Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90403

Summary:

The 90403 zip code area of Santa Monica, California is home to 3 public schools: 2 elementary schools (Franklin Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary) and 1 middle school (Lincoln Middle). Overall, the schools in this area demonstrate strong academic performance, with Lincoln Middle standing out as an exceptional performer.

Lincoln Middle is ranked in the top 5% of California middle schools and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. Its students significantly outperform state and district averages on standardized tests, with 79.18% scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and 64.9% in Mathematics. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 18.7.

While the two elementary schools, Franklin Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary, also perform well, they do not quite reach the same level of excellence as Lincoln Middle. Franklin Elementary stands out with its exceptional test scores, ranking among the top 2% of California elementary schools, while Roosevelt Elementary lags slightly behind in some metrics.

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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)	% DTP (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 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 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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Total
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	612	29	21.1	8.8%	384 (62.7%)	25 (4.1%)	55 (9.0%)	101 (16.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	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
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	884	44	19.8	24.7%	480 (54.3%)	49 (5.5%)	175 (19.8%)	91 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (9.3%)	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
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	588	28	20.9	20.4%	335 (57.0%)	33 (5.6%)	99 (16.8%)	75 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.0%)	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

Cities Near Zip Code 90403

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Monica	0.06 mi	14	111^th
Los Angeles	1.71 mi	747	526^th
Pacific Palisades	2.36 mi	4	45^th
Venice	2.76 mi	5	168^th
Marina Del Rey	3.81 mi	1	420^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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