PV High Added to Washington Post List

Palos Verdes High School is now included in the Washington Post's list of America's most challenging high schools.

The rankings, released last week, initially did not include the high school in Palos Verdes Estates, which Principal Nick Stephany called a "mistake." The school was added to the list Tuesday.

The Washington Post's High School Challenge ranked PV High 33rd in the state and 295th nationally as of Tuesday.

This is a tremendous improvement over last year's rankings. In 2012, PV High was ranked at No. 543 nationally and No. 61 statewide.

To grade the schools, the Washington Post divided the number of college preparation tests that students took by the number of graduating seniors. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests were all tallied. Schools with a score above 1.0 made the list.

PV High scored 3.643—much higher than last year's score of 2.658.

The list excludes magnets and charter schools that have average SAT or ACT scores greater than the highest average for normal enrollment schools—which translates to 2000 for the SAT or 29.3 for the ACT.

—Associate Editor Zac Farber contributed to this report.

Previously:

• PV Schools Get Another Nod From National Media
• Washington Post Recognizes Peninsula High