Total enrollment
14,548
-1,145 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Alhambra Unified
California · 14,548 students · 3 cities
Alhambra Unified hosts 18 public K-12 schools inside California, collectively enrolling about 14,548 students (around 808 per school).
4-year change in Alhambra Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Alhambra Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #103 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,548 | #92 of 587 | #580 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #129 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #448 of 587 | #8,828 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.0% | #392 of 587 | #4,444 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #229 of 530 | #2,012 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Alhambra Unified
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Monterey Highlands Elementary at 73.9% proficient to Granada Elementary at 33.2%, a gap of 40.7 points. That is the 127th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 16,603 to 14,548 students (down 12%) and from 634 to 634 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Keppel High | Alhambra | High | 09-12 | 2,201 |
| Alhambra High | Alhambra | High | 09-12 | 2,056 |
| San Gabriel High | San Gabriel | High | 09-12 | 1,761 |
| Martha Baldwin Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 923 |
| Monterey Highlands Elementary | Monterey Park | Elementary | KG-08 | 917 |
| William Northrup Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 814 |
| Brightwood Elementary | Monterey Park | Elementary | KG-08 | 804 |
| Repetto Elementary | Monterey Park | Elementary | KG-08 | 739 |
| Ynez Elementary | Monterey Park | Elementary | KG-08 | 695 |
| Fremont Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 654 |
| Ramona Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 650 |
| Park Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 581 |
| Garfield Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 577 |
| Marguerita Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 445 |
| Emery Park Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 383 |
| Granada Elementary | Alhambra | Elementary | KG-08 | 348 |
| Century High | Alhambra | Combined | M-M | · |
| Independence High (Alternative) | Alhambra | Combined | M-M | · |
About Alhambra Unified
Alhambra Unified is a sparse California school district running 18 schools with combined enrollment near 14,548.
In terms of grade levels, Alhambra Unified covers 13 elementary, 3 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 808 in this district, noticeably above the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 7%: 15,693 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,548 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 17 to 16 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Alhambra Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.