San Marino High

Summary:

San Marino High is a public high school serving 806 students in grades 9-12 in the highly-ranked San Marino Unified School District. This exceptional school has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in California, ranking 13th out of 2,323 schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Marino High's academic performance is truly outstanding, with over 90% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and over 85% proficient or better in Mathematics, far exceeding state and district averages. The school's science performance is also impressive, with over 65% of students proficient or better on the California Science Test (CAST). San Marino High boasts an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate of 99.5% and an extremely low dropout rate of just 0.5%. The school's diverse student population, including significant representation from Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as multi-racial students, all perform at high levels.

While nearby schools like Pasadena High and Blair High in the Pasadena Unified School District struggle to match San Marino High's academic excellence, the only nearby school that comes close is the much smaller Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center, which has a 4-star rating. San Marino High's performance is particularly impressive for its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, which rank among the top 20 in the state, as well as for its female and male students, who rank within the top 25 in California.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2701 Huntington Dr.
       San Marino, CA  91108-2295


(626) 299-7020

District: San Marino Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
13th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,561 Help


Feeder schools for San Marino High:

Elementary:    Carver Elementary
    Valentine Elementary
Middle:    Huntington Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  806

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
57.8%
White:
22.6%
Two or more races:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.3% Help


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Compare Details San Marino High ranks better than 99.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.91. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of San Marino High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (57.8%), White (22.6%), two or more races (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 9.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Marino High is 19.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Marino High is $10,561.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Marino High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marino High 13th of 2323 California public high schools. (See San Marino High in the ranking list.)

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San Marino Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marino Unified 5th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for San Marino High

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Rank History for all students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 94.91 5th 1653 99.7%
2005 96.46 4th 1901 99.8%
2006 96.92 4th 1968 99.8%
2007 96.99 6th 2063 99.7%
2008 92.76 9th 2117 99.6%
2009 92.68 5th 2238 99.8%
2010 93.86 11th 2281 99.5%
2011 92.91 13th 2367 99.5%
2012 92.65 12th 2354 99.5%
2013 93.61 9th 2426 99.6%
2015 97.38 27th 1994 98.6%
2016 94.59 81st 2039 96.0%
2017 95.91 56th 2021 97.2%
2018 96.44 51st 2017 97.5%
2019 97.40 49th 2133 97.7%
2021 93.12 82nd 1290 93.6%
2022 96.86 74th 2123 96.5%
2023 98.42 24th 2348 99.0%
2024 98.91 13th 2323 99.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.22 13th 366 96.4%
2019 83.48 50th 422 88.2%
2022 79.15 82nd 515 84.1%
2023 86.15 58th 786 92.6%
2024 91.48 26th 804 96.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.27 31st 938 96.7%
2019 99.04 10th 941 98.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.89 118th 1547 92.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.38 55th 1862 97.0%
2019 99.52 11th 1937 99.4%
2021 97.25 24th 1126 97.9%
2022 97.42 51st 1943 97.4%
2023 99.29 21st 2247 99.1%
2024 99.89 6th 2235 99.7%
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Rank History for Female students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.42 48th 1760 97.3%
2019 96.14 57th 1833 96.9%
2021 93.56 57th 1054 94.6%
2022 95.04 89th 1858 95.2%
2023 98.14 24th 2118 98.9%
2024 98.56 14th 2098 99.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.99 76th 1052 92.8%
2019 35.96 625th 1117 44.0%
2021 86.58 47th 555 91.5%
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Rank History for Male students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.92 55th 1834 97.0%
2019 97.79 47th 1880 97.5%
2021 91.04 101st 1122 91.0%
2022 97.48 61st 1916 96.8%
2023 98.29 30th 2207 98.6%
2024 98.64 21st 2172 99.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.03 89th 581 84.7%
2019 82.64 76th 582 86.9%
2022 81.14 96th 581 83.5%
2023 85.18 63rd 731 91.4%
2024 87.53 36th 712 94.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.78 146th 1742 91.6%
2019 98.30 32nd 1814 98.2%
2022 88.88 138th 1861 92.6%
2023 95.66 57th 2142 97.3%
2024 98.95 20th 2125 99.1%
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Rank History for White students at San Marino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.40 97th 1173 91.7%
2019 89.60 81st 1222 93.4%
2022 75.42 266th 1204 77.9%
2023 86.02 104th 1434 92.7%
2024 83.97 118th 1406 91.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for San Marino High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 781 2 272 44 0 n/a n/a 0 1099
1989 643 5 327 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1007
1990 552 0 441 26 0 n/a n/a 0 1019
1991 503 1 513 49 0 n/a n/a 0 1066
1992 426 0 564 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1021
1993 392 0 586 33 0 n/a n/a 0 1011
1994 377 1 599 34 0 n/a n/a 0 1011
1995 366 2 665 35 0 n/a n/a 0 1068
1996 366 2 665 35 0 n/a n/a 0 1068
1997 339 6 705 34 0 n/a n/a 0 1084
1998 310 6 757 33 0 n/a n/a 0 1106
1999 300 8 801 34 0 n/a n/a 0 1143
2000 284 7 783 38 2 n/a n/a 1 1115
2001 259 6 783 45 1 n/a n/a 0 1094
2002 280 1 792 42 1 n/a n/a 3 1119
2003 280 1 792 42 1 n/a n/a 3 1119
2004 285 0 847 47 0 n/a n/a 0 1179
2005 298 3 867 53 0 n/a n/a 0 1221
2006 325 4 838 50 0 n/a n/a 0 1217
2007 310 5 781 47 0 n/a n/a 5 1148
2008 304 5 763 52 n/a n/a n/a 0 1124
2009 297 8 715 60 0 3 13 0 1096
2010 312 11 710 96 0 2 15 0 1146
2011 323 12 687 94 0 3 18 0 1137
2012 339 10 636 91 0 3 24 0 1103
2013 357 10 672 103 1 1 21 0 1165
2014 331 11 688 105 0 2 25 0 1162
2015 319 11 711 113 1 5 29 0 1189
2016 318 11 733 96 0 5 37 0 1200
2017 279 8 687 85 0 4 56 0 1119
2018 279 8 668 84 1 4 79 0 1123
2019 261 9 660 75 2 2 92 0 1101
2020 249 11 598 72 3 2 103 0 1038
2021 228 8 549 63 3 1 97 0 949
2022 205 5 505 69 1 1 83 0 869
2023 182 4 466 71 1 1 81 0 806

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at San Marino High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1099 53.7 20.4 n/a
1989 1007 49.9 20.1 n/a
1990 1019 47.7 21.3 n/a
1991 1066 46.2 23.0 n/a
1992 1021 46.9 21.7 n/a
1993 1011 44.3 22.8 0.3
1994 1011 42.3 23.9 0.2
1995 1068 45.0 23.7 0.1
1996 1068 45.0 23.7 0.1
1997 1084 45.5 23.8 0.4
1998 1106 46.8 23.6 0.5
1999 1143 49.7 23.0 0.8
2000 1115 50.4 22.1 0.6
2001 1094 51.4 21.3 0.8
2002 1119 52.2 21.4 0.4
2003 1119 52.2 21.4 0.4
2004 1179 48.6 24.3 0.9
2005 1221 52.0 23.5 0
2006 1217 52.4 23.2 1.2
2007 1148 53.4 21.5 0.6
2008 1124 62.6 18.0 0.8
2009 1096 52.4 17.6 1.1
2010 1146 50.2 22.8 1.1
2011 1137 n/a n/a 2.5
2012 1103 52.0 21.1 n/a
2013 1165 52.6 22.1 3.1
2014 1162 54.2 21.4 3.5
2015 1189 56.0 21.2 4.5
2016 1200 57.0 21.0 3.7
2017 1119 56.5 19.7 3.3
2018 1123 55.3 20.2 10
2019 1101 55.3 19.9 9.3
2020 1038 n/a n/a 7.8
2021 949 49.2 19.2 8.1
2022 869 45.5 19.0 8.5
2023 806 42.1 19.1 9.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio San Marino High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1099 53.7 20.4 n/a
1989 1007 49.9 20.1 n/a
1990 1019 47.7 21.3 n/a
1991 1066 46.2 23.0 n/a
1992 1021 46.9 21.7 n/a
1993 1011 44.3 22.8 0.3
1994 1011 42.3 23.9 0.2
1995 1068 45.0 23.7 0.1
1996 1068 45.0 23.7 0.1
1997 1084 45.5 23.8 0.4
1998 1106 46.8 23.6 0.5
1999 1143 49.7 23.0 0.8
2000 1115 50.4 22.1 0.6
2001 1094 51.4 21.3 0.8
2002 1119 52.2 21.4 0.4
2003 1119 52.2 21.4 0.4
2004 1179 48.6 24.3 0.9
2005 1221 52.0 23.5 0
2006 1217 52.4 23.2 1.2
2007 1148 53.4 21.5 0.6
2008 1124 62.6 18.0 0.8
2009 1096 52.4 17.6 1.1
2010 1146 50.2 22.8 1.1
2011 1137 n/a n/a 2.5
2012 1103 52.0 21.1 n/a
2013 1165 52.6 22.1 3.1
2014 1162 54.2 21.4 3.5
2015 1189 56.0 21.2 4.5
2016 1200 57.0 21.0 3.7
2017 1119 56.5 19.7 3.3
2018 1123 55.3 20.2 10
2019 1101 55.3 19.9 9.3
2020 1038 n/a n/a 7.8
2021 949 49.2 19.2 8.1
2022 869 45.5 19.0 8.5
2023 806 42.1 19.1 9.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for San Marino High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,561

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Marino High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 49th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 24th of 2348 High schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marino High)83.687.9
 4.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marino Unified)83.687.9
 4.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Marino High)86.283.9
 2.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Marino Unified)86.283.9
 2.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (San Marino High)67.167.1
   12th Grade Science (San Marino Unified)67.167.1
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1101806
 26.8%
African American94
 55.6%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian660466
 29.4%
Hispanic7571
 5.3%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White261182
 30.3%
Two or More Races9281
 12%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9.3%9.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions about San Marino High

In the 2022-23 school year, 806 students attended San Marino High.

San Marino High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Elementary
Elementary : Valentine Elementary
Middle : Huntington Middle

Yes! San Marino High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 13th of 2323 California high schools.

Students at San Marino High are 58% Asian, 23% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.


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