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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Schools
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Santa Monica). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
2 of 15 schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified carry a SchoolGrade (13 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1D: 1
Every school in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
High schools (3)
- A- Malibu High, Malibu
- Olympic High Continuation, Santa Monica
- Santa Monica High, Santa Monica
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- John Adams Middle, Santa Monica
- D+ Lincoln Middle, Santa Monica
- Malibu Middle, Malibu
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- Edison Elementary, Santa Monica
- Franklin Elementary, Santa Monica
- Grant Elementary, Santa Monica
- Malibu Elementary, Malibu
- Mckinley Elementary, Santa Monica
- Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Monica
- Webster Elementary, Malibu
- Will Rogers Elementary, Santa Monica
Other schools and academies (1)
- Santa Monica Alternative K 8, Santa Monica
Where Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Santa Monica (11)
- Malibu (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,641 students with 452 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,132 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0635700
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Las Virgenes Unified (15 schools, 6 mi)
- Oak Park Unified (7 schools, 11 mi)
- Conejo Valley Unified (26 schools, 13 mi)
- Simi Valley Unified (26 schools, 18 mi)
- Ocean View (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Beverly Hills Unified (5 schools, 19 mi)
- Culver City Unified (7 schools, 19 mi)
- El Segundo Unified (5 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
How many schools are in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Santa Monica-Malibu Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Santa Monica, Malibu.
How good are the schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified?
Across the 2 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 44% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Santa Monica-Malibu Unified?
8,641 students were enrolled in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Santa Monica-Malibu Unified?
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Santa Monica. Its boundary covers about 81.2 sq mi.