PV Schools Rank High in Newsweek List

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Newsweek has ranked Palos Verdes Peninsula and Palos Verdes high schools as the Nos. 88 and 159 high schools in the country, respectively.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about the two Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District high schools' rankings—and every other ranked high school—by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

Between 2012 and 2013, both high schools moved up in the rankings. In 2012, Peninsula High School was ranked at No. 101, and Palos Verdes High School was ranked at No. 159.

Both schools also recently received accolades from U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Post for their high performance.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.