# Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified is a unified district in Los Angeles County, California. Reading proficiency is 72.4%, -0.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 60.0%, +2.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-monica-malibu-unified |
| County | Los Angeles |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 17 |
| Students | 8,616 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $22,552 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,706 (31.4%) |
| English Learners | 497 (5.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 73.1% | 4,466 |
| 2024 | 73.1% | 4,431 |
| 2025 | 72.4% | 4,328 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 57.9% | 4,477 |
| 2024 | 59.9% | 4,425 |
| 2025 | 60.0% | 4,327 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 54.0% | 80.8% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | 81.2% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | 80.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 35.3% | 67.1% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | 69.2% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | 69.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.9% | 75.5% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | 75.3% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | 74.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.1% | 60.7% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | 62.2% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | 61.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alicia Mignano | President | amignano@smmusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Dr. Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein | Board Member | rtahvildaranjesswein@smmusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Jennifer Smith | Board Member | jsmith@smmusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jon Kean | Board Member | jkean@smmusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Laurie Lieberman | Vice President | llieberman@smmusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Maria Leon-Vazquez | Board Member | mlvazquez@smmusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Stacy Rouse | Board Member | srouse@smmusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Franklin Elementary | Santa Monica | 85.3% | 81.8% | 83.5% | +0.9 | -3.1 |
| 2 | Edison Elementary | Santa Monica | 84.2% | 77.4% | 80.8% | +11.7 | +8.7 |
| 3 | Roosevelt Elementary | Santa Monica | 72.6% | 72.7% | 72.6% | +0.1 | +9.1 |
| 4 | Lincoln Middle | Santa Monica | 78.3% | 63.1% | 70.7% | -0.7 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Grant Elementary | Santa Monica | 74.0% | 66.4% | 70.2% | 0.0 | -5.5 |
| 6 | Santa Monica High | Santa Monica | 83.3% | 56.5% | 69.9% | +0.2 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Webster Elementary | Malibu | 70.3% | 66.2% | 68.2% | -9.2 | -6.1 |
| 8 | Malibu Elementary | Malibu | 67.2% | 62.9% | 65.1% | -1.0 | +1.0 |
| 9 | Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) | Santa Monica | 65.3% | 64.4% | 64.8% | -21.8 | +1.5 |
| 10 | Juan Cabrillo Elementary | Malibu | 67.9% | 56.6% | 62.2% | -3.9 | -10.0 |
| 11 | McKinley Elementary | Santa Monica | 61.0% | 63.5% | 62.2% | -6.7 | +1.2 |
| 12 | Malibu Middle | Malibu | 66.5% | 53.1% | 59.8% | +4.8 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Malibu High | Malibu | 67.7% | 45.1% | 56.4% | -1.5 | +12.5 |
| 14 | John Adams Middle | Santa Monica | 63.4% | 48.6% | 56.0% | -0.8 | +3.6 |
| 15 | John Muir Elementary | Santa Monica | 53.9% | 46.1% | 50.0% | -1.9 | +3.6 |
| 16 | Will Rogers Elementary | Santa Monica | 53.7% | 42.2% | 48.0% | -2.0 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Olympic High (Continuation) | Santa Monica | 8.3% | 23.1% | 15.7% | +8.3 | +23.1 |