Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District


Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Palos Verdes Estates, California with facilities in all four cities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Governance

The district is headed by a superintendent - Dr. Steven Cherniss - and governed by a five-person, publicly elected school board.
The current board members are:
The superintendent is:
Temporary School Closure'''
On March 12 of 2020 the district closed all schools to students from Friday, March 13 through Friday, April 3, 2020. The district made this decision following public board meetings on the tenth and eleventh of the month.

Attendance areas

In 1985, there were 1,365 students born outside of the United States. 346 were from Japan, 214 were from Taiwan, 150 were from Korea, and others originated from several countries including Iran, Mexico, other countries in Latin America, and the Philippines. In 1988, the district had 1,559 students born outside of the United States. 434 were from Japan, 249 were from Taiwan, and 193 were from Korea.

Schools

There are three high schools, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes High School and Rancho Del Mar High School. In the 1970s the high schools were: Palos Verdes High School, Rolling Hills High School, and Miraleste High School.

Primary schools

Intermediate schools