Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 2075
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 25:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 294:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
27118 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
(310) 377-4888
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
10/10
10/10
NA
Academic Progress10/10
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Student GrowthCommunity Reviews
While the school is academically elite, the culture is driven purely by the students and not the faculty and staff. Some teachers are amazing and actually want to see you succeed, while others almost take pleasure in seeing students fail. A difference in teachers in the same exact course can be a di
Posted by a student on 11/11/2025This school is horrible. I would not recommend it to ANYONE. It is only highly rated in academics with all the smart people who attend here, who are only smart because of the money that has been previously put into their education. Most of the teachers are bad, with horrible grading scales, especial
Posted by a community member on 11/11/2025I wholeheartedly believe that if this school wasn’t in a wealthy area, it wouldn’t be nearly as highly ranked as it is. The academic pressure at this school is insane. There are many students who turn to things like cutting themselves and drugs to cope with the pressure, that’s how bad it is. There
Posted by a community member on 10/17/2025Peninsula High School might have a decent reputation, but in my experience, it was far from great. I’m in college now, and I still carry the weight of how poorly some teachers treated me. I had an English teacher during my freshman year who clearly didn’t like me. I was struggling with depression at
Posted by a community member on 3/21/2025The academics are quite good.The athletics are a completely different story Be prepared to be "asked" to play for the coaches club enterprise or get comfortable with a seat on the bench.No meritocracy here.I've witnessed this with not only with my kids but with other kids as well.Pay to be on their
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Rolling Hills Estates schools - Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is located at 27118 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates CA 90274. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.
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