The Santa Monica Unified School District serves the diverse coastal communities of Santa Monica and Malibu. The district serves 11,000 students from Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade. There are 10 elementary schools, two middle schools, one middle/high school, one comprehensive high school, a continuation high school and a K- 8th grade alternative school.Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is proudly a high-performing district. The academic scores consistently rank in the top tier of districts in Los Angeles and the State of California. The U.S. News and World Report have named both Santa Monica High School and Malibu High School as Top High Schools in the nation and state. Extra-curricular programs including visual and performing arts and athletes at high school levels are the focal points within each campus.
Students at Santa Monica High School or Malibu High School comprehensively have a graduation rate of 96% and most moving forward with next level learning.