Santa Monica High

High school·Grades 9-12 Santa Monica, California·90405
Score
95.0/100
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#87
Among 1,729 California high schools
#1
In Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
#1
In Santa Monica
Top 6%
In California

Score 95.0/100: better than 95% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
83%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 94% of them
599 students tested
Math
57%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 92% of them
591 students tested
Science
59%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 93% of them
630 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA83.3599
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA83.3599
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math56.5591
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math56.5591
ScienceGrade 11CAST59.9591
ScienceGrade 12CAST41.039
ScienceGrade 14CAST58.7630
ScienceAll gradesCAST58.7630
ScienceGrade 99CAST58.0677

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
2,573
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
2,573
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
36%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

City
Los Angeles County

Contact

Address
601 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Santa Monica High at a glance

Santa Monica High is a public high school in Santa Monica, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school district. It has about 2,573 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 83% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 57% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 95.0 out of 100: better than 95% of them, ranking #87 of 1,729. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.