Saint Monica Preparatory

For other uses, see St. Monica's School (disambiguation).

Santa Monica Preparatory
Upper School campus
Address
Map
1039 7th Street (Lower School)
1030 Lincoln Boulevard (Upper School)

Santa Monica
,
California
90403

United States
Coordinates34°1′27″N 118°29′50″W / 34.02417°N 118.49722°W / 34.02417; -118.49722
Information
TypePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Monica
Established1899; 125 years ago (1899)
FounderSisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
AuthorityArchdiocese of Los Angeles
PresidentKevin McCardle
Upper School PrincipalJames Spellman
Lower School PrincipalNeil Quinly
Teaching staff41 (FTE)[1]
GradesTK-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment581[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.1[1]
Color(s)Green and Gold   
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Santa Fe League
Sports
  • Football
  • basketball
  • tennis
  • soccer
  • volleyball
  • track and field
  • cross country
  • swimming
  • equestrian
MascotJoe Mariner
NicknameMariners
Accreditation
NewspaperWeekly Compass
YearbookCompass
School fees$550[2]
Tuition$13,904 (2020–21)[2]
Affiliation
Websitesaintmonicaprep.org
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Saint Monica Preparatory is a parochial, co-educational Catholic school in Santa Monica, California, consisting of students in grades Transitional kindergarten to grade 12. It is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and serves the parish of St. Monica Catholic Church.

The school in its current organizational structure was formed by the merging of the parish elementary and high schools into a single TK–12 school, but the elementary and high schools remain on their respective separate campuses.[4]

Background

Saint Monica was established in 1899 by the Sisters 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.

Former logo of Saint Monica Catholic High School

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. The TK-12 school would be rebranded as Saint Monica Preparatory.[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "listing of schools in Santa Monica". Allprivateschools.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tuition Information – Admissions – St. Monica Catholic High School". St. Monica Catholic High School. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges". directory.acswasc.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Monica's Church". Santa Monica Daily Press. October 29, 2022.
  5. ^ SMHS. "About St. Monica". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "Saint Monica Preparatory 2022-2023 Profile" (PDF). Saint Monica Preparatory website. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "SMCHS to honor Hall of Fame recipients". Saint Monica Catholic High School.
  8. ^ John Grasso (August 7, 2014). Pedersen, Randolph Michael, "Randy". Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810880221. Retrieved April 24, 2020.