Is Santa Monica High a good school?

Yes. Santa Monica High ranks in the top 6.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Santa Monica High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 2,806 students attended Santa Monica High.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Monica High?

Students at Santa Monica High are 42% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American, 6% Asian.

What schools feed into Santa Monica High?

Santa Monica High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Edison Elementary Elementary : Franklin Elementary Elementary : Grant Elementary Elementary : John Muir Elementary Elementary : McKinley Elementary Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary Elementary : Will Rogers Elementary Middle : John Adams Middle Middle : Lincoln Middle

Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Santa Monica High ranks better than 94% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.24. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Santa Monica High has the largest high school student body size in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (42.3%), Hispanic (34.7%), two or more races (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Santa Monica High is 21, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Santa Monica High employs 133.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Santa Monica High is $7,059, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Santa Monica High:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Monica High 128^th of 2123 California public high schools. (See Santa Monica High in the ranking list.)

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Monica-Malibu Unified 125^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Santa Monica High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	54.14	434^th	1653	73.7%
2005	55.09	499^th	1901	73.8%
2006	61.82	434^th	1968	77.9%
2007	61.23	432^nd	2063	79.1%
2008	60.41	468^th	2117	77.9%
2009	63.62	369^th	2238	83.5%
2010	59.37	529^th	2281	76.8%
2011	58.39	574^th	2367	75.7%
2012	62.33	481^st	2354	79.6%
2013	69.27	315^th	2426	87.0%
2015	83.11	304^th	1994	84.8%
2016	82.79	328^th	2039	83.9%
2017	91.37	164^th	2021	91.9%
2018	90.98	178^th	2017	91.2%
2019	93.29	129^th	2133	94.0%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	94.24	128^th	2123	94.0%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Santa Monica High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2065	254	298	614	9	n/a	n/a	0	3240
1989	1828	242	219	600	7	n/a	n/a	0	2896
1990	1512	251	247	685	8	n/a	n/a	0	2703
1991	1442	288	249	791	9	n/a	n/a	0	2779
1992	1390	272	256	830	5	n/a	n/a	0	2753
1993	1231	266	293	849	7	n/a	n/a	0	2646
1994	1159	267	284	805	4	n/a	n/a	0	2519
1995	1102	296	258	891	5	n/a	n/a	0	2552
1996	1102	296	258	891	5	n/a	n/a	0	2552
1997	1197	332	237	923	4	n/a	n/a	0	2693
1998	1327	354	223	974	9	n/a	n/a	0	2887
1999	1458	396	232	1012	5	n/a	n/a	3	3106
2000	1511	363	224	982	7	n/a	n/a	0	3087
2001	1633	338	230	1031	8	n/a	n/a	0	3240
2002	1700	378	260	1054	9	n/a	n/a	0	3401
2003	1700	378	260	1054	9	n/a	n/a	0	3401
2004	1730	398	261	1053	7	n/a	n/a	0	3449
2005	1698	372	246	1039	6	n/a	n/a	8	3369
2006	1643	329	240	1014	4	n/a	n/a	23	3253
2007	1613	295	254	996	5	n/a	n/a	38	3201
2008	1510	270	249	1048	6	n/a	n/a	0	3083
2009	1454	281	204	1014	4	44	60	0	3061
2010	1315	261	229	1021	3	9	268	0	3106
2011	1205	262	236	1202	3	6	200	0	3114
2012	1220	272	249	1134	6	7	181	0	3069
2013	1259	274	249	1091	6	9	153	0	3041
2014	1216	268	237	1074	5	11	146	0	2957
2015	1235	277	235	1079	4	13	141	0	2984
2016	1129	278	236	1071	4	4	228	0	2950
2017	1076	248	228	1029	4	5	234	0	2824
2018	1108	230	216	1009	3	9	251	0	2826
2019	1153	216	208	992	2	9	277	0	2857
2020	1145	202	188	995	2	7	277	0	2816
2021	1179	189	169	1005	3	6	311	1	2863
2022	1187	183	155	974	2	3	301	1	2806

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 Santa Monica High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	3240	124.4	26.0	n/a
1989	2896	104.8	27.6	n/a
1990	2703	116.5	23.2	n/a
1991	2779	114.4	24.2	n/a
1992	2753	116.3	23.6	14.7
1993	2646	109.7	24.1	19.4
1994	2519	106.3	23.7	15.9
1995	2552	106.3	24.0	20.3
1996	2552	106.3	24.0	20.3
1997	2693	108.1	24.9	21.4
1998	2887	110.5	26.1	25.6
1999	3106	124.9	24.9	24.1
2000	3087	129.3	23.9	16.4
2001	3240	134.8	24.0	16
2002	3401	139.4	24.4	18.3
2003	3401	139.4	24.4	18.3
2004	3449	144.4	23.9	20.4
2005	3369	134.2	25.1	19
2006	3253	138.1	23.6	23.8
2007	3201	137.7	23.2	22.5
2008	3083	165.7	18.6	25.6
2009	3061	130.2	19.1	26.3
2010	3106	131.2	23.6	27.5
2011	3114	n/a	n/a	27.4
2012	3069	139.4	22.0	n/a
2013	3041	134.8	22.5	34.4
2014	2957	132.0	22.3	27.3
2015	2984	130.0	22.9	29.5
2016	2950	128.0	23.0	28.7
2017	2824	129.2	21.8	26.9
2018	2826	140.8	20.0	26.5
2019	2857	136.9	20.8	26.8
2020	2816	n/a	n/a	31.3
2021	2863	130.4	21.9	24.3
2022	2806	133.1	21.0	26.6

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Santa Monica High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	3240	124.4	26.0	n/a
1989	2896	104.8	27.6	n/a
1990	2703	116.5	23.2	n/a
1991	2779	114.4	24.2	n/a
1992	2753	116.3	23.6	14.7
1993	2646	109.7	24.1	19.4
1994	2519	106.3	23.7	15.9
1995	2552	106.3	24.0	20.3
1996	2552	106.3	24.0	20.3
1997	2693	108.1	24.9	21.4
1998	2887	110.5	26.1	25.6
1999	3106	124.9	24.9	24.1
2000	3087	129.3	23.9	16.4
2001	3240	134.8	24.0	16
2002	3401	139.4	24.4	18.3
2003	3401	139.4	24.4	18.3
2004	3449	144.4	23.9	20.4
2005	3369	134.2	25.1	19
2006	3253	138.1	23.6	23.8
2007	3201	137.7	23.2	22.5
2008	3083	165.7	18.6	25.6
2009	3061	130.2	19.1	26.3
2010	3106	131.2	23.6	27.5
2011	3114	n/a	n/a	27.4
2012	3069	139.4	22.0	n/a
2013	3041	134.8	22.5	34.4
2014	2957	132.0	22.3	27.3
2015	2984	130.0	22.9	29.5
2016	2950	128.0	23.0	28.7
2017	2824	129.2	21.8	26.9
2018	2826	140.8	20.0	26.5
2019	2857	136.9	20.8	26.8
2020	2816	n/a	n/a	31.3
2021	2863	130.4	21.9	24.3
2022	2806	133.1	21.0	26.6

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Santa Monica High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$7,059

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Santa Monica High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 129^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 128^th of 2123 High schools	0%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Monica High)	81.3	82.1	0.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified)	80.4	81.3	0.9%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Monica High)	56.4	51.1	5.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified)	56.2	51.8	4.4%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
11th Grade Science (Santa Monica High)	50.8	55.8	4.9%
11th Grade Science (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified)	49.7	55.6	6%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	30.8	0.4%
12th Grade Science (Santa Monica High)	45.2	48.8	3.5%
12th Grade Science (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified)	41.7	49.7	8%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2857	2863	0.2%
African American	216	189	12.5%
American Indian	2	3	50%
Asian	208	169	18.8%
Hispanic	992	1005	1.3%
Pacific Islander	9	6	33.3%
White	1153	1179	2.3%
Two or More Races	277	311	12.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	26.8%	24.3%	2.5%

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Elementary:	Edison Elementary
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	McKinley Elementary
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Middle:	John Adams Middle
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