School District
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
- Santa Monica, CA
- Rating 4.32 out of 5 59 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade A+
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B+
- Health & Safetygrade A
- Administrationgrade A
- Sportsgrade A minus
- Foodgrade B+
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B+
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Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
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Expenses Per Student
$21,573 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Housinggrade C minus
Median Household Income
$67,154
National
$62,843Median Rent
$1,697
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$864,827
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$217,500Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Reviews
Rating 4.32 out of 5 59 reviews
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We had a great experience from Kinder through high school for both of our boys; one a third year college student and the other, currently a senior at SAMOHI. Our oldest son got into his top college choice and was well prepared thanks to the teachers, counselors, administrators and peers from SAMOHI.
It is extremely important as a parent to stay involved and be able to help your students navigate the system as it can be overwhelming and at times, political. Even through the pandemic, kudos to all for making the best of it!
It is extremely important as a parent to stay involved and be able to help your students navigate the system as it can be overwhelming and at times, political. Even through the pandemic, kudos to all for making the best of it!
We have been at John Muir for the past 5 years and LOVE it! It is a beautiful, small community oriented school with wonderful teachers, small class sizes on a lovely campus (it even has a butterfly garden) . The diversity is fantastic, with families from at least 8 different countries attending the school. PTA is strong and develops lots of activities for kids and parents to participate in from after school STEM classes, to free movie nights, to cultural activities and an annual Community Pancake Breakfast.
My overall experience so far has been great, there are different types of people and are all very welcoming. Most teachers are very kind and are very helpful, they try to help out as much as they can by providing extra time to come by if we ever need help. In particular there is this teacher that has been there for me when I was at my lowest and if it wasn’t for here I wouldn’t be where I am now. The relationships you can make with teachers is amazing. If I were to change anything it would probably be that they add more clubs to join or made it fun for students to join. There are many classes to choose from, they even work with the local college to take clases there to be able to stand out from other students. I took an art class at the college and although it was at a faster pace it definitely made me become more responsible. The one thing that stand out from many other schools is that they have many options for students such as academics, sports, extra curriculares and more.