Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Rolling Hills, California

Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy in Rolling Hills, California enrolled 33 students in 2024-25 with 1.3 full-time teachers, 24.6 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 38% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 61%

53 students in 2022-23, 57 students in 2023-24, 33 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.4 to 1.3.

Students enrolled at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 3302040602022-23532023-24572024-2533
Students enrolled at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 3302040602022-23532023-24572024-2533
Students enrolled at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 3302040602022-23532023-24572024-2533
Students enrolled at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 57, 2024-25: 3302040602022-23532023-24572024-2533
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23533.415.5
2023-24572.324.6
2024-25331.324.6

24.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 24.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 24.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 24.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 24.6; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.6state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 268 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy enrolled 134 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 268 of the 134 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

30.3% of students were Asian, 27.3% White, 21.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian30.3%
  2. White27.3%
  3. Hispanic21.2%
  4. Two or more races18.2%
  5. American Indian3.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math50% or more74% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 7 students in Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate50% or more97%86.2%
Students in the class7963495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy

  1. Redondo Beach Virtual LearningThe nearest public school of this kind, 7.5 miles away: 13 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
  2. Success Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 10 miles away: 14 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy with Redondo Beach Virtual LearningStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified spends per student$14,998 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,998
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaPalos Verdes Distance Learning Academy is the number 471 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#471 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.24.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy

  1. How many students attend Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy?
    33 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 53 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Rolling Hills, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy?
    24.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy a Title I school?
    Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy in?
    Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, NCES district ID 0629700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062970014550 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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