Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Summary:

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is a high-performing district with 15 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district's schools generally outperform the state average, with several standout schools ranking among the top in California.

Santa Monica High and Malibu High are the district's top-performing high schools, both with 5 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars and four-year graduation rates over 96%. At the elementary level, Franklin Elementary and Webster Elementary are the standout schools, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools.

While the district's high-performing schools excel, there is a significant gap in performance between the top-tier schools and the lower-performing schools, particularly Olympic High (Continuation), which has a much lower graduation rate and higher dropout rate. This suggests a need to address equity and ensure all students have access to the same educational opportunities within the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

District Detail

1717 4th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401-3319

(310) 450-8338

SchoolDigger Rank:
188^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 8,806

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2425 16th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2326	837	44	18.8	38.5%	271 (32.4%)	87 (10.4%)	408 (48.7%)	35 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	76.6	554^th of 2777 public middle schools	80.1%		81	468^th of 2802 public middle schools	83.3%	86		38.8			38.8				59.3	65.0	60.7		61.8				42.5	45.7	41.4		43.3							$6,792
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2402 Virginia Ave.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-0335	393	21	19.1	31.3%	114 (29.0%)	5 (1.3%)	264 (67.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	91.2	624^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.3	693^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	88.2%	69	59.1				59.1	77.2	67.7	77.3					73.8	82.1	58.0	71.2					69.6							$8,103
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Montana Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-2814	611	27	22.3	7.9%	384 (62.8%)	26 (4.3%)	62 (10.1%)	97 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	97.6	116^th of 5862 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.9	105^th of 5874 public elementary schools	98.2%	11	79.3				79.3	72.8	84.5	94.0					84.6	81.1	86.6	82.8					83.4	97.5						$6,847
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	2368 Pearl St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 450-7651	542	30	18.1	26.9%	258 (47.6%)	53 (9.8%)	149 (27.5%)	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	93.6	458^th of 5862 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.4	608^th of 5874 public elementary schools	89.6%	150	65.7				65.7	74.7	76.9	77.5					76.4	73.9	71.4	65.7					70.1	96.6						$7,056
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1501 California Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 393-9227	854	46	18.7	22.4%	465 (54.4%)	50 (5.9%)	163 (19.1%)	79 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (10.9%)	96	127^th of 2777 public middle schools	95.4%		95.1	147^th of 2802 public middle schools	94.8%	20		66.3			66.3				82.4	77.5	77.7		79.2				63.0	67.8	64.1		64.9							$6,711
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 Santa Monica Blvd.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 828-5011	403	23	17.3	33.5%	157 (39.0%)	31 (7.7%)	135 (33.5%)	59 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	83.9	1001^st of 5862 public elementary schools	82.9%		87.1	868^th of 5874 public elementary schools	85.2%	133	50.7				50.7	64.0	61.5	63.4					62.8	72.0	64.6	53.5					62.5	94.6	97.3	97.3		96.0		$6,965
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2526 Sixth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 399-7721	0	15	15.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						86.1	94.4	94.4	88.9	91.7	86.1	$7,295
Olympic High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	721 Ocean Park Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-2494	34	2	17.0	64.7%	9 (26.5%)	3 (8.8%)	18 (52.9%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	6.3	2282^nd of 2323 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)					0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$22,353
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 14th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2364	549	28	19.3	35.0%	198 (36.1%)	51 (9.3%)	233 (42.4%)	37 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.9%)	67.7	1693^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.1	1534^th of 5874 public elementary schools	73.9%	159	42.9				42.9	62.0	50.0	52.9					55.3	51.1	48.1	41.7					47.1							$7,141
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Montana Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-0941	594	31	19.2	17.7%	360 (60.6%)	30 (5.1%)	85 (14.3%)	83 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.1%)	93.8	444^th of 5862 public elementary schools	92.4%		89.3	754^th of 5874 public elementary schools	87.2%	310	69.2				69.2	76.3	77.4	79.6					78.0	81.8	71.4	58.3					69.1	97.0				98.0		$6,942
Santa Monica High	Public	9-12	601 Pico Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-3204	2,678	138	19.4	30.0%	1,079 (40.3%)	189 (7.1%)	948 (35.4%)	171 (6.4%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	280 (10.5%)	94	96^th of 2323 public high schools	95.9%		92.6	130^th of 2348 public high schools	94.5%	34			58.9	40.9	58.4							83.8	83.8							56.9	56.9							$7,059
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)	Public	K-8	2525 Fifth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 396-2640	247	15	16.5	15.4%	128 (51.8%)	14 (5.7%)	59 (23.9%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.9%)	89.8	712^th of 5862 public elementary schools	87.9%		91.7	590^th of 5874 public elementary schools	90.0%	122	79.0	64.3			72.7	57.9	70.8	84.2	73.7	79.0	68.8		72.4	66.7	62.5	88.9	50.0	73.7	73.3		68.8	79.2	91.7	91.7	83.3	87.5	83.3	$7,658
Santa Monica-Malibu Preschool	Public		1651 16th St.	Santa Monica	90404	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 450-8338																			(n/a)
Malibu Middle	Public	6-8	30237 Morning View Dr.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 457-6801	255	17	14.8	11.8%	194 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	36 (14.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	87	342^nd of 2777 public middle schools	87.7%		84.9	376^th of 2802 public middle schools	86.6%	34		52.1			52.1				74.7	67.7	64.4		68.7				52.1	58.6	42.9		52.1							$9,536
Malibu High	Public	9-12	30215 Morning View Dr.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 457-6801	396	31	12.9	15.7%	285 (72.0%)	10 (2.5%)	63 (15.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	87	215^th of 2323 public high schools	90.7%		76.7	386^th of 2348 public high schools	83.6%	171			50.0		49.4							75.6	75.6							46.5	46.5							$8,658
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	3602 Winter Canyon	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 456-6494	214	12	17.3	10.3%	185 (86.4%)	6 (2.8%)	13 (6.1%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	96.5	214^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.1	350^th of 5874 public elementary schools	94.0%	136	75.6				75.6	76.9	68.2	87.8					79.8	88.0	77.3	75.6					79.6							$8,955
Malibu Elementary	Public	K-5	6955 Fernhill Dr.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 457-9370	199	11	17.3	16.6%	160 (80.4%)	5 (2.5%)	20 (10.1%)	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	79.4	1178^th of 5862 public elementary schools	79.9%		85.5	933^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	84.1%	245	37.9				37.9	67.6	61.0	55.2					61.7	66.7	60.0	55.2					61.0	93.1					93.1

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles County Office of Education	4.68 mi	35
Las Virgenes Unified	8.32 mi	17	165^th
Conejo Valley Unified	8.38 mi	27	292^nd
Mountain Empire Unified	9.04 mi	16	1327^th
Ventura County Office of Education	9.04 mi	10

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