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Santa Monica High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
601 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone
(310) 395-3204
District
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2678
Classroom Teachers
138

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.6% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.9% of all U.S. schools.


Santa Monica High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
67%
41%
83%
55%
50%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 634 23.7%
Grade 10 712 26.6%
Grade 11 666 24.9%
Grade 12 666 24.9%
Total 2678 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.1% 52.0% 23.2%
Black 7.9% 6.9% 5.1%
Hispanic 39.6% 32.5% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.2% 8.4% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 25.8% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 27.3% 23.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 109,534 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,349.2 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.4% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.5% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.7% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 52,194 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.1% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 68.1% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.4% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.4% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.7% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.4% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 10.9% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,552 $101,891,000 27.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $12,836,000 3.4%
Staff $983 $8,672,000 2.3%
General Administration $436 $3,847,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,140 $10,054,000 2.7%
Operation $2,198 $19,389,000 5.2%
Transportation $232 $2,044,000 0.5%
Other $981 $8,652,000 2.3%
Total Support $7,426 $65,494,000 17.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $23,379 $206,201,000 55.2%
Total Expenditures $42,357 $373,586,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%