Total enrollment
7,944
-1,077 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Santa Monica
California · Public K-12
Santa Monica runs 15 public K-12 schools inside California, with combined enrollment near 7,944 (10 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Santa Monica
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
91,169
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
7,944
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
15
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Charter Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 391 |
| Edison Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 404 |
| Franklin Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 597 |
| Grant Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 562 |
| John Adams Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 806 |
| John Muir Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
| Lincoln Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 914 |
| McKinley Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 362 |
| Olympic High (Continuation) | High | 09-12 | 30 |
| PBL High | Combined | M-M | · |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 552 |
| Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) | Elementary | KG-08 | 216 |
| Santa Monica High | High | 09-12 | 2,588 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Preschool | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Will Rogers Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 522 |
About Santa Monica
Across Santa Monica, California, 15 public schools teaches about 7,944 students between them.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city is made up of 10 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, and 1 other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 12%: 9,021 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,944 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Santa Monica lost 1 school, going from 13 to 12.
On allk12, the community for Santa Monica discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.