Academy Hill
Academy Hill is an unincorporated Los Angeles County neighborhood of about 184 homes on Rousseau Lane, Cartesian Circle, Academy Drive, Pascal Place, Quinlin Drive and Roessler Court, near Palos Verdes Drive North and Crenshaw Boulevard. It was built on a single tract recorded August 27, 1969, with homes finished in the early 1970s; a local real estate blog credits Presley Homes.
Updated October 26, 2026 · County records from the 2026 roll · Sources at the bottom of the page · Send a correction
Academy Hill at a glance
| Also called | Academy Hills |
|---|---|
| City | Unincorporated Los Angeles County · ZIP 90274 |
| Built | Mostly 1971–1973 (median 1972; oldest 1970, newest 2007) |
| Homes | 184 homes, all single-family houses |
| Living area | Median about 2,540 sq ft per home; 4 bedrooms typical for single-family houses |
| Lots | Median single-family lot about 10,350 sq ft (middle half 9,710 sq ft to 16,520 sq ft) |
| Recorded tracts | 1 recorded tract map (see the tract list) |
| School district | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (schools by address) |
Outlines are recorded tract maps from Los Angeles County Public Works; they show how land was subdivided, not HOA or city boundaries.
Living in Academy Hill
Academy Drive leads to Chadwick School, and the same blog says the neighborhood was built on land the school owned until the late 1960s. In his history of Rolling Hills, A.E. Hanson writes that about a year after the school opened, it bought the 70 acres between its hilltop campus and Palos Verdes Drive from the Palos Verdes Corporation for $150 an acre. The County lists the area with Westfield as its Westfield/Academy Hills community. In 2010 the blog described a voluntary homeowners association with $50 yearly dues.
Tracts & subdivisions of Academy Hill
Recorded maps and land
| Map | Recorded | Homes | Built | Streets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tract 26545 | August 27, 1969 | 184 | 1970–2007 | Rousseau Ln, Cartesian Cir, Academy Dr, Pascal Pl |
Covered on this page: recorded tracts without a guide of their own, lot splits, rental buildings and land laid out by survey.
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Schools for Academy Hill
Schools by address
- ElementaryRancho Vista · every home
- IntermediateMiraleste · every home
- High schoolYour choice: Palos Verdes High or Peninsula High
From PVPUSD's School Locator answers for every county address, checked October 3, 2026, counted by home. A locator answer is the district's home-school assignment, not a placement guarantee. Look up an address · PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab)
Every address here was checked against PVPUSD's own School Locator. Elementary and intermediate schools follow your home address; there is no high-school boundary, so families choose between the district's two high schools.
Confirm an assignment with the PVPUSD Enrollment Center before relying on it.
Streets in Academy Hill
- Academy Dr 25
- Cartesian Cir 32
- Montaigne Ln 12
- Pascal Pl 21
- Quinlin Dr 18
- Roessler Ct 16
- Rousseau Ln 60
Homes per street from county assessor records. Counts include only the homes inside this neighborhood.
Other unincorporated neighborhoods
Homes for sale near Academy Hill
Current listings, with photos, prices and details, are on Properkey. Browse homes for sale in Rolling Hills Estates and nearby (opens in a new tab).
Real estate information provided by Properkey (CA DRE #01979718), which is not the listing broker unless stated. Equal Housing Opportunity.
Where these facts come from
- LA County GIS, Political Boundaries layer 23 (opens in a new tab) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- Palos Verdes Source: The Academy Hill Neighborhood (July 23, 2010) — palosverdessource.com (real-estate site; not linked)
- Chadwick School: School History (opens in a new tab) — chadwickschool.org
- A.E. Hanson, Rolling Hills: The Early Years (1978) (opens in a new tab) — rolling-hills.org
- City of Rolling Hills Estates, General Plan 2040, Land Use Element (opens in a new tab) — rollinghillsestates.gov
- Los Angeles County Assessor: parcel data (2026 roll): homes, year built, living area and lot size (opens in a new tab) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- Los Angeles County Public Works: Land Records, recorded tract maps (opens in a new tab) — dpw.lacounty.gov
- PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab) — pvpusd.net
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