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Will Rogers Elementary

Q: Is Will Rogers Elementary a good school?

Will Rogers Elementary ranks 2018 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2018^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Will Rogers Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 522 students in the high-performing Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district, though its own academic results have been trending downward in recent years.

While the school's test scores are above California state averages, there is a significant performance gap when compared to other schools in its own district, such as Grant Elementary and Edison Elementary. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 21.5% is the highest among nearby Santa Monica schools and is strongly linked to lower academic achievement. The school's effectiveness in supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds has also declined notably, according to recent state rankings.

Interestingly, Will Rogers operates with substantial per-student funding, comparable to its higher-performing district peers, suggesting challenges in how resources are utilized. The school also faces a unique dynamic as a "border school," with families able to compare it to high-performing schools in the neighboring Los Angeles Unified district, like Broadway Elementary. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's declining trend, high absenteeism rate, and the disparity between its outcomes and those of other schools in the same community with similar student populations.

522

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 14th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405-2615

(310) 452-2364

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Students who attend Will Rogers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Adams Middle
High:	Santa Monica High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

White:

33.5%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg64%

California avg41%

2,018^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

187^th of 1,543Santa Monica-Malibu Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	2018 of 5857	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	1696 of 5869	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	1531 of 5859	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	1482 of 5883	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	1187 of 5789	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	954 of 5662	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	1003 of 5692	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	1144 of 5614	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.2	1791 of 5611	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	1817 of 5530	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	2211 of 5390	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	2049 of 5377	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	1624 of 5314	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	1674 of 5193	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	1281 of 5113	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	47.1	2488 of 5113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	1941 of 4818	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	2304 of 4822	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.0	1877 of 4809	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.2	575 of 2585	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	495 of 2128	76.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	1377 of 3275	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2407 of 5597	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	1653 of 5612	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1267 of 5609	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1143 of 5635	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	1097 of 5492	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	875 of 5413	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2913 of 5107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	2559 of 5107	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	1721 of 5087	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	1392 of 5084	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1076 of 4963	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	752 of 4830	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	4023 of 5460	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	2032 of 5517	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	2184 of 5363	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1932 of 5264	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	1763 of 5173	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	1218 of 5084	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1666 of 5628	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	1736 of 5643	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1792 of 5638	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	1815 of 5663	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	1228 of 5510	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	1019 of 5431	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1301 of 2847	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	694 of 2635	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	437 of 2420	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	596 of 2598	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	388 of 2651	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	352 of 2661	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	182 of 2726	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	343 of 2834	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	346 of 2737	87.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)78th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)58th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	522	27	19.3	44.4%	175 (33.5%)	61 (11.7%)	217 (41.6%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.5%)	60.9	2018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.7	1696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	322	42.1		42.1	47.2	52.1	61.8				53.7	36.1	45.8	43.4				42.2
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	562	28	20.3	24.9%	261 (46.4%)	38 (6.8%)	160 (28.5%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	90.1	650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		93.6	458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	192	56.2		56.2	72.9	72.4	76.4				74.0	72.1	64.4	62.9				66.4	96.6
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				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		86.1	94.4	94.4	88.9	91.7	86.1
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	216	12	18.4	14.8%	122 (56.5%)	9 (4.2%)	34 (15.7%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.8%)	79.5	1176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		89.8	713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	463	69.6	52.9	62.5	42.9	57.9	65.2	75.0	86.4	64.7	65.3	61.9	75.0	47.8	50.0	81.0	70.6	64.4	79.2	91.7	91.7	83.3	87.5	83.3
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	404	21	19.3	39.9%	110 (27.2%)	3 (0.7%)	279 (69.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	95	331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.2	625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	294	57.4		57.4	90.6	87.5	76.5				84.2	81.1	78.6	73.5				77.4
Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Lincoln Blvd.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-4944	546	25	22.2	25.8%	70 (12.8%)	20 (3.7%)	131 (24.0%)	149 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (31.9%)	96.9	158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.2	148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	10	73.2		73.2	90.1	77.0	88.6				85.3	84.2	80.0	73.2				79.4							$17,409	$2,770	$14,639
Walgrove Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1630 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-7104	271	13	20.8	38.7%	78 (28.8%)	20 (7.4%)	86 (31.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (27.7%)	60.8	2025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	1848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	177	38.7		38.7	38.2	56.8	58.1				51.4	44.1	50.0	41.9				45.9	92.3			92.3			$27,770	$3,517	$24,253
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	362	22	16.7	42.3%	119 (32.9%)	38 (10.5%)	120 (33.1%)	47 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.2%)	82.3	1058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.9	1004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	54	52.0		52.0	60.7	54.9	65.3				61.0	71.0	65.4	56.0				63.5	94.6	97.3	97.3		96.0
Westminster Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1010 Abbott Kinney Blvd.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-3041	367	18	20.3	77.7%	82 (22.3%)	49 (13.4%)	194 (52.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.1%)	66.6	1759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		59.6	2086^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	327	34.7		34.7	52.7	64.6	58.7				58.4	52.7	58.3	38.7				48.3	96.2				96.2		$30,613	$4,687	$25,926
Beethoven Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Beethoven St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 398-6286	315	14	22.4	61.3%	80 (25.4%)	17 (5.4%)	185 (58.7%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	70.5	1580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		76.5	1313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	267	44.6		44.6	57.1	59.3	61.5				59.6	57.1	45.8	43.1				47.6							$23,178	$3,926	$19,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Will Rogers Elementary

Is Will Rogers Elementary a good school?

Will Rogers Elementary ranks 2018^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Will Rogers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Will Rogers Elementary.

What district is Will Rogers Elementary in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

What is the racial makeup of Will Rogers Elementary?

Students at Will Rogers Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Will Rogers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Will Rogers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Adams Middle
High : Santa Monica High

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