| San Marino Unified School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1665 West Drive San Marino ,California,91108United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12[1] |
| Established | 1951 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Linda de la Torre[2] |
| NCES District ID | 0634860[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,821[1] |
| Teachers | 137.27[1] |
| Staff | 126.1[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 20.55[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
San Marino Unified School District is a school district located inSan Marino,California.
According to theCalifornia Department of Education, SMUSD outperforms the state average across most metrics.[3][4]
In 2015, SMUSD was the highest performing school district in California.[5]
The district consists of two elementary schools (K.L. Carver Elementary School &Valentine Elementary School), one middle school (Henry E. Huntington Middle School) and one high school (San Marino High School).[6]
The first school opened inSan Marino, California on September 9, 1917 at the 'Old Mayberry Home'.[7] The small school had thirty-five students and three teachers, teaching from kindergarten to 8th grade. Until 1956, San Marino students attendedSouth Pasadena High School, then called South Pasadena-San Marino High School.[7]
In 1950,South Pasadena, California residents voted against allocating funds to expand South Pasadena-San Marino High School.[8] This led to San Marino residents voting to secede fromSouth Pasadena Unified School District to form SMUSD in 1951.[8] South Pasadena residents subsequently approved the funding in 1954 but the decision to form SMUSD was already made.[8]
San Marino Unified School District's Board of Education members are elected at-large and to a four-year term. The elections are plurality and are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbers years effective with the 2018 election.
