Palos Verdes High
Palos Verdes Estates, CA · High School · Grades 9-12
Palos Verdes High is a high school in Palos Verdes Estates, CA with 1,417 students enrolled and a 66% proficiency rate. Part of Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Palos Verdes High is a high school in Palos Verdes Estates, CA, enrolling 1,417 students in grades 9-12 within the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. That headcount is above the 612-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 66% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That tracks the 68% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 21 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 8 points. As a high school, it reports a 81% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 22.5 to 1, above the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1. A relatively low 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Palos Verdes High is a high school located in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The school serves 1,417 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 66% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 81% graduation rate.
7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Palos Verdes High is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified in California.
How This School Compares
Palos Verdes High has 1,417 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (612 students). Its 66% proficiency rate is 1 percentage points below the district average of 68%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 21 points higher. The 22.5:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Palos Verdes High has 1,417 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 66% of students at Palos Verdes High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Palos Verdes High has a 81% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Palos Verdes High is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified in Palos Verdes Estates, California. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.