| Saint Monica Preparatory | |
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 Upper School campus | |
| Location | |
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1039 7th Street (Lower School) 1030 Lincoln Boulevard (Upper School) , 90403 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°1′27″N118°29′50″W / 34.02417°N 118.49722°W /34.02417; -118.49722 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Patron saint | Saint Monica |
| Established | 1899; 126 years ago (1899) |
| Founder | Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary |
| Authority | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| President | Erin Luby |
| Upper School Principal | James Spellman |
| Lower School Principal | Neil Quinly |
| Teaching staff | 41 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | TK-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 581[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.1[1] |
| Colors | Green andGold |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Santa Fe League |
| Sports |
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| Mascot | Joe Mariner |
| Nickname | Mariners |
| Accreditation | |
| Newspaper | Weekly Compass |
| Yearbook | Compass |
| School fees | $550[2] |
| Tuition | $13,904 (2020–21)[2] |
| Affiliation |
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| Website | saintmonicaprep |
Saint Monica Preparatory is aparochial,co-educationalCatholic school inSanta Monica, California, consisting of students in gradesTransitional kindergarten tograde 12. It is located in theArchdiocese of Los Angeles and serves the parish ofSt. Monica Catholic Church.
The school in its current organizational structure was formed by the merging of the parish elementary and high schools into a singleTK–12 school, but the elementary and high schools remain on their respective separate campuses.[4]
Saint Monica was established in 1899 by theSisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.[5]The academy housed both an elementary school and a high school until 1930, when the elementary school became the "Saint Monica Parish Elementary School" and was transferred to its present site on Seventh Street. The school was sold in 1935, and Saint Monica High School was opened in 1939. The women's high school and the men's high schools were operated separately until the fall of 1968, when classroom instruction became co-educational.
The elementary and high schools had long been affiliated with one another as parish schools serving the St. Monica Catholic Church but were administered separately. In the spring of 2022, the school board announced that the two schools would merge into one legal entity under a single administration beginning in the 2022–23 academic year. TheTK-12 school would be rebranded as Saint Monica Preparatory.[6]
