Is John Swett Elementary a good school?

John Swett Elementary ranks 1624 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Swett Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 521 students attended John Swett Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Swett Elementary?

Students at John Swett Elementary are 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of John Swett Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Swett Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Martinez Junior High High : Alhambra Senior High

John Swett Elementary

Summary:

John Swett Elementary is a public elementary school in Martinez, California, serving 521 students in grades K-5 and part of the Martinez Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 30% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Swett Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with students scoring higher than the district and state averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments. The school's performance is especially noteworthy for Hispanic students and students with disabilities, who rank in the top 10-20% of California elementary schools. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools, suggesting effective strategies to promote student attendance.

While John Swett Elementary outperforms many of its nearby counterparts, including Las Juntas Elementary, Morello Park Elementary, and John Muir Elementary, on academic measures, some nearby schools, such as Sequoia Elementary and Strandwood Elementary, also demonstrate strong performance. The school's focus on supporting certain student subgroups is a strength, but there is still room for improvement in addressing the academic performance of White and multi-racial students.

Detail:

Public K-5

4955 Alhambra Valley Rd.
Martinez, CA 94553-5707

(925) 335-5860

District: Martinez Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1624^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,691

Students who attend John Swett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martinez Junior High
High:	Alhambra Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 521

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Swett Elementary ranks better than 72.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Martinez Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details John Swett Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Martinez Unified School District. Student population at John Swett Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.1%), Hispanic (21.5%), two or more races (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Swett Elementary is 19.9, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Martinez Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare John Swett Elementary employs 26.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Swett Elementary is $6,691. 2 elementary schools in the Martinez Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Swett Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John Swett Elementary 1624^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John Swett Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Martinez Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Martinez Unified 588^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Swett Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	80.23	881^st	4809	81.7%
2005	78.38	996^th	4822	79.3%
2006	77.24	1061^st	4818	78.0%
2007	78.20	1042^nd	5113	79.6%
2008	91.20	412^th	5113	91.9%
2009	86.04	703^rd	5193	86.5%
2010	85.16	724^th	5314	86.4%
2011	85.41	709^th	5377	86.8%
2012	85.33	708^th	5390	86.9%
2013	80.90	1007^th	5530	81.8%
2015	70.87	1460^th	5611	74.0%
2016	82.49	1025^th	5614	81.7%
2017	74.69	1350^th	5692	76.3%
2018	69.36	1599^th	5662	71.8%
2019	75.03	1378^th	5789	76.2%
2022	72.02	1529^th	5883	74.0%
2023	77.37	1259^th	5874	78.6%
2024	69.25	1624^th	5862	72.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	30.69	455^th	610	25.4%
2023	49.28	386^th	669	42.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.40	317^th	2420	86.9%
2024	70.96	479^th	2634	81.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.90	2558^th	5084	49.7%
2019	59.11	1827^th	5173	64.7%
2022	67.65	1282^nd	5264	75.6%
2023	54.27	2082^nd	5374	61.3%
2024	53.19	2174^th	5511	60.6%

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Rank History for Female students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.87	1713^th	5413	68.4%
2019	74.41	1319^th	5492	76.0%
2022	79.37	1139^th	5635	79.8%
2023	71.39	1444^th	5617	74.3%
2024	77.95	1171^st	5605	79.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.53	1210^th	2585	53.2%
2022	83.31	253^rd	2227	88.6%

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Rank History for Male students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.76	1457^th	5431	73.2%
2019	72.45	1411^th	5510	74.4%
2022	60.01	1954^th	5663	65.5%
2023	78.23	1168^th	5650	79.3%
2024	55.82	2171^st	5636	61.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.49	830^th	4830	82.8%
2019	76.03	879^th	4963	82.3%
2022	82.43	657^th	5084	87.1%
2023	74.69	971^st	5098	81.0%
2024	86.71	484^th	5102	90.5%

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Rank History for White students at John Swett Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.93	1693^rd	2737	38.1%
2019	59.48	1231^st	2834	56.6%
2022	46.71	1564^th	2726	42.6%
2023	58.39	1184^th	2662	55.5%
2024	40.12	1703^rd	2647	35.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John Swett Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	379	14	28	38	5	n/a	n/a	0	464
1989	445	13	30	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1990	449	17	35	47	7	n/a	n/a	0	555
1991	465	18	41	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	576
1992	452	15	38	43	9	n/a	n/a	0	557
1993	438	20	25	49	4	n/a	n/a	0	536
1994	435	18	19	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	528
1995	397	32	23	76	5	n/a	n/a	0	533
1996	397	32	23	76	5	n/a	n/a	0	533
1997	402	17	25	79	5	n/a	n/a	0	528
1998	405	18	26	75	7	n/a	n/a	0	531
1999	401	15	26	84	9	n/a	n/a	0	535
2000	401	19	29	78	6	n/a	n/a	0	533
2001	413	18	24	87	8	n/a	n/a	0	550
2002	377	17	26	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	516
2003	377	17	26	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	516
2004	371	14	20	88	5	n/a	n/a	12	510
2005	297	22	20	67	3	n/a	n/a	78	487
2006	351	12	20	66	2	n/a	n/a	36	487
2007	329	12	19	67	0	n/a	n/a	37	464
2008	289	12	24	55	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	380
2009	274	9	28	55	1	1	45	0	413
2010	269	14	30	88	1	1	19	0	422
2011	232	12	21	82	2	0	36	0	385
2012	241	7	18	89	1	0	43	0	399
2013	256	3	20	108	3	0	53	0	443
2014	268	6	26	120	3	10	75	0	508
2015	268	6	21	140	1	4	74	0	514
2016	301	7	26	130	1	5	66	0	536
2017	304	7	23	128	0	3	63	0	528
2018	285	7	24	133	0	6	60	0	515
2019	284	6	26	130	0	5	61	0	512
2020	284	13	21	128	0	6	62	0	514
2021	262	8	17	106	1	5	58	0	457
2022	266	10	22	102	1	3	65	0	469
2023	287	7	34	112	1	3	77	0	521

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Swett Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	464	23.5	19.7	n/a
1989	532	23.0	23.1	n/a
1990	555	26.0	21.3	n/a
1991	576	24.9	23.1	n/a
1992	557	25.3	22.0	13.8
1993	536	23.5	22.8	13.4
1994	528	22.9	23.1	18.2
1995	533	23.5	22.7	18.2
1996	533	23.5	22.7	18.2
1997	528	24.0	22.0	18.2
1998	531	28.0	19.0	15.4
1999	535	27.0	19.8	15
2000	533	28.6	18.6	11.6
2001	550	30.8	17.9	11.6
2002	516	27.5	18.8	15.1
2003	516	27.5	18.8	15.1
2004	510	27.0	18.9	11
2005	487	24.8	19.6	11
2006	487	26.0	18.7	12.9
2007	464	25.0	18.6	13.3
2008	380	24.2	15.7	15
2009	413	21.6	18.3	8.7
2010	422	22.2	19.0	14.9
2011	385	n/a	n/a	14.8
2012	399	14.0	28.5	n/a
2013	443	17.0	26.0	12.4
2014	508	19.0	26.7	12.8
2015	514	23.0	22.3	15.4
2016	536	24.0	22.3	12.9
2017	528	24.9	21.1	11.7
2018	515	23.9	21.5	19.6
2019	512	25.2	20.3	18.6
2020	514	n/a	n/a	16
2021	457	23.9	19.0	14.2
2022	469	24.9	18.8	24.7
2023	521	26.1	19.9	30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Swett Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	464	23.5	19.7	n/a
1989	532	23.0	23.1	n/a
1990	555	26.0	21.3	n/a
1991	576	24.9	23.1	n/a
1992	557	25.3	22.0	13.8
1993	536	23.5	22.8	13.4
1994	528	22.9	23.1	18.2
1995	533	23.5	22.7	18.2
1996	533	23.5	22.7	18.2
1997	528	24.0	22.0	18.2
1998	531	28.0	19.0	15.4
1999	535	27.0	19.8	15
2000	533	28.6	18.6	11.6
2001	550	30.8	17.9	11.6
2002	516	27.5	18.8	15.1
2003	516	27.5	18.8	15.1
2004	510	27.0	18.9	11
2005	487	24.8	19.6	11
2006	487	26.0	18.7	12.9
2007	464	25.0	18.6	13.3
2008	380	24.2	15.7	15
2009	413	21.6	18.3	8.7
2010	422	22.2	19.0	14.9
2011	385	n/a	n/a	14.8
2012	399	14.0	28.5	n/a
2013	443	17.0	26.0	12.4
2014	508	19.0	26.7	12.8
2015	514	23.0	22.3	15.4
2016	536	24.0	22.3	12.9
2017	528	24.9	21.1	11.7
2018	515	23.9	21.5	19.6
2019	512	25.2	20.3	18.6
2020	514	n/a	n/a	16
2021	457	23.9	19.0	14.2
2022	469	24.9	18.8	24.7
2023	521	26.1	19.9	30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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