Palos Verdes High School
- Public
- Palos Verdes Estates
- 337 seniors
- 1,605 students
UC admit rate
66%
116 of 177 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
34%
116 of 337 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
53%
177 of 337 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
17 of 153 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
21%
25 of 117 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 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
11%
17 of 153 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.08)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
25 of 117 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.10)
- Irvine17 pts higher
39%
44 of 112 admitted
This school39%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.05)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
25 of 138 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
48 of 152 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
33 of 96 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
60 of 74 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.98)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
50 of 57 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.95)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
31 of 33 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.95)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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 High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts lower
26%
36 of 139 admitted
This school26%Overall30%
- San Diego12 pts higher
47%
62 of 133 admitted
This school47%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
50%
31 of 62 admitted
This school50%Overall47%
- Pomona12 pts higher
86%
30 of 35 admitted
This school86%Overall74%
~90% Β· 3 yrs pooled7 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (356 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
321 of 356 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
76 graduates
Community college
25%
90 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 44 | 12% |
| CSU | 32 | 9% |
| CA private college | 31 | 9% |
| Out of state | 124 | 35% |
| Community college | 90 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 35 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 321 | 90% |
| Total | 356 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 78%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 61%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 41%County median 8%
- Low-income students 8%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 85%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
Unlock full report