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Enrollment
2,201
High
DISTRICT 2,006 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310930
Mark Keppel High
501 East Hellman Ave., Alhambra, CA 91801 · (626) 943-6710 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
901 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 | 520 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 551 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 548 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 582 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%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
75.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
59.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points 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 | 48.2% | 26.8% | 12.2% | 12.8% |
| Math | 36.1% | 23.1% | 16.4% | 24.3% |
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 | 75.0% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 54.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.5% | 55.1% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 60.3% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 69.4% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 73.3% |
| 2016-17 | 78.3% | 72.4% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Mark Keppel High
Mark Keppel High's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Keppel High this school | 2,201 | 40.9% | 65.3% |
| Silver Creek High San Jose | 2,139 | 44.6% | 57.5% |
| Milpitas High Milpitas | 2,926 | 44.0% | 65.7% |
| Temple City High Temple City | 1,779 | 35.9% | 68.3% |
| Westmoor High Daly City | 1,278 | 40.8% | 50.9% |
| Troy High Fullerton | 2,504 | 39.7% | 81.2% |
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 Mark Keppel High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #120 of 1,052 | #33 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #96 of 1,056 ▲ 22 | #24 of 229 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #161 of 1,056 ▲ 27 | #38 of 229 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #368 of 1,044 | #45 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,201 | #187 of 2,093 | #40 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #1,274 of 1,352 | #340 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #616 of 1,351 | #100 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #1,272 of 1,575 | #343 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #677 of 802 | #202 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
2,201
-35 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 2,452
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 2,201 | 84.5 | 26.0:1 | 41% (901) |
| 2023-24 | 2,178 | 81.9 | 26.6:1 | 52% (1,122) |
| 2022-23 | 2,205 | 84.2 | 26.2:1 | 49% (1,074) |
| 2020-21 | 2,236 | 82 | 27.3:1 | 50% (1,108) |
| 2017-18 | 2,286 | 81.4 | 28.1:1 | 59% (1,355) |
| 2015-16 | 2,298 | 82 | 28.0:1 | 58% (1,322) |
| 2010-11 | 2,452 | N/A | N/A | 61% (1,484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Keppel High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,286 to 2,201); teachers up 4% (81.4 to 84.5).
About Mark Keppel High
Mark Keppel High, a high-enrollment high school, is located in Alhambra, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,201 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 163% higher.
Mark Keppel High is among 16 schools run by Alhambra Unified, which serves 14,548 students.
Asian students account for 63% of enrollment at Mark Keppel High. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Mark Keppel High has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 84.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 26.0:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 41%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
Mark Keppel High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (65.3%) and its predicted rate (55.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Mark Keppel High is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
The closest public school to Mark Keppel High is Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 59.6%, lower than Mark Keppel High's 65.3%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 2,236 in 2020-21 to 2,201 in 2024-25, a change of 35 students. By 2024-25, the school had 26.0 students per teacher, compared with 27.3 in 2020-21.
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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
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 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
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Park ElementaryElementary · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson (Ralph Waldo) Elementary0.7 mi · 390
- Ramona Elementary0.8 mi · 650
- Garvey (Richard) Intermediate0.9 mi · 661
- Bitely (Arlene) Elementary0.9 mi · 409
- Ynez Elementary1.0 mi · 695
- Martha Baldwin Elementary1.0 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Keppel HighHow many students attend Mark Keppel High?
Mark Keppel High enrolls approximately 2,201 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mark Keppel High serve?
Mark Keppel High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Mark Keppel High?
Approximately 26.0:1 students per teacher at Mark Keppel High.
How diverse is Mark Keppel High?
Mark Keppel High reports a student body of 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Black, 63% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Mark Keppel High?
Mark Keppel High is overseen by Alhambra Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.