Rolling Hills Estates · Los Angeles County

Schools in Rolling Hills Estates

Rolling Hills Estates has two ranked public elementary schools and one high school. Rancho Vista Elementary is at the 95th percentile, Dapplegray Elementary the 88th and Palos Verdes Peninsula High the 97th, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

  1. Elementary

    Rancho Vista Elementary

    95thStrong

    grades K–5 · spring 2026 tests

    Dapplegray Elementary

    88thStrong

    grades K–5 · spring 2026 tests

  2. Middle

    Rolling Hills Estates has no public middle school in California’s statewide ranking.

  3. High

    Palos Verdes Peninsula High

    97thStrong

    grades 9–12 · spring 2025 tests

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Elementary schools

Rolling Hills Estates’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 88th to the 95th percentile among the 5,728 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary schools in Rolling Hills Estates

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High schools

Rolling Hills Estates has one public high school we score, Palos Verdes Peninsula High, at the 97th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

High schools in Rolling Hills Estates

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Private schools in Rolling Hills Estates

4 private schools in Rolling Hills Estates. Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so SchoolScope lists their directory facts unranked.

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Are the public schools in Rolling Hills Estates good?
Rolling Hills Estates’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 88th to the 95th percentile among the 5,728 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong. Rolling Hills Estates has one public high school we score, Palos Verdes Peninsula High, at the 97th 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 Rolling Hills Estates rank highest?
Elementary: Rancho Vista Elementary, 95th percentile statewide (Strong). High: Palos Verdes Peninsula High, 97th 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 Rolling Hills 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 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, 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.

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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025-26

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