Alhambra Senior High

Alhambra Senior High is an average-sized senior high in Martinez, California, run under Martinez Unified. The school serves 1,028 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 8 schools in Martinez Unified (3,774 students total), Alhambra Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alhambra Senior High lists that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Contra Costa County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Alhambra Senior High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Alhambra Senior High is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 61.2%; Alhambra Senior High posts 41.6%, -19.6 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) shows that median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Alhambra Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is John Muir Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alhambra Senior High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Alhambra Senior High's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,185 (now 1,028). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 51% to 39% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.