Private school · Roman Catholic · Santa Monica, California
St. Monica Catholic High School
9–12 · 371 students, not counting pre-K · 13 per teacher (2021–22) · 3 AP courses on the College Board’s 2025–26 course audit
California private schools don’t take the state tests, so there are no results we can fairly compare. We don’t score or rank private schools.
Common questions
How long is the school day?
7.5 hours in the 2021–22 federal survey. Ask for current hours and care. Evidence ↓
How do I apply?
Call (310) 394-3701 and ask which grades have openings, how to apply and by when. Evidence ↓
What AP courses does it offer?
The AP Course Audit authorizes the school’s own teachers to teach 3 of the 40 courses in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program. It doesn’t show whether a section ran or how students did. Evidence ↓
More questions (4)
How big is it?
371 students, not counting pre-K, in the federal private-school survey (NCES Private School Universe Survey), 2021–22. About 13 students per teacher across the school. Evidence ↓
What are the free public options nearby?
Your assigned public high school depends on your address; the nearest are listed below, each placed among California’s public high schools on spring 2025 tests. Evidence ↓
What does a year cost?
Ask the school for the total yearly cost, including fees, and how financial aid works.
Does St. Monica Catholic High School have state test results?
No. Private schools in California don’t take the state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for St. Monica Catholic High School to score. Evidence ↓
Life at school
What would my child’s day be like?
The school reported a 7.5-hour day in 2021–22.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
Ask: What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
Students
Who goes to St. Monica Catholic?
In 2021–22, the federal survey counted 371 students, 13 per teacher.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
These figures leave out pre-K and cover the whole school, not one class.
- Hispanic or Latino 47%
- White 26%
- Black or African American 11%
- American Indian, Pacific Islander or two or more races, together 11%
- Asian 5%
156 boys and 215 girls in K–12 and ungraded classes, 2021–22.
Ask: How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
Public options
What are the free public options nearby?
Three district or charter high schools sit within 3 miles.
Public schools · straight-line distance from this school’s address
High
- Santa Monica High1.1 mi
- Palisades Charter High2.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
- New West Charter2.5 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
District schools are assigned by your home address. Charters run their own admissions.
Public schools at other levels (6)Elementary · Middle
Elementary
- Roosevelt Elementary0.3 mi
- Canyon Charter Elementary1.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
- Franklin Elementary1.3 mi
Middle
- Lincoln Middle0.6 mi
- John Adams Middle1.7 mi
- Paul Revere Charter Middle2.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Next steps
How do I visit St. Monica Catholic, and what should I ask?
Questions for your visit
- Which tests do students take, and how do they do? Ask for the school’s overall results.
- How do you teach students at different levels? Ask how they stretch fast learners and help those who need more.
More questions to ask (10) and the map
- How many students leave each year, and why? If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
- Where do students go after they finish here? Ask for the list of colleges and other paths recent graduates went on to.
- What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there? Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
- Who accredits the school? Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.
- What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
- How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
- How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
- Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
- Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
- How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Location and visiting
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Source records
The records behind this pageNCES survey · AP Course Audit · ZIP-area census
The federal survey counts American Indian, Pacific Islander and multiracial students separately; the copy we hold adds them into one share.
| Grades | 9–12 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 371 K–12 and ungraded students |
| Student : teacher | 13:1 |
| Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021–22. | |
| Teachers | 29.4 estimated K–12 full-time-equivalent teachers |
| Students | Coeducational |
| School day | 7.5 hours |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| School type | Catholic school run by a parish (NCES term: “Catholic (Parish)”) |
| AP courses authorized | 3 of the 40 courses in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program |
|---|
The 3 authorized AP courses, by discipline
2025–26 audit year · authorization does not confirm a section ran or students enrolled.
AP Course Ledger 2025–26 audit year (authorization, not enrollment)
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,925 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 76% |
| ZIP-area population | 23,867 |
| Median age | 44.2 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-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 90403 →
The ZIP area comes from the school’s directory address; it does not verify where the campus is.
Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (2021–22) · No. 00069991
Data sources: NCES Private School Universe Survey · College Board AP Course Audit · U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
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