Editing San Marino, California (section)

==Education==
On September 9, 1913, the first San Marino school was opened at the corner of Monterey Road, then called Calle de Lopez, and Oak Knoll, in what was known as the Old Mayberry Home. There were three teachers and thirty-five pupils [[K–8 school|from kindergarten through the eighth grade]]; high school students attended [[South Pasadena High School]] until [[San Marino High School]] was founded in 1952. San Marino High School graduated its first class in 1956. The high school's mascot, "The Titans", comes from [[Monte Titano|Mt. Titano]], in the Republic of San Marino.<ref name="Cityofsanmarino.org"/>

San Marino High School is situated on the former site of Carver Elementary School. In 1996, the high school reconstruction was begun and the school is now equipped with new laboratories, classrooms, and [[Ethernet]] connections, supported mainly by bond issues and rigorous fund-raising by the San Marino Schools Endowment. The new buildings include a brand new cafeteria, orchestra and band room, dance studio, journalism lab, and renovated auditoriums, as well as a renovated baseball field and a brand new football field/track.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=223775&type=d&pREC_ID=491709 |access-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702122303/https://www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=223775&type=d&pREC_ID=491709 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

San Marino High School is part of the [[San Marino Unified School District]]. Its public funding is supplemented by private donations raised through the San Marino Schools Foundation. Each year, the Foundation raises funds necessary to balance the District's budget. To date{{When|date=August 2022}}, the San Marino Schools Foundation has contributed $18,268,485 to the schools since its inception in March 1980.<ref name="history"/> From 2013 to 2017, the district was noted for having the highest percentage of students who met and exceeded the [[California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress]] standards.<ref>{{cite web | title = San Marino Unified School District is #1 in the State | publisher = San Marino Unified School District | date = October 2, 2018 | url = https://myemail.constantcontact.com/San-Marino-USD-is--1-in-the-State.html?soid=1011237654128&aid=0E2NO6IdwYo | access-date = October 16, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181016125944/https://myemail.constantcontact.com/San-Marino-USD-is--1-in-the-State.html?soid=1011237654128&aid=0E2NO6IdwYo | archive-date = October 16, 2018 | url-status = live }}</ref>

The San Marino Unified School District has been ranked as the top unified school district in the state of California for eighteen consecutive years, including 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanmarinotribune.com/smusd-still-atop-state-according-to-standardized-tests/|title=SMUSD Still Atop State, According to Standardized Tests|date=October 5, 2018|website=San Marino Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> Each of its public primary schools has also been honored as a [[California Distinguished School]] and a [[National Blue Ribbon School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Knoll |first=Corina |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere22-2009sep22,0,7530908.story |title=Piece of San Marino history a victim of the times |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 22, 2009 |access-date=August 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027131719/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere22-2009sep22,0,7530908.story |archive-date=October 27, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are four public schools in San Marino Unified School District:
* Valentine Elementary School
* Carver Elementary School
* [[Henry E. Huntington Middle School|Huntington Middle School]]
* [[San Marino High School]]

The two elementary schools offer instruction for grades K-5, the middle school for grades 6–8, and the high school for grades 9–12. The middle school was named Henry E. Huntington School, after San Marino's "first citizen."<ref name="history"/> In 1953, a new K. L. Carver Elementary was completed at its current location on San Gabriel Boulevard and was named after K. L. Carver, a long-serving school board member.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanmarinohs.org/about/history.jsp |title=San Marino High School |publisher=Sanmarinohs.org |access-date=August 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108012843/http://www.sanmarinohs.org/about/history.jsp |archive-date=November 8, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Stoneman Elementary School, named for Governor [[George Stoneman]], who had resided in San Marino, is no longer used for instruction by San Marino School District. The former school is now leased by the San Marino City Recreation Department and houses San Marino Unified School District special education staff.<ref name="history"/>

In November 2007, San Marino High School was ranked 82nd on a list of the best high schools in the nation, according to ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref name="U.S. News and World Report High School Rankingst">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html|title=Gold Medal Schools - U.S. News & World Report|access-date=December 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231022118/http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools|archive-date=December 31, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Private schools===
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* Southwestern Academy, a private college preparatory school, was founded on April 7, 1924. The campus was part of an original Spanish grant (the old ranch grew orange and avocado trees) and the land was subsequently legalized{{Clarify|date=August 2022}} by Abraham Lincoln. "Southwestern Academy" was named to capture the distinctive spirit of the Southwestern United States. Pioneer Hall, which was Southwestern's original campus building, was the home of then-Governor George Stoneman.<ref name="history"/>
* Saints [[Perpetua and Felicity|Felicitas and Perpetua]] school is a Catholic school that offers education in grades K-8. The city took the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to the Supreme Court{{Clarify|reason=The state or federal Supreme Court?|date=August 2022}} to block the construction of the school, as it was attempting to demolish a historical site called Casa Blanca or the Old Adobe (at one time the Luther Harvey Titus Adobe) to make way for the new school.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} Saints Felicitas & Perpetua School was completed and dedicated in 1950.<ref name="history"/>