle: Palos Verdes Intermediate, 94th percentile statewide (Strong). High: Palos Verdes High, 95th percentile statewide (Strong). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in Palos Verdes Estates decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
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