San Marino is a small, affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated in 1913, the City founders designed the community to be uniquely residential, with expansive properties surrounded by beautiful gardens, wide streets, and well maintained parkways. The city is located in the San Rafael Hills. The population was 13,147 at the 2010 census.

In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked the city’s 91108 ZIP code as the 63rd most expensive area to live in the United States.

San Marino is the location of the renowned Huntington Library and gardens. In the middle of San Marino lies Lacy Park, a huge 30-acre expanse of lush grass and trees, rare for urban areas. Families in San Marino have enjoyed the park for years, and it remains one of San Marino’s best kept secrets.

San Marino High School is part of the San Marino Unified School District. As of the 2010 Academic Performance Index, API school reports, the San Marino Unified School District is the top performing school district in California. Its high school consistently ranks as one of the highest API scores among public high schools in California. Each of its public primary schools have been honored as a California Distinguished School and the United States National Blue Ribbon School.

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.

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