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Enrollment
2,056
High
DISTRICT 2,006 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310929
Alhambra High
101 South Second St., Alhambra, CA 91801 · (626) 943-6910 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,056 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
986 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 497 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 461 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 522 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 576 | 28% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
36.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.3% | 31.6% | 17.7% | 16.4% |
| Math | 19.4% | 17.0% | 21.1% | 42.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 35.8% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 32.4% |
| 2018-19 | 69.3% | 43.6% |
| 2017-18 | 64.9% | 43.6% |
| 2016-17 | 67.9% | 45.5% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 45.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alhambra High
Alhambra High's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra High this school | 2,056 | 48.0% | 51.1% |
| Jefferson High Daly City | 1,072 | 41.1% | 31.6% |
| John F. Kennedy High Fremont | 1,273 | 52.7% | 45.7% |
| South San Francisco High South San Francisco | 1,239 | 41.8% | 42.4% |
| Clovis East High Clovis | 3,113 | 51.7% | 55.6% |
| Independence High San Jose | 2,289 | 47.0% | 46.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alhambra High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #303 of 1,052 | #67 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #324 of 1,056 ▼ 27 | #71 of 229 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #338 of 1,056 ▼ 30 | #75 of 229 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #557 of 1,044 | #165 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,056 | #259 of 2,093 | #51 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #740 of 1,352 | #234 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #552 of 1,351 | #84 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #1,190 of 1,575 | #335 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #264 of 802 | #105 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,056
-245 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 3,076
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,056 | 96.2 | 21.4:1 | 48% (986) |
| 2023-24 | 2,100 | 95.9 | 21.9:1 | 61% (1,283) |
| 2022-23 | 2,160 | 95.7 | 22.6:1 | 57% (1,238) |
| 2020-21 | 2,301 | 95 | 24.2:1 | 59% (1,358) |
| 2017-18 | 2,450 | 95.4 | 25.7:1 | 71% (1,749) |
| 2015-16 | 2,642 | 99 | 26.7:1 | 72% (1,905) |
| 2010-11 | 3,076 | N/A | N/A | 72% (2,218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alhambra High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,450 to 2,056); teachers up 1% (95.4 to 96.2).
About Alhambra High
Alhambra High is a large high school in Alhambra, California, administered by Alhambra Unified. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,056 students. It has 145% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Alhambra Unified is made up of 16 schools with 14,548 students in all.
The share of Hispanic students at Alhambra High is 56%, a majority. The remaining students are 37% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Alhambra High are from different groups.
The school had 96.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. The school reported 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Alhambra High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of California public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Alhambra High would score about 51.4%. It scores 51.1%, within a point of that figure.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Alhambra High from the closest public school, William Northrup Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Alhambra High ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.2:1 to 21.4:1 over the same years.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alhambra Unified
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- San Gabriel HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Monterey Highlands ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Brightwood ElementaryElementary · 804 students
Other schools in Alhambra
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Park ElementaryElementary · 581 students
Other Alhambra High schools
One other US public school is named Alhambra High. Alhambra High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Alhambra High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 2,169 students
Nearby schools
- William Northrup Elementary0.6 mi · 814
- Garfield Elementary0.6 mi · 577
- Granada Elementary0.8 mi · 348
- Park Elementary0.8 mi · 581
- Martha Baldwin Elementary0.9 mi · 923
- San Gabriel High1.2 mi · 1,761
Frequently asked questions
About Alhambra HighHow large is Alhambra High?
Alhambra High enrolls approximately 2,056 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Alhambra High serve?
Alhambra High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Alhambra High?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Alhambra High.
What is the student diversity at Alhambra High?
Student demographics at Alhambra High are roughly 2% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 37% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Alhambra High in?
Alhambra High is part of Alhambra Unified.
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