Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a private college-prep school affiliated with G20 Schools. The school…More has two campuses. Its elementary school, admissions office and K-12 Sports Center are located at 1715 Olympic Boulevard; its middle school, upper school and administrative offices are located at 1714 21st Street.</p> <p>Unlike traditional institutions, Crossroads offers a more holistic education, developing students not only academically but emotionally and socially. The progressive school emphasizes creativity, arts, athletics, community service, leadership and environmental education.</p> <p>Crossroads is committed to academic excellence, the arts, the greater community, holistic health and developing a socially, economically and racially diverse student population. Its alumni include Michael Bay, Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. The school opens artistic and athletic events to the public, including art exhibits, concerts and dance and drama performances.</p>

McKinley Elementary School is a California Distinguished School. Its "McKinley PRIDE" acronym stands for "Peaceful…More Respectful Intelligent Diverse Enthusiastic."</p> <p>McKinley Elementary School has two "pathway" schools, both of which are located in Santa Monica: Lincoln Middle School and Santa Monica High School.</p>

John Muir Elementary School promotes academic excellence, diversity, and visual and performing arts within a safe…More and supportive environment. The school achieved an 803 API score in 2009. Its pathway schools are John Adams Middle School and Santa Monica High School.</p> <p>Programs held during school include child care, recreation, enrichment, Sports Together (CREST), P.S. Arts (both music and visual arts), summer adventure and summer reading. After-school programs include Dream Strings and Dream Winds (instrumental-music tutoring), Elemental Strings Orchestra and Family Gardens.</p>

Lighthouse Church School, established in 1983, shares a building with Lighthouse Foursquare Church, which has been…More around since 1930. It is associated with Lighthouse Christian Academy. </p> <p> </p>

Lincoln Middle School consists of roughly 1,200 students in grades six through eight, and is located at the…More intersection of California Avenue and 15th Street. The school strives to ensure that its students become visionary leaders, thinkers, global citizens, life-long learners and effective, multilingual communicators.</p> <p>Lincoln Middle School was honored with the National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2000, the Disney Spotlight School award in 2001 and California Distinguished School awards in 1994 and 1999.</p>

Cassidy is a pre-school for children ages 2 ½  to 5 years old. As every parent knows how important the…More formative years are, Cassidy offers a nurturing and positive atmosphere for social interaction and education.</p> <p>There are programs for toddlers and morning and afternoon sessions to accommodate busy schedules.</p>

Originally founded as a one-room schoolhouse in the late 19th century, Canyon Charter School is part of the Palisades…More Charter complex, a family of schools that the state of California has authorized for self-governance. School standards and policies are set by the Canyon School Governing Board, which consists of nine individuals, including teachers, staff members, administrators and the parents of enrolled children. Canyon Charter School's specialized instruction underscores eco-sensitivity and diversity; enrollment is open to any student who lives in Los Angeles.</p> <p>Programs include Second Step, which helps students develop social skills; Beyond the Bell, which allows students to use the playground after the school office closes at 4pm; After School Care, which includes additional art and sports sessions; Intramural Sports, operated by Star Education, which serves many schools in California; School Break Childcare, also coordinated by Star;  Enrichment Classes (drama, languages, more); and Junior Gardeners, through which first- and second-grade students learn about pollination, soil and more.</p>

Roosevelt Elementary School is located at the intersection of Montana Ave. and Lincoln Blvd. in the northern part of…More Santa Monica. Its mantra is "to open a book is to open a mind."</p> <p>A California Distinguished School, Roosevelt achieved an API score of 928 in 2009. The school uses Star Testing.</p> <p>Programs include Child Care, Recreation, Enrichment, Sports Together (CREST); Music; and Summer Reading.</p>

Little Dolphins By The Sea is a private school with a five-day-a-week program for children ages two years and 10…More months to four years and nine months. After-care is offered for working parents. There is also a program for the transitional kindergarten class, for children ages four years and 10 months through five years and two months.</p> <p>It is a bright and inviting school that is one of the premier pre-schools in Santa Monica. The staff is engaging and friendly, the area is quiet and safe and the curriculum focuses on personal development and peer interaction, preparing children for their first years in school.  </p>