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What's the most underrated thing about San Marino High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
886
High
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARINO UNIFIED·NCES 063486005886
San Marino High
2701 Huntington Dr., San Marino, CA 91108 · (626) 299-7020 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of California public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
102 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 254 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 209 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within San Marino Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
84.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
77.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.3% | 35.2% | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| Math | 50.2% | 27.5% | 13.7% | 8.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 94.5% | 87.1% |
| 2022-23 | 87.9% | 83.9% |
| 2021-22 | 79.1% | 67.8% |
| 2020-21 | 74.8% | 70.7% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 86.2% |
| 2017-18 | 83.6% | 86.7% |
| 2016-17 | 86.2% | 81.7% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 89.0% | 86.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like San Marino High
San Marino High's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marino High this school | 886 | 11.5% | 86.0% |
| Saratoga High Saratoga | 1,161 | 3.4% | 84.5% |
| Mills High Millbrae | 1,115 | 20.3% | 69.2% |
| Leland High San Jose | 1,471 | 11.3% | 79.5% |
| Foothill High Pleasanton | 2,169 | 8.9% | 75.0% |
| Cupertino High Cupertino | 1,800 | 10.2% | 83.3% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where San Marino High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #13 of 1,052 | #5 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #22 of 1,056 ▼ 15 | #6 of 229 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #55 of 1,056 ▼ 46 | #16 of 229 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #234 of 1,044 | #77 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 886 | #809 of 2,093 | #175 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #608 of 1,352 | #207 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #461 of 1,351 | #68 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #1,543 of 1,575 | #391 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #167 of 802 | #68 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
886
-63 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,066
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 886 | 43.4 | 20.4:1 | 12% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 43.9 | 19.1:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 42.2 | 19.1:1 | 9% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 49 | 19.4:1 | 8% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 1,123 | 55.4 | 20.3:1 | 10% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 1,200 | 57 | 21.1:1 | 4% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 1,137 | N/A | N/A | 2% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 1,094 | 51 | 21.4:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 1,066 | 46 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Marino High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,123 to 886); teachers down 22% (55.4 to 43.4).
About San Marino High
Federal records list San Marino High as a high school in San Marino, California. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 886 students.
Besides San Marino High, San Marino Unified runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 3,083 students.
At San Marino High, 61% of students are Asian. Smaller groups are 18% White, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 15% Asian. The diversity index for San Marino High is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
San Marino High reports a ratio of 20.4 students per teacher, from 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 2.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at San Marino High, 12% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 58 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Among California public high schools, San Marino High outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.8%. San Marino High scores 86.0%.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, San Marino High among them.
San Marino High is about 0.5 miles from Carver Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, San Marino High is ahead of the 71.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The NCES locale for San Marino High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 949 in 2020-21 to 886 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.4:1) than in 2020-21 (19.4:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Marino Unified
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 777 students
- Valentine ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Huntington MiddleMiddle · 709 students
Other schools in San Marino
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 777 students
- Valentine ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Huntington MiddleMiddle · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary0.5 mi · 777
- Wilson Elementary0.8 mi · 379
- Huntington Middle1.0 mi · 709
- Valentine Elementary1.1 mi · 711
- Hamilton Elementary1.2 mi · 510
- Emperor Elementary1.3 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About San Marino HighWhat is the total enrollment at San Marino High?
San Marino High enrolls approximately 886 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does San Marino High serve?
San Marino High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Marino High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Marino High is approximately 20.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Marino High?
At San Marino High, the student body is approximately 18% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 61% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is San Marino High public or private?
San Marino High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Marino Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.