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Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)

Alternative School · Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) is a alternative school school in Santa Monica, California, serving grades KG–08 with 216 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
216
Teachers (FTE)
11.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Missing

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 122 56%
Hispanic/Latino 34 16%
Two or more races 32 15%
Asian 19 9%
Black or African American 9 4%
Total enrollment 216 118M / 98F

English Language Learners: 12 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9% —
Reading Proficiency . 48.7% —
Science Proficiency . — —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.16 grade levels
Math
-0.65 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
2
0.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 216 100%

Contact & Location

2525 Fifth St.

Santa Monica, CA 90405

Phone: (310)396-2640

http://www.smmusd.org/smash

District

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $41,185

District enrollment: 8,806

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

063570007360

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD