Pacific Grove High School

Questions about Pacific Grove High School

How is Pacific Grove High School ranked?

Pacific Grove High School is ranked #639 nationally and #96 in California in the 2026-27 U.S. News Best High Schools edition, better than 96% of the 17,945 schools U.S. News ranked.

Has Pacific Grove High School's ranking changed?

Pacific Grove High School is #639 nationally in 2026-27, up from #1,812 in 2025-26.

How many students attend Pacific Grove High School?

Pacific Grove High School has 552 students (2026-27 edition data), compared with a median of 873 for ranked schools across California.

How many students at Pacific Grove High School take AP exams?

At Pacific Grove High School, 51% of students take at least one AP exam (2026-27 edition data).

How do Pacific Grove High School students score on state tests?

At Pacific Grove High School, 68% of students are proficient in math and 90% in reading on state assessments (2026-27 edition data).

Sources

• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition: California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
  Used for: national rank, state rank, AP participation, math proficiency, reading proficiency, enrollment.
• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2025-2026 edition: figures recovered from our records and checked against archived U.S. News pages by sample.
  Used for: previous national rank.
• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, editions 2012 to 2026-2027.
  Used for: rank and figure history on the trend chart.
• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition, California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
  Used for: median school figures.
• NCES Common Core of Data (U.S. Department of Education), school years 2015-2016 to 2024-2025, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. NCES school record · Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
  Used for: enrollment by school year, students per teacher, free or reduced-price lunch share.
• EDFacts adjusted cohort graduation rates (U.S. Department of Education), school years 2010-2011 to 2018-2019, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
  Used for: federal graduation rate by school year.
• Civil Rights Data Collection (U.S. Department of Education), 2021-2022 collection, chronic absenteeism 2022-2023, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Civil Rights Data Collection data · Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
  Used for: chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, certified teachers, AP courses offered.
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93950. Table B19013, ZIP 93950 · Table B25077, ZIP 93950 · Table B17001, ZIP 93950 · Table B15003, ZIP 93950 · Table B20002, ZIP 93950
  Used for: ZIP-area median household income, ZIP-area median home value, ZIP-area poverty rate, ZIP-area adults with a bachelor's degree, ZIP-area median earnings.