The public schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula are some of the best schools in the nation:

• Daily student attendance well above 95%
• Student drop-out rate below 1%
• Students perform at the 97th to 99th percentiles in state and national testing
• Over 90% of the high school graduates pursue higher education
• The high school, intermediate schools and elementary schools are State Distinguished Schools
• Leads the state with the highest number of National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists and is second highest in the nation among public schools.
• Ranks fourth in the nation among public and private schools for the number of Advanced Placement tests taken by students.