Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
27118 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274View on map
- Public
- Rolling Hills Estates
- 571 seniors
- 1,899 students
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is a public high school in Rolling Hills Estates (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified) with 571 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 339 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 77% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
277 of 339 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
49%
277 of 571 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
59%
339 of 571 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.3%
25 of 270 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
18%
42 of 236 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
25 of 270 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.03)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
18%
42 of 236 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.07)
- Irvine18 pts higher
41%
111 of 274 admitted
This school41%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
58 of 289 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
89 of 267 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.01)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
79 of 229 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.03)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
117 of 160 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.92)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
180 of 197 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.94)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
88 of 90 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.88)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
29%
61 of 210 admitted
This school29%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts higher
39%
82 of 212 admitted
This school39%Overall34%
- Long Beach12 pts higher
59%
110 of 185 admitted
This school59%Overall47%
- Pomona8 pts higher
82%
85 of 104 admitted
This school82%Overall74%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
94%
81 of 86 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (546 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
486 of 546 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
179 graduates
Community college
26%
142 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 109 | 20% |
| CSU | 70 | 13% |
| CA private college | 36 | 7% |
| Out of state | 129 | 24% |
| Community college | 142 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 60 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 486 | 89% |
| Total | 546 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
34
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
96
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
55% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
73%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
399 of 544 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
56%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
320 of 571 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 5 classes
- English: 23 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
- Foreign language: 10 classes
- Mathematics: 9 classes
- Science: 20 classes
- Social science: 21 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 84%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 72%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 53%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 49%County median 11%
- Low-income students 11%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 77%County median 64%