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Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Schools
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Palos Verdes Estates). SchoolGrade grades 17 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
15 of 17 schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 15
Best schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Cornerstone At Pedregal Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Soleado Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Silver Spur Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Montemalaga Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Palos Verdes Peninsula High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Rancho Vista Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ridgecrest Intermediate (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A+ Palos Verdes Intermediate (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A+ Vista Grande Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Lunada Bay Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
High schools (3)
- A+ Palos Verdes High, Palos Verdes Estates
- A+ Palos Verdes Peninsula High, Rolling Hills Estates
- Rancho Del Mar High Continuation, Rolling Hills
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- A Miraleste Intermediate, Rancho Palos Verdes
- A+ Palos Verdes Intermediate, Palos Verdes Estates
- A+ Ridgecrest Intermediate, Rancho Palos Verdes
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- A+ Cornerstone At Pedregal Elementary, Rancho Palos Verdes
- A Dapplegray Elementary, Rolling Hills Estates
- A+ Lunada Bay Elementary, Palos Verdes Estates
- A+ Mira Catalina Elementary, Rancho Palos Verdes
- A+ Montemalaga Elementary, Palos Verdes Estates
- A+ Point Vicente Elementary, Rancho Palos Verdes
- A+ Rancho Vista Elementary, Rolling Hills Estates
- A+ Silver Spur Elementary, Rancho Palos Verdes
- A+ Soleado Elementary, Rancho Palos Verdes
- A+ Vista Grande Elementary, Rancho Palos Verdes
Other schools and academies (1)
- Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy, Rolling Hills
Where Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,393 students with 459 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,050 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0629700
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Torrance Unified (31 schools, 6 mi)
- Redondo Beach Unified (13 schools, 7 mi)
- Lawndale Elementary (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Manhattan Beach Unified (7 schools, 10 mi)
- El Segundo Unified (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Centinela Valley Union High (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Wiseburn Unified (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Hawthorne (11 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
How many schools are in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 17 public schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills.
How good are the schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified?
Across the 15 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 76.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified?
10,393 students were enrolled in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified?
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Palos Verdes Estates. Its boundary covers about 24.2 sq mi.