Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Rolling Hills Estates, CA · High School · Grades 9-12
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a high school in Rolling Hills Estates, CA with 2,290 students enrolled and a 61% proficiency rate. Part of Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a high school in Rolling Hills Estates, CA that enrolls 2,290 students in grades 9-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. That headcount is above the 612-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 61% 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 is 7 points below the 68% average for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 16 points higher.
The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 93% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 24.1 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. A relatively low 9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is a high school located in Rolling Hills Estates, California. The school serves 2,290 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.1:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 61% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 93% graduation rate.
9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified in California.
How This School Compares
Palos Verdes Peninsula High has 2,290 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (612 students). Its 61% proficiency rate is 7 percentage points below the district average of 68%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 16 points higher. The 24.1:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Palos Verdes Peninsula High has 2,290 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.1:1.
According to EDFacts data, 61% of students at Palos Verdes Peninsula High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High has a 93% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Palos Verdes Peninsula High is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified in Rolling Hills 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.