Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is a public

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, United States.

History

The school was formed in 1991 when Miraleste High School, Palos Verdes High School, and Rolling Hills High School were merged into a single high school. The former Rolling Hills High School campus (opened 1964) had the highest capacity and was used for the combined school. When overcrowding became a problem after 1999, the

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elected to re-open Palos Verdes High School in 2002.

Demographics

In the 2018-19 year there were 2,329 students enrolled in Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. Enrollment by race/ethnicity was 39.93% Asian, 38.21% White, 11.34% Hispanic, 2.58% Black, and 7.94% other. Enrollment by gender was 51.22% male and 48.78% female.

Athletics

In 2014, as a senior, future major leaguer

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had a 10–2

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with a 1.23

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. He was named Bay League Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-

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First Team.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1964 High schools in Los Angeles County, California Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Public high schools in California 1964 establishments in California