Public school · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Santa Monica High

Q: Is Santa Monica High a good high school?

Santa Monica High is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 79 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (696 of 704); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Santa Monica High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 83% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 57% the math standard; 58% and 35% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 599 students were tested in English and 591 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Santa Monica High rank in California?

Santa Monica High is in the 93rd percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). Santa Monica High ranks #104 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Santa Monica High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 20.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 544 chronically absent of 2,654 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.4%; 37 unduplicated suspended students of 2,679 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 20.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Santa Monica High compare to other schools in Santa Monica?

Santa Monica High is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,588 students. Use the schools in Santa Monica page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Q: What AP courses are offered at Santa Monica High?

Santa Monica High had own-school AP authorizations for 23 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Physics 1, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: How many students from Santa Monica High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 130 Santa Monica High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Santa Monica · 9–12 · 2,588 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

79 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Santa Monicahigher than 93 of the 100 California dots

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In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (696 of 704); across California, 89%. Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students in the four-year graduation cohort: 704
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 58%
Met standard: 25%
Below standard: 17%

83% met or exceeded · 599 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Exceeded	58%	27%	54%
Met	25%	30%	26%
Nearly met	10%	20%	11%
Not met	7%	23%	9%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 35%
Met standard: 22%
Below standard: 43%

57% met or exceeded · 591 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Exceeded	35%	14%	32%
Met	22%	16%	22%
Nearly met	19%	21%	21%
Not met	24%	49%	25%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

In grade 11, 83% met or exceeded the standard in English and 57% in math, against 57% and 30% statewide.grade 11 · spring 2025

83%English · met or exceeded the standard57%Math · met or exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 599 in English, 591 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 11 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 432,651 in English and 431,903 in math tested).

1.4% of students (37 of 2,679) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, against 3.2% at the average California high school.2024–25

1.4%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,679
Comparison: 37 of 2,679. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Low-income students here (187 tested in English, 188 in math, grade 11, spring 2025) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (49% and 21%).grade 11 · spring 2025

70%English · met or exceeded32%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2025
Students: low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grade 11: 187 in English, 188 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 187 students in English and 188 in math.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school83%

California57%

Tested: 599 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school83%

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified80%

Tested: 599 here · 713 in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Exceeded	58%	27%	54%
Met	25%	30%	26%
Nearly met	10%	20%	11%
Not met	7%	23%	9%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school57%

California30%

Tested: 591 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school57%

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified54%

Tested: 591 here · 706 in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Exceeded	35%	14%	32%
Met	22%	16%	22%
Nearly met	19%	21%	21%
Not met	24%	49%	25%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201981%609 tested

→

202583%599 tested

Santa Monica

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201956%617 tested

→

202557%591 tested

Santa Monica

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11

Santa MonicaCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)83%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

Santa MonicaCalifornia

0%50%100%201920222025No comparable state tests (COVID)57%30%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results; in 2020 and 2021 that was COVID.

English went from 81% in 2019 to 83% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 56% in 2019 to 57% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	Santa Monica	California
2019	81% 609 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	82% 585 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	83% 638 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	84% 647 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	83% 599 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	Santa Monica	California
2019	56% 617 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	51% 589 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	51% 629 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	57% 647 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	57% 591 tested	30% 431,903 tested

School pattern, spring 2025Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 696 of 704 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

73%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

65%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

82% enrolled in college within 12 months · 646 high-school completers

University of California107 · 17%
California State University83 · 13%
California community college185 · 29%
In-state private45 · 7%
Out-of-state, 4-year106 · 16%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 0%
Not enrolled119 · 18%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 370
Admitted: 274
Enrolled: 130

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

Fall 2025Applied 370 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 130
Fall 2024Applied 366 · Admitted 254 · Enrolled 99
Fall 2023Applied 383 · Admitted 269 · Enrolled 114
Fall 2022Applied 398 · Admitted 260 · Enrolled 127
Fall 2021Applied 396 · Admitted 264 · Enrolled 138
Fall 2020Applied 330 · Admitted 259 · Enrolled 132
Fall 2019Applied 332 · Admitted 225 · Enrolled 123
Fall 2018Applied 332 · Admitted 206 · Enrolled 105
Fall 2017Applied 313 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 95
Fall 2016Applied 316 · Admitted 203 · Enrolled 102
Fall 2015Applied 310 · Admitted 184 · Enrolled 92
Fall 2014Applied 273 · Admitted 185 · Enrolled 76
Fall 2013Applied 324 · Admitted 226 · Enrolled 109
Fall 2012Applied 319 · Admitted 212 · Enrolled 90
Fall 2011Applied 297 · Admitted 220 · Enrolled 103
Fall 2010Applied 312 · Admitted 277 · Enrolled 106
Fall 2009Applied 330 · Admitted 298 · Enrolled 124
Fall 2008Applied 335 · Admitted 295 · Enrolled 133
Fall 2007Applied 300 · Admitted 259 · Enrolled 140
Fall 2006Applied 304 · Admitted 269 · Enrolled 136
Fall 2005Applied 311 · Admitted 274 · Enrolled 126
Fall 2004Applied 298 · Admitted 222 · Enrolled 106
Fall 2003Applied 300 · Admitted 264 · Enrolled 128
Fall 2002Applied 270 · Admitted 232 · Enrolled 124
Fall 2001Applied 243 · Admitted 197 · Enrolled 108
Fall 2000Applied 202 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled 101
Fall 1999Applied 212 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 102
Fall 1998Applied 151 · Admitted 135 · Enrolled 66
Fall 1997Applied 202 · Admitted 154 · Enrolled 92
Fall 1996Applied 178 · Admitted 151 · Enrolled 84
Fall 1995Applied 177 · Admitted 149 · Enrolled 84
Fall 1994Applied 167 · Admitted 141 · Enrolled 78

Campus records · fall 2025

BerkeleyApplied 259 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 38
DavisApplied 194 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 12
IrvineApplied 175 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 5
Los AngelesApplied 276 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 15
MercedApplied 75 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled Masked
RiversideApplied 93 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 5
San DiegoApplied 257 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 10
Santa BarbaraApplied 296 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 16
Santa CruzApplied 204 · Admitted 149 · Enrolled 28

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 4

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science Principles
Statistics

Sciences 6

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 6

Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 4

French Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture

Arts 1

2-D Art and Design

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 446 of 515 Prepared students · 86.6%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 704 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 64 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

20 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

24in 100 at the average Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

544 of 2,654 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school20 in 100

at the average Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school24 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

1.4%of students were suspended at least once (37 of 2,679), 2024–25

3.0%at the average Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

187 English · 188 math tested

English70% / 49%

Math32% / 21%

White

220 English · 212 math tested

English92% / 68%

Math76% / 42%

Hispanic or Latino

211 tested per subject

English73% / 49%

Math34% / 19%

Two or more races

69 English · 68 math tested

English96% / 67%

Math74% / 42%

Asian

49 tested per subject

English88% / 80%

Math78% / 67%

Black or African American

45 English · 46 math tested

English69% / 41%

Math28% / 16%

Students with disabilities

74 English · 72 math tested

English41% / 18%

Math17% / 6%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	vs California
Low-income · 187 tested in English, 188 in math
English	70%	+268%	+2149%
Math	32%	−133%	+1121%
White · 220 tested in English, 212 in math
English	92%	+488%	+2468%
Math	76%	+769%	+3442%
Hispanic or Latino · 211 tested
English	73%	+568%	+2449%
Math	34%	+133%	+1519%
Two or more races · 69 tested in English, 68 in math
English	96%	+393%	+2967%
Math	74%	+173%	+3242%
Asian · 49 tested
English	88%	088%	+880%
Math	78%	078%	+1167%
Black or African American · 45 tested in English, 46 in math
English	69%	+267%	+2841%
Math	28%	−230%	+1216%
Students with disabilities · 74 tested in English, 72 in math
English	41%	+437%	+2318%
Math	17%	+215%	+116%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same groups statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Santa Monica High in Santa Monica, 70.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 68.3% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Santa Monica High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 1.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (32.5% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (91.8% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 66.6 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 187 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

White41%
Hispanic or Latino34%
Two or more races10%
Black or African American7%
Asian7%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
White	41%
Hispanic or Latino	34%
Two or more races	10%
Black or African American	7%
Asian	7%
Filipino	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 1 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (35%, 916 of 2,588). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers141

Average experience12 years

First-year teachers8%

81% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 80.87%: 107.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 133.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

ElementaryEdison ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleJohn Adams MiddleHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
High schoolSanta Monica HighThis campus · grades 9-12

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Edison Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
96th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Grant Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Will Rogers Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
64th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Franklin Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
McKinley Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
83rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Roosevelt Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
92nd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
76th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

John Adams Middle
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
76th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Lincoln Middle
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
88th percentile · Strong · middle · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

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601 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica 90405

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How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby high schoolsStatewide percentile

Animo Venice Charter High1.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.48thDeveloping
University High School Charter2.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.47thDeveloping

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile

El Dorado HighPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified · 1,998 enrolled · 35.5% meal eligibility84thStrong
Buchanan HighClovis Unified · 2,551 enrolled · 35.2% meal eligibility90thStrong
Bella Vista HighSan Juan Unified · 1,939 enrolled · 35.6% meal eligibility56thSolid
Liberty HighLiberty Union High · 2,836 enrolled · 35.7% meal eligibility60thSolid
Frontier HighKern High · 2,098 enrolled · 35.8% meal eligibility70thSolid
Temple City HighTemple City Unified · 1,779 enrolled · 35.9% meal eligibility88thStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 27.4–43.4% meal eligibility and 1,294–5,176 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Santa Monica High a good high school?

Santa Monica High is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 79 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (696 of 704); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Santa Monica High's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 83% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 57% the math standard; 58% and 35% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 599 students were tested in English and 591 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Santa Monica High rank in California?

Santa Monica High is in the 93rd percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Strong, 2025). Santa Monica High ranks #104 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Santa Monica High?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 20.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 544 chronically absent of 2,654 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.4%; 37 unduplicated suspended students of 2,679 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 20.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Santa Monica High compare to other schools in Santa Monica?

Santa Monica High is in the 93rd percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 2,588 students. Use the schools in Santa Monica page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Santa Monica High?

What AP courses are offered at Santa Monica High?

Santa Monica High had own-school AP authorizations for 23 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Physics 1, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Santa Monica High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 130 Santa Monica High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

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Santa Monica High is ranked #104 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	98.9%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	46.3%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	73.2%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	69.9%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	20.8%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	1.5%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	31.8%	17.8%	5%

Graduation rate: ↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 63 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 20.3% · index 84 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↑ vs CA 51.7% · index 68 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 43.8% · index 75 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 58 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 2.0pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 60 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.3pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 76 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	599	58%	26%	10%	7%	83%	+35

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	591	35%	22%	20%	24%	57%	+33

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	647	83.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	647	56.9%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	638	83.1%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	629	50.9%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	585	82.0%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	589	51.1%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	609	81.3%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	617	56.4%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	630	22%	37%	37%	5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	187	70.0%	+2	+21
White	220	91.8%	+4	+24
Hispanic/Latino	211	72.5%	+4	+24

Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
Santa Monica High ←	—	7993rd percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	46.3%	69.9%	1.5%
Animo Venice Charter High	1.6 mi	5548th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	13.3%	39.1%	0.9%
University High School Charter	2.7 mi	5547th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	17.3%	40.6%	0.4%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.8%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$62,469 – $125,576

Average elementary principal salary$157,428

Average middle school principal salary$168,539

Average high school principal salary$180,392

Superintendent salary$297,412

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 79/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 73.2% · numerator 515 students classified Prepared · denominator 704 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 86.6% · AP-pathway numerator 446 · denominator 515 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 515 of 704 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	80/100	94	#82	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	78/100	94	#96	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	80/100	94	#83	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	81/100	95	#70	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 22.6% → 2025 · 20.5% · −2.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 2.7% → 2025 · 1.4% · −1.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	599	57.8%	83.3%
2025 · Math	591	34.9%	56.5%
2024 · ELA	647	54.9%	83.8%
2024 · Math	647	30.6%	56.9%
2023 · ELA	638	56.0%	83.1%
2023 · Math	629	26.6%	50.9%
2022 · ELA	585	51.8%	82.0%
2022 · Math	589	27.3%	51.1%
2019 · ELA	609	54.5%	81.3%
2019 · Math	617	31.6%	56.4%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

98.9%

AP pathway among Prepared

86.6%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

64.7%

A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-Going Rate

81.6%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	43.1%	68.8%	11.9%	3.7%
2022	39.6%	66.6%	30.8%	3.6%
2023	41.3%	67.0%	24.4%	3.7%
2024	42.7%	70.3%	22.8%	2.7%
2025	46.3%	69.9%	20.8%	1.5%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	12.3%	20.4%	+8.1pp
Male	10.7%	20.7%	+10.0pp
Asian	5.9%	13.6%	+7.7pp
Black/African American	14.1%	22.2%	+8.1pp
Filipino	5.0%	27.8%	+22.8pp
Hispanic/Latino	12.6%	23.5%	+10.9pp
Two or More Races	9.2%	17.8%	+8.6pp
White	11.4%	19.3%	+7.9pp
Students with Disabilities	22.0%	35.6%	+13.6pp
English Learners	8.2%	26.1%	+17.9pp
Homeless	38.2%	31.6%	-6.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	13.5%	25.4%	+11.9pp
All Students	11.5%	20.5%	+9.0pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	370	274	130	3.89	3.98	4.06
2024	366	254	99	3.82	3.96	4.05
2023	383	269	114	3.92	4.01	4.10
2022	398	260	127	3.92	4.03	4.11
2021	396	264	138	3.88	4.00	4.10
2020	330	259	132	3.86	3.95	4.01
2019	332	225	123	3.90	4.02	4.06
2018	332	206	105	3.79	4.00	3.98
2017	313	190	95	3.74	3.94	3.98
2016	316	203	102	3.76	3.94	3.97
2015	310	184	92	3.78	3.99	4.00
2014	273	185	76	3.80	3.99	4.00

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	259	67	38
Berkeley	2024	247	48	22
Berkeley	2023	270	43	22
Berkeley	2022	299	47	28
Berkeley	2021	261	63	36
Davis	2025	194	83	12
Davis	2024	199	75	5
Davis	2023	197	84	14
Davis	2022	206	65	14
Davis	2021	205	93	13
Irvine	2025	175	28	5
Irvine	2024	175	26	3
Irvine	2023	173	27	5
Irvine	2022	194	42	6
Irvine	2021	196	39	7
Los Angeles	2025	276	31	15
Los Angeles	2024	262	22	15
Los Angeles	2023	282	31	16
Los Angeles	2022	304	30	20
Los Angeles	2021	281	32	17
Merced	2025	75	72	masked
Merced	2024	46	39	masked
Merced	2023	59	57	masked
Merced	2022	79	74	7
Merced	2021	67	62	4
Riverside	2025	93	78	5
Riverside	2024	76	56	5
Riverside	2023	92	69	9
Riverside	2022	98	59	4
Riverside	2021	86	47	6
San Diego	2025	257	58	10
San Diego	2024	260	46	4
San Diego	2023	245	42	7
San Diego	2022	278	50	15
San Diego	2021	249	73	11
Santa Barbara	2025	296	79	16
Santa Barbara	2024	277	81	18
Santa Barbara	2023	301	65	17
Santa Barbara	2022	299	49	13
Santa Barbara	2021	293	68	18
Santa Cruz	2025	204	149	28
Santa Cruz	2024	215	142	26
Santa Cruz	2023	251	161	22
Santa Cruz	2022	251	98	20
Santa Cruz	2021	227	135	26
Universitywide	2025	370	274	130
Universitywide	2024	366	254	99
Universitywide	2023	383	269	114
Universitywide	2022	398	260	127
Universitywide	2021	396	264	138

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
French Language and Culture	this school
Human Geography	this school
Japanese Language and Culture	this school
Macroeconomics	this school
Physics 1	this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	this school
Physics C: Mechanics	this school
Psychology	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Spanish Literature and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	12
AP enrollment	405
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	14
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	0
Total enrollment (CRDC)	2,803

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	107	16.6%
California State University	83	12.8%
California community college	185	28.6%
In-state private	45	7.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	106	16.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	0.1%
Not enrolled	119	18.4%

646 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 82% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,123 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,929 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,939 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 58%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$17,123 per pupil

2020$15,913 per pupil

2019$16,566 per pupil

2018$15,621 per pupil

2017$15,269 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 90405

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 90405
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$121,241
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	69.95%
ZCTA population	27,298
Median age	43.1 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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