Palos Verdes High
600 Cloyden Rd., Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 Map
Math (met standard)
54%
+22
state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
77%
+20
state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
63%
+24
state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
8%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,484
2024-25
Students per teacher
22.6
2024-25
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 54% state 32% · 2025-26 | 77% state 57% · 2025-26 | — |
| All grades | 54% state 32% · 2025-26 | 77% state 57% · 2025-26 | 63% state 39% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54% state 32% | 77% state 57% | 63% state 39% |
| 2024-25 | 62% state 31% | 78% state 57% | 59% state 34% |
| 2023-24 | 59% state 28% | 86% state 56% | 65% state 32% |
| 2022-23 | 60% state 27% | 78% state 55% | 64% state 32% |
| 2021-22 | 55% state 27% | 75% state 55% | 58% state 29% |
| 2018-19 | 39% state 32% | 43% state 57% | 42% state 30% |
| 2017-18 | 54% state 31% | 66% state 56% | — |
| 2016-17 | 66% state 32% | 73% state 60% | — |
| 2015-16 | 47% state 32% | 63% state 59% | — |
| 2014-15 | 65% state 30% | 72% state 56% | — |
Graduation & college
4-year graduation rate
99%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
90%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
90%
state 66% · 2022-23
Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 18%
- White 53%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 2%
- Two or more 9%
- Other 0%
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
2025-26 results
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
| Pick to compare | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Grades 9–12
· Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
|
2.7 mi |
72%
+40
vs state
|
84%
+27
vs state
|
12% | |
|
Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy
Grades K–12
Alternative
· Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
|
3.7 mi |
94%
|
77%
|
15% | |
|
Rancho del Mar High (Continuation)
Grades 10–12
Alternative
· Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
|
3.8 mi |
0%
−32
vs state
|
27%
−30
vs state
|
15% | |
|
South High
Grades 9–12
· Torrance Unified
|
3.9 mi |
65%
+33
vs state
|
77%
+20
vs state
|
22% | |
|
Redondo Union High
Grades 9–12
· Redondo Beach Unified
|
4.9 mi |
54%
+22
vs state
|
77%
+19
vs state
|
18% |
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