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Malibu High

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Malibu High ranks 319 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 85% of California high schools

Summary

Malibu High is a public high school located in Malibu, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 390. It is part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, which is ranked 187 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Malibu High has a strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California high schools in recent years. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in English Language Arts/Literacy and Science, where 67.65% and 50.5% of students, respectively, were proficient or better in 2024-2025, outpacing the state and district averages. Malibu High's graduation rates are also impressive, ranging from 86.2% to 99.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While Malibu High's academic performance is generally stronger than nearby schools in the Las Virgenes Unified and Conejo Valley Unified districts, such as Calabasas High and Thousand Oaks High, the nearby Oak Park High School has even stronger academic performance, ranking among the top 2% of California high schools in recent years. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, Malibu High's academic performance and other metrics are still significantly stronger than the state and district averages, suggesting the school provides a high-quality education and support for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

387

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30215 Morning View Dr.
Malibu, CA 90265-3616

(310) 457-6801

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Feeder schools for Malibu High:

Elementary:	Malibu Elementary
	Webster Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg64%

California avg41%

319^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	87.7	313 of 2715	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	223 of 2480	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	208 of 2508	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	204 of 2497	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	160 of 2477	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	79.0	347 of 2379	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	383 of 2259	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	274 of 2236	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	424 of 2179	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	364 of 2063	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.3	462 of 2005	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	475 of 1999	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	358 of 1804	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	76.4	348 of 1777	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	88.8	138 of 1769	92.2%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	319 of 2162	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	223 of 2159	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	405 of 2170	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.9	98 of 2123	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	99 of 1290	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	299 of 2133	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	183 of 2017	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	214 of 2021	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	93.6	106 of 2039	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	160 of 1994	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	117 of 2426	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	116 of 2354	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	74.9	213 of 2367	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	69.5	306 of 2281	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	61.3	433 of 2238	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	407 of 2117	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	305 of 2063	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	240 of 1968	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	89 of 1901	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	82.1	60 of 1653	96.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	64.0	239 of 1052	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	389 of 1906	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	136 of 1915	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	289 of 1915	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.7	95 of 1858	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	82 of 1054	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	318 of 1833	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	139 of 1760	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	747 of 1900	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.3	278 of 1917	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	218 of 1861	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	388 of 1814	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	435 of 1742	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	99 of 2013	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	338 of 2026	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	461 of 2030	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	71 of 1126	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	101 of 1937	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	74.2	427 of 1862	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	270 of 1942	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	355 of 1948	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	488 of 1963	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	115 of 1916	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	134 of 1122	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	314 of 1880	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	213 of 1834	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	254 of 1252	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	390 of 1216	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	210 of 1155	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	336 of 1173	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	455 of 1193	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.3	54 of 1204	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	61.7	465 of 1222	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	234 of 1173	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2018)77th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	387	27	14.4	20.9%	279 (72.1%)	6 (1.6%)	63 (16.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	84.6	319^th of 2162 public high schools	85.2%		90.1	223^rd of 2159 public high schools	89.7%	96	50.5		48.6	67.7	67.7	45.1	45.1
Road to Success Academy at Campus Kilpatrick SDF	Public	7-12	427 South Encinal Canyon Rd.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-1225	4	2	2.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$117,376	$57,331	$60,045
Westlake High	Public	9-12	100 North Lakeview Canyon Rd.	Westlake Village	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-6711	1,900	80	23.8	17.7%	958 (50.4%)	32 (1.7%)	527 (27.7%)	235 (12.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	139 (7.3%)	90	195^th of 2162 public high schools	91.0%		84.6	333^rd of 2159 public high schools	84.6%	138	52.5	53.3	52.6	76.5	76.5	50.7	50.7	$15,563	$1,070	$14,493
Agoura High	Public	9-12	28545 West Driver Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-1262	1,709	74	23.0	26.2%	1,111 (65.0%)	27 (1.6%)	260 (15.2%)	118 (6.9%)	14 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	169 (9.9%)	77.6	455^th of 2162 public high schools	79.0%		85.3	321^st of 2159 public high schools	85.1%	134	42.8		41.6	61.2	61.2	42.8	42.8	$16,639	$480	$16,159
Indian Hills Continuation High	Public	9-12	28545 West Driver Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-1203	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak View High	Public	9-12	5701 Conifer St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 735-3217	27	3	9.0	14.8%	22 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	2 (7.4%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)								$32,640	$2,232	$30,408
Oak Park High	Public	9-12	899 Kanan Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 735-3300	1,483	61	24.2	12.4%	746 (50.3%)	14 (0.9%)	176 (11.9%)	415 (28.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	119 (8.0%)	98.4	31^st of 2162 public high schools	98.6%		98.2	36^th of 2159 public high schools	98.3%	5	78.2	45.5	76.2	91.6	91.6	75.0	75.0	$14,903	$426	$14,477
Conejo Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1402 East Janss Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6646	75	7	10.4	61.3%	16 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.6	2037^th of 2162 public high schools	5.8%		11.2	1994^th of 2159 public high schools	7.6%	43	2.6		2.4	9.8	9.8	2.0	2.0	$36,784	$1,271	$35,513
Thousand Oaks High	Public	9-12	2323 North Moorpark Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7491	1,703	80	21.1	23.8%	765 (44.9%)	19 (1.1%)	680 (39.9%)	118 (6.9%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (5.9%)	69.8	604^th of 2162 public high schools	72.1%		77.1	454^th of 2159 public high schools	79.0%	150	35.6		36.0	59.5	59.5	37.1	37.1	$16,950	$1,081	$15,869
Newbury Park High	Public	9-12	456 North Reino Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3676	2,047	93	21.9	17.5%	1,023 (50.0%)	21 (1.0%)	624 (30.5%)	220 (10.7%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	141 (6.9%)	85.4	302^nd of 2162 public high schools	86.0%		85.7	314^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	12	50.3		50.3	67.1	67.1	48.5	48.5	$16,317	$1,092	$15,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Malibu High

What is the racial makeup of Malibu High?

Students at Malibu High are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Malibu High in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

How many students attend Malibu High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Malibu High.

Is Malibu High a good school?

Malibu High ranks 319^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Malibu High?

Malibu High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Malibu Elementary
Elementary : Webster Elementary

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