Palos Verdes High
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
PublicHigh · Grades 9–12
Test scores
California state tests, 2024–25
English language arts
314 students tested77.7% met or exceeded the standard. In 2023–24, 85.5% did.
- Exceeded48.1%
- Met29.6%
- Nearly met15.6%
- Not met6.7%
Math
309 students tested61.5% met or exceeded the standard. In 2023–24, 58.6% did.
- Exceeded41.4%
- Met20.1%
- Nearly met18.1%
- Not met20.4%
Discipline
State and federal reports
California Department of Education
0.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2024–25.
| Measure | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled during the year | 1,438 | 1,512 |
| Suspended in or out of school | 1.0% · 14 | 0.9% · 14 |
| Suspensions | 15 | 15 |
| Violence with injury | 3 | 4 |
| Violence without injury | 5 | 7 |
| Weapons | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 7 | 4 |
| Defiance only | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
Each suspension is listed under its most serious offense.
U.S. Department of Education
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 1,417 | 1,417 |
| Suspended out of school | 1.3% · 18 | 1.0% · 14 |
| Suspended in school | 0.1% · 2 | 0.4% · 6 |
| Expelled | 0.0% · 0 | 0.0% · 0 |
Attendance
California Department of Education
14.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25.
| Measure | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|
| Students counted | 1,431 | 1,505 |
| Chronically absent | 11.7% · 168 | 14.2% · 213 |
Chronically absent means missing 10% or more of the school days a student was enrolled.
School Profile
Location
Suburb, Large
Enrollment
1,419 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino16.5%
White55.9%
Black or African American1.8%
Asian16.8%
Two or More Races8.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.4%
Public school directory
NCES ID 062970010532
- District
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Supplemental virtual
- Enrollment
- 1,419 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 65.6
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) · California Department of Education · 2023–24, 2024–25
- California Suspension Data · California Department of Education · 2023–24, 2024–25
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24
- California Chronic Absenteeism Data · California Department of Education · 2023–24, 2024–25