The 2026 Niche and 2026 U.S. News and World Report rankings are out. Niche places Peninsula High as the #10 traditional public high school in Los Angeles County, #25 in California and #203 in the Nation out of the over 20,000 high schools that were ranked. The U.S. News rankings put PVPHS in the top 40 of ALL high schools in California and top 300 in the nation. Rankings are based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores and college data. Click the article for more details.