Impact of COVID-19 on Palos Verdes Peninsula High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 97th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 27th of 2348 High schools | 3.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Peninsula High) | 76.3 | 88.3 | 12% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified) | 60.1 | 82.5 | 22.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Peninsula High) | 76.2 | 75.7 | 0.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified) | 57.7 | 67.2 | 9.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Palos Verdes Peninsula High) | 65.4 | 71 | 5.6% |
11th Grade Science (Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified) | 53.4 | 66.7 | 13.3% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2329 | 2290 | 1.7% |
African American | 60 | 56 | 6.7% |
American Indian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Asian | 930 | 905 | 2.7% |
Hispanic | 264 | 305 | 15.5% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 7 | 75% |
White | 890 | 796 | 10.6% |
Two or More Races | 176 | 210 | 19.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 9.3% | 9% | 0.3% |