Santa Monica Alternative School House

Ocean Park residents looking for alternative education can explore SMASH.

Santa Monica Alternative School is located inside John Muir Elementary School.

Santa Monica Alternative School has groups of mixed ages in its curriculums.

Santa Monica beach is blocks away from SMASH, an alternative school in Southern California.

Santa Monica Alternative School in Ocean Park uses a constructivist approach.

SMASH is a Santa Monica alternative school serving kindergarten to 8th grade.

Santa Monica Alternative School House

Public Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8

2525 5th St, Santa Monica, CA

Ocean Park Neighborhood

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

333 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Jessica Rishe

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1

Math Proficiency
57%

Reading Proficiency
72%

Academics

A+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

72%

Math Proficiency

57%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

16:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

16.7%

Test Scores

Student Progress

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

555:1

Student Diversity

Male

52.6%

Female

47%

White

51.8%

Hispanic

23.9%

Two or more races

10.9%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6.9%

Black

5.7%

Native American

<1%

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School Rankings

#19 Best Public MS Teachers in California

#46 Best Public ES Teachers in California

#73 Best Public MS in California

Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0 parent

3/5/2022

This school has a no homework policy. Sounds great at first when children are in the lower grades. As they get older they are not working that muscle and have trouble keeping up when they move on to other schools. Teachers allow kids to use calculators and computers for spell check. This is a disser...

5.0 parent

3/18/2015

We've been at SMASH for 2 years now. This is a wonderfully nurturing creative environment for children. My child is extremely happy. Teachers and principal are top notch. They are on the cutting edge of education, offering so many extra tools to parents and children. For example, last week there was...

5.0 other

12/13/2014

Alumni. I'm in HS right now, I believe SMASH was a great experience for me. I went from K to 8th. It was fun. Looking back, there were many times when I had wish I had a better understanding in math. Today, I struggle with some pretty simple concepts now that I'm in High School. SMASH has a really g...

5.0 parent

5/9/2014

Smash is an amazing school and I am so grateful everyday that my daughter goes there. This was our 1st year at SMASH and the teachers and principle surpassed my expectations. They speak to children with such honor and respect. Not shaming them and finding every opportunity as a way to teach children...

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