Santa Monica High School
310-395-3204
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Founded in 1884, Santa Monica High School—more familiarly known as Samohi—is one of the oldest high schools in California. With a diverse student body (roughly 30 percent Latino, 9 percent black, 8 percent Asian and .2 percent American Indian), the school features an exceptionally broad range of academic, athletic and extracurricular opportunities. Samohi is part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Celebrity alumni include Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr., Rob Lowe, Maya Rudolph and Charlie Sheen.
- Fax: 310-395-5842
- Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:30am - 4pm; Sat, Sun, closed
- Handicap Accessible: Yes
- Founding Date: 1884
- Number of students: 3,500
- Public/Private: Public
- Financial aid: Yes
- Religious affiliation: None
- Graduation rate (%): 97
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 19 to 1
- Parking: Free lot, On-street: metered
- Grade levels: 9-12
- Uniforms: No
- Features: Auditorium/stage, Cafeteria, Computer lab, Infirmary, Language lab, Library, Science lab, Sports facilities
- Advanced placement courses: Art, biology, calculus AB and BC, chemistry, computer science A and AB, English language, English literature, French language, German, Latin, Latin literature, Physics B and C, psychology, Spanish language, Spanish literature, statistics, U.S. history
- Extracurricular activities available: A.C.E. Mentor Program, ASB Leadership, band, cheerleaders, choir, Circle of Friends, Delians (CA Scholarship Federation), homecoming committee, marching band, orchestra, Project Safe Zone, The Samohi Newspaper, yearbook
- Student clubs: More than 100 clubs that revolve around academics, community and social activism, ethnic and gender affairs, athletics, music, dance, art, religion, science, environmentalism, parenthood, gay rights, political science and more.
- Sports teams: Baseball (boys and girls), basketball (b&g), cross country (b&g), football (b), golf (b), soccer (b&g), softball (g), swimming (b&g), tennis (b&g), track (b&g), volleyball (b&g), water polo (b&g), wrestling (b)
