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Schools in Santa Monica

Santa Monica’s public schools

Lyford Consolidated Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Santa Monica. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 25% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
1,396 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Monica’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Santa Monica’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Lyford H S places highest (better than 35%); Lyford El lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Santa Monica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lyford Elin LyfordD
6–8Lyford Middlein LyfordC
9–12Lyford H Sin LyfordC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lyford Consolidated Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lyford Consolidated Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,396 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$15,981TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 51.1% · 787 students tested
Math25%
State average 40.9% · 790 students tested

Santa Monica vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Santa Monica’s borders.

Schools next door
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Santa Monica—Lyford Consolidated Independent

Every school in Santa Monica

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Santa Monicain other towns
Lyford El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyford
D
658 students17:1Rate it →
Lyford Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lyford
C
299 students14:1Rate it →
Lyford H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Lyford
C+
439 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Monica’s schools

Are Santa Monica’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Santa Monica. Lyford Consolidated Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Santa Monica. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Santa Monica in?

Lyford Consolidated Independent School District.

Where do Santa Monica kids go to high school?

Lyford H S.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.