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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 2,459 students

27118 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates CA 90274 (map) | 310-377-4888
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 644
  10th Grade: 580
  11th Grade: 613
  12th Grade: 622

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

English Language Arts

School
77%
  State
51%
  County
76%
  District
79%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Mathematics

School
77%
  State
80%
  County
67%
  District
79%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

Algebra I

School
25%
  State
23%
  County
20%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 105 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Algebra II

School
98%
  State
69%
  County
61%
  District
97%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 63 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Biology

School
77%
  State
58%
  County
46%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 589 students tested - State percentile rank: 70.

Chemistry

School
100%
  State
47%
  County
29%
  District
100%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

English Language Arts

School
87%
  State
55%
  County
48%
  District
89%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 610 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

English Language Arts

School
15%
  State
18%
  County
15%
  District
13%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

General Mathematics

School
7%
  State
17%
  County
20%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Geometry

School
81%
  State
48%
  County
40%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 431 students tested - State percentile rank: 90.

World History

School
93%
  State
49%
  County
38%
  District
95%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 208 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
20%
  State
13%
  County
12%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

Algebra II

School
69%
  State
42%
  County
35%
  District
64%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 417 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Biology

School
62%
  State
41%
  County
37%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 92 students tested - State percentile rank: 83.

Chemistry

School
78%
  State
46%
  County
35%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 401 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

English Language Arts

School
82%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
78%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 563 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Geometry

School
20%
  State
17%
  County
13%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 95 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
81%
  State
50%
  County
45%
  District
79%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 563 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
100%
  State
76%
  County
73%
  District
100%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

World History

School
68%
  State
45%
  County
40%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 446 students tested - State percentile rank: 90.

Algebra II

School
16%
  State
16%
  County
13%
  District
14%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 93 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Biology

School
92%
  State
49%
  County
47%
  District
92%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 241 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Chemistry

School
63%
  State
29%
  County
23%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 148 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

Earth Science

School
33%
  State
35%
  County
33%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 21 students tested - State percentile rank: 52.

English Language Arts

School
82%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 609 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Physics

School
95%
  State
56%
  County
45%
  District
94%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 129 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
81%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
75%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 490 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

U.S. History

School
81%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
80%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 620 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
19%
  State
12%
  County
9%
  District
33%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 16 students tested - State percentile rank: 74.

Algebra I

School
23%
  State
33%
  County
30%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 126 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Algebra II

School
64%
  State
33%
  County
29%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 573 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Biology

School
80%
  State
49%
  County
43%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 922 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

Chemistry

School
75%
  State
38%
  County
29%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 567 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Earth Science

School
30%
  State
35%
  County
32%
  District
27%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 33 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

General Mathematics

School
7%
  State
28%
  County
28%
  District
34%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Geometry

School
69%
  State
30%
  County
26%
  District
70%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 535 students tested - State percentile rank: 80.

Physics

School
95%
  State
52%
  County
43%
  District
94%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 131 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
82%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
76%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 523 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

World History

School
76%
  State
44%
  County
39%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 659 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 1079
Black: 82
Hispanic: 182
Asian: 1065
Hawaiian: 14
American Indian: 7
Multi-Ethnic: 30

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 1%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 1%

Other Schools Nearby

Silver Spur Elementary School (0.51 mi.)
5500 Ironwood St, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275

Soleado Elementary School (0.65 mi.)
27800 Longhill Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275

Center for Learning Unlimited (0.74 mi.)
608 Silver Spur Rd Ste 250, Rolling Hills Estates CA 90274

Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary School (0.74 mi.)
6069 Groveoak Placeace, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275

Chadwick School (0.87 mi.)
26800 Academy Dr, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 90274

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $117,979 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $744,500 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 9,713 (Occupied: 96.4% - Stave Avg: 118,427.6%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1964 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 51% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 90274)
*NR - Not reported

22:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(2,459 students - 100 teachers)

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School has 22 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 25:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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