Palos Verdes High

High school·Grades 9-12 Palos Verdes Estates, California·90274
Score
93.4/100
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#114
Among 1,729 California high schools
#2
In Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Top 7%
In California

Score 93.4/100: better than 93% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
78%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 90% of them
314 students tested
Math
62%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 94% of them
309 students tested
Science
59%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 93% of them
325 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA77.7314
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA77.7314
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math61.5309
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math61.5309
ScienceGrade 11CAST59.6324
ScienceGrade 12CASThidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 14CAST59.4325
ScienceAll gradesCAST59.4325
ScienceGrade 99CAST64.6325

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,419
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,419
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
9%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

City
Los Angeles County

Contact

Address
600 Cloyden Rd.
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Palos Verdes High at a glance

Palos Verdes High is a public high school in Palos Verdes Estates, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school district. It has about 1,419 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 78% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 62% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 93.4 out of 100: better than 93% of them, ranking #114 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.