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Top 8 Elementary Schools in Santa Monica, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Santa Monica based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 55.4% Exceeded Standard, compared to 31.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Canyon Charter Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 76.2 60.9% 85.5% 7.5% 0.0%
2 Franklin Elementary
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 73.0 57.7% 83.5% 11.8% 0.2%
3 Roosevelt Elementary
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 67.2 47.5% 72.6% 11.3% 0.0%
4 Edison Elementary
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 66.6 50.3% 81.2% 11.6% 0.0%
5 Grant Elementary
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 64.6 46.1% 70.2% 8.9% 0.2%
6 Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 61.3 33.4% 64.9% 6.5% 0.5%
7 McKinley Elementary
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 57.5 36.3% 62.2% 12.8% 0.8%
8 Will Rogers Elementary
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
 Los Angeles 50.7 25.1% 47.8% 21.5% 3.1%

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