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Rancho Del Mar High (continuation)

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38 Crest Road West
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
(310) 377-6691

www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us

Alt. | Grades 10-12 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

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About Rancho Del Mar High (continuation)

Rancho Del Mar High (continuation) is located in Rolling Hills, CA and is one of 3 high schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified. It is a alternative education school that serves 55 students in grades 10-12.

Alternative schools are public schools that offer nontraditional education for students whose needs cannot be met in a regular, special education, or vocational school. While alternative schools are distinct from regular, special education, and vocational schools in their teaching approach or classroom environment, they can provide similar services and/or curriculum for students. Alternative schools include schools for potential dropouts, residential treatment centers for substance abuse, schools for chronic truants, and schools for students with behavioral problems.

Rancho Del Mar High (continuation) did not make AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Rancho Del Mar High (continuation)'s test results to learn more about school performance.

A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.

Rancho Del Mar High (continuation) had an API growth score of 522 in 2008. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Rancho Del Mar High (continuation)'s 2008 base score was 597 and the school did not meet its 2008 school-wide growth target.

In 2008, Rancho Del Mar High (continuation) had 9 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Rancho Del Mar High (continuation)'s students and teachers.

Rancho Del Mar High (continuation) Student Diversity

Students by Ethnicity (2008)
White 49 %
Hispanic 24 %
Asian 18 %
Multiple or No Response 4 %
Filipino 2 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 %
Black 2 %

Students by Gender (2008)
Male 67%
Female 33%

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