Rolling Hills’s public schools outscore 95% of California districts
On the state math tests, 72% of Rolling Hills’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rolling Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rolling Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 102 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rolling Hills’s, its schools beat 66%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 80% and math 72% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,812 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Rolling Hills’s grade
A+: better than 95% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rolling Hills, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Rolling Hills · depends on your address
Ridgecrest Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 881 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 735 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Palos Verdes Estates
Miraleste Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 720 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Palos Verdes
7th grade in Rolling Hills · depends on your address
Ridgecrest Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 881 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 735 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Palos Verdes Estates
Miraleste Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 720 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Palos Verdes
8th grade in Rolling Hills · depends on your address
Ridgecrest Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 881 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 735 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Palos Verdes Estates
Miraleste Intermediate
Grades 6–8 · 720 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Palos Verdes
9th grade in Rolling Hills · depends on your address
Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Grades 9–12 · 2,075 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Rolling Hills Estates
Palos Verdes High
Grades 9–12 · 1,484 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Palos Verdes Estates
10th grade in Rolling Hills · depends on your address
Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Grades 9–12 · 2,075 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Rolling Hills Estates
Palos Verdes High
Grades 9–12 · 1,484 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Palos Verdes Estates
Rolling Hills’s public schools are run by Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, which also serves Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rolling Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Rolling Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills | A+ | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | A+ | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
| Rolling Hills Estates | A+ | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
All 2 neighbors share Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified with Rolling Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Rolling Hills
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Rolling Hills’s schools
Are Rolling Hills’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rolling Hills children attend outscore 95% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rolling Hills in?
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 10,131 students in 17 schools (2024–25).
Where do Rolling Hills kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Palos Verdes Peninsula High and Palos Verdes High.
What is Rolling Hills’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Rolling Hills spend per student?
$16,812 in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rolling Hills families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.