Westminster Avenue Elementary vs Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)

Westminster Avenue Elementary has a higher overall rating of 8.5/10 compared to 5.2/10. Westminster Avenue Elementary is significantly larger with 344 students, about 1.6× the size of Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) (219). In math proficiency, Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) leads at 67.0%.

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Westminster Avenue Elementary

Venice, CA

8.5/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 5th

344 students

Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)

Santa Monica, CA

5.2/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 8th

219 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Westminster Avenue Elementary	Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
Overall Rating	8.5 / 10	5.2 / 10
Academic Score	8.9	7.7
Growth Score	8.5	2.1
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	77.9%	12.8%
Environment Score	8.0	9.0
State Rank	#574 of 9,557	#7,409 of 9,557
State Percentile	94th	23th

Test Scores

Subject	Westminster Avenue Elementary	Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
Math Proficiency	40.0%	67.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	44.0%	77.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Westminster Avenue Elementary	Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Kindergarten – 5th	Kindergarten – 8th
Enrollment	344	219
Student-Teacher Ratio	20.2:1	21.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	77.9%	12.8%
District	Los Angeles Unified	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
City	Venice	Santa Monica

Neighborhood

Metric	Venice (90291)	Santa Monica (90405)
Median Household Income	$119,043	$114,489
Median Home Value	$2,000,001	$1,940,700
Median Rent	$2,630	$2,311
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	71.8%	69.8%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.1%
Avg Commute	26 min	27 min

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