District guide
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified public schools
Parent-focused district context for Los Angeles County, CA: school list, grade pathway, enrollment scale, profile links, and the local checks to make before using the district in a housing decision.
Direct answer for parents
What Santa Monica-Malibu Unified tells you before choosing a home
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified is listed with 17 public schools and 8,806 reported students in the current NCES file. Treat this as a district-level research page: it helps you understand scale, grade coverage, and school records, but it does not confirm the school assigned to a specific address.
The current district file lists 10 primary, 3 middle, 3 high, 1 other schools. Verify transition grades, feeder patterns, transfer policies, and program eligibility with the district.
17 district schools are associated with Los Angeles County in the current file, about 1% of listed county schools. Confirm address-level assignment locally.
Grade pathway
District school mix by level
Use this section to separate elementary, middle, high, and other school records before comparing commute, programs, and assignment rules.
10
3,752 reported students
3
1,946 reported students
3
3,108 reported students
1
Enrollment not reported for this level
Parent checks for Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
These are the local questions that matter after the public data narrows the field.
Confirm the assigned school
Use official attendance-zone or address lookup tools before assuming a school serves a home.
Check transition grades
Elementary choices can split into different middle or high school paths, especially in large districts.
Verify choice-program rules
Charter, magnet, virtual, and transfer options can require applications, lotteries, or eligibility checks.
Compare similar schools
Compare schools at the same level before treating enrollment, grade span, or school type as a quality signal.
School records
Largest listed schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
Sorted by reported enrollment. Profile links appear where SchoolsByCounty has generated an individual school page; listed-only records still preserve NCES grade, type, city, and enrollment fields.
| School | Level | Grades | City | Enrollment | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica High Regular | High | 9–12 | Santa Monica | 2,678 | Profile |
| Lincoln Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | Santa Monica | 854 | Listed only |
| John Adams Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | Santa Monica | 837 | Listed only |
| Franklin Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 611 | Listed only |
| Roosevelt Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 594 | Listed only |
| Will Rogers Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 549 | Listed only |
| Grant Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 542 | Listed only |
| McKinley Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 403 | Listed only |
| Malibu High Regular | High | 9–12 | Malibu | 396 | Listed only |
| Edison Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 393 | Listed only |
| Malibu Middle Regular | Middle | 6–8 | Malibu | 255 | Listed only |
| Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) Alternative | Primary | KG–8 | Santa Monica | 247 | Listed only |
| Webster Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Malibu | 214 | Listed only |
| Malibu Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Malibu | 199 | Listed only |
| Olympic High (Continuation) Alternative | High | 9–12 | Santa Monica | 34 | Listed only |
| John Muir Elementary Regular | Primary | KG–5 | Santa Monica | 0 | Listed only |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Preschool Regular | Other | Not reported | Santa Monica | Not reported | Listed only |
Communities in the district file
NCES city fields are directory fields, not attendance boundaries. Use them to orient the district footprint, then verify the exact home-to-school assignment.
County coverage
Some districts can include records associated with more than one county. The route is anchored to the district's primary county record in the current data.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified FAQ
What schools are included for Santa Monica-Malibu Unified?
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified includes 17 public schools in the current NCES district file. The current district file lists 10 primary, 3 middle, 3 high, 1 other schools.
Does this Santa Monica-Malibu Unified page show exact attendance zones?
No. SchoolsByCounty publishes district and school records from public data. Attendance boundaries, transportation, transfers, magnet eligibility, and charter rules must be confirmed with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified or local assignment tools.
Is Santa Monica-Malibu Unified ranked as the best district in Los Angeles County?
No. This is a district guide, not a recommendation or ranking. Use it to understand the district's listed schools, grade spans, enrollment scale, and available school profiles before verifying local fit.
How many Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools have detailed profiles?
1 school in this district currently link to detailed SchoolsByCounty profiles. Other schools remain listed with NCES directory fields.
Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.