Best Public Schools in Alhambra, CA

Summary:

The city of Alhambra, California is home to 11 schools, all part of the Alhambra Unified School District. The district includes 9 elementary schools and 2 high schools, with no middle schools or alternative schools. Overall, the district is ranked 266 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mark Keppel High School stands out as a top-performing school, ranked 150th out of 2,323 California high schools for the 2023-2024 school year with a 5-star rating. The school has an exceptional 4-year graduation rate of 97.5% and a very low dropout rate of 0.2%. Academically, Mark Keppel High School consistently outperforms both the Alhambra Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In contrast, Alhambra High School has a 94.2% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate.

Among the elementary schools, Martha Baldwin Elementary stands out, ranked 1,005th out of 5,862 California elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year with a 4-star rating. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments and has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4%. In contrast, Granada Elementary has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 31.8%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)						CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Alhambra High	Public	9-12	101 South Second St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6910	2,160	96	22.5	57.3%	40 (1.9%)	19 (0.9%)	1,210 (56.0%)	818 (37.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	68 (3.1%)	74.2	415^th of 2323 public high schools	82.1%		72.4	445^th of 2348 public high schools	81.0%	30									39.2	35.8	37.4							66.2	66.2							35.8	35.8							$10,393
Mark Keppel High	Public	9-12	501 East Hellman Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6710	2,205	84	26.2	48.7%	27 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	568 (25.8%)	1,456 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	146 (6.6%)	90.5	150^th of 2323 public high schools	93.5%		91.9	141^st of 2348 public high schools	94.0%	9									51.2	54.0	52.6							72.8	72.8							54.4	54.4							$10,053
Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	372	19	19.2	49.7%	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	268 (72.0%)	64 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	48.6	2633^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	55.1%		59.8	2063^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	64.9%	570							37.9	42.5			40.6	40.0	35.1	44.8	43.6	67.4	80.0		53.7	56.0	37.8	31.0	28.2	35.3	55.0		39.8	89.5	93.0		91.2	93.0	91.2	$11,844
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 South Elm St.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	617	27	22.7	45.2%	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	461 (74.7%)	109 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	67.8	1686^th of 5862 public elementary schools	71.2%		68.2	1665^th of 5874 public elementary schools	71.7%	21	15.9	10.0	6.7	12.5	8.7	11.2	32.2	34.6			33.3	50.7	48.0	57.6	52.9	48.3	66.7		53.4	59.2	52.1	45.8	45.8	46.0	53.9		50.5							$11,705
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	110 West McLean St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3380	574	33	17.4	54.9%	24 (4.2%)	9 (1.6%)	326 (56.8%)	189 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	66.6	1746^th of 5862 public elementary schools	70.2%		68.1	1670^th of 5874 public elementary schools	71.6%	76							33.3	42.9			39.0	48.2	52.9	61.7	51.0	66.2	64.3		57.8	52.7	54.2	50.0	34.6	52.2	52.9		50.0	96.1	97.4		96.1	97.4	97.4	$11,404
Granada Elementary	Public	K-8	100 South Granada Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3600	369	20	18.5	58.5%	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	263 (71.3%)	70 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	30.7	3876^th of 5862 public elementary schools	33.9%		26.8	4200^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.5%	324							18.9	40.4			31.0	13.8	26.5	40.5	40.0	58.6	55.3		40.3	9.4	32.4	27.0	26.3	27.6	34.8		26.9	90.9						$12,602
Marguerita Elementary	Public	K-8	1603 South Marguerita Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3620	491	21	23.0	60.7%	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (59.9%)	175 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	49	2606^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.5%		49.1	2577^th of 5874 public elementary schools	56.1%	29							33.9	47.1			42.0	35.0	34.2	42.3	54.7	71.4	56.5		51.8	42.5	31.6	37.5	30.3	71.9	44.8		44.2							$11,556
Martha Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-8	900 South Almansor St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3300	935	36	25.8	52.4%	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	293 (31.3%)	590 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	83.7	1005^th of 5862 public elementary schools	82.9%		88.8	774^th of 5874 public elementary schools	86.8%	231							42.0	52.5			46.8	57.6	67.4	67.8	65.3	73.9	79.2		68.9	75.3	62.4	56.3	55.0	60.5	59.4		61.1	93.6				96.8		$11,522
Park Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marengo Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3640	657	27	24.0	52.4%	26 (4.0%)	8 (1.2%)	378 (57.5%)	200 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	73.9	1412^th of 5862 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.8	1634^th of 5874 public elementary schools	72.2%	222							43.6	52.4			48.9	55.4	44.8	65.5	65.9	65.6	64.6		60.6	62.5	47.1	56.4	42.7	40.6	52.4		49.5	94.2	95.4	96.5	95.4	94.2	96.5	$11,375
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Norwood Pl.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3660	701	29	23.8	60.5%	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	291 (41.5%)	380 (54.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	64.8	1825^th of 5862 public elementary schools	68.9%		66.3	1745^th of 5874 public elementary schools	70.3%	80							35.6	45.3			40.2	51.6	48.3	45.8	59.3	67.7	64.5		57.0	50.0	43.1	39.7	53.7	58.5	53.1		50.3							$11,583
William Northrup Elementary	Public	K-8	409 South Atlantic Blvd.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6620	793	35	22.3	57.0%	13 (1.6%)	10 (1.3%)	282 (35.6%)	452 (57.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	77.8	1251^st of 5862 public elementary schools	78.7%		69.4	1609^th of 5874 public elementary schools	72.6%	358							51.6	33.3			46.0	53.9	60.9	66.3	47.4	58.6	50.0		57.1	60.4	59.8	56.3	44.7	56.9	23.8		53.0							$11,862

Cities Near Alhambra

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Gabriel	1.22 mi	14	266^th
South Pasadena	1.67 mi	5	19^th
Los Angeles	1.74 mi	747	564^th
Monterey Park	1.97 mi	9	115^th
San Marino	2.05 mi	4	3^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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