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Enrollment
1,761
High
DISTRICT 2,006 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310931
San Gabriel High
801 South Ramona St., San Gabriel, CA 91776 · (626) 943-6800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,761 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,170 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 | 398 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 429 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 27% |
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
59.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.2pp since 2014
Math
41.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.0% | 26.9% | 17.7% | 22.5% |
| Math | 20.4% | 21.5% | 17.4% | 40.8% |
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 | 59.8% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 60.9% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.4% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.1% | 60.2% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 53.3% |
| 2016-17 | 75.9% | 57.2% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 San Gabriel High
San Gabriel High's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel High this school | 1,761 | 66.4% | 52.7% |
| Gabrielino High San Gabriel | 1,438 | 70.0% | 57.8% |
| Glen A. Wilson High Hacienda Heights | 1,456 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| John A. Rowland High Rowland Heights | 2,016 | 68.1% | 56.8% |
| Yerba Buena High San Jose | 1,612 | 61.9% | 41.7% |
| Galileo High San Francisco | 1,750 | 62.9% | 53.0% |
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 San Gabriel High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #281 of 1,052 | #61 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #247 of 1,056 ▼ 37 | #57 of 229 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #479 of 1,056 ▼ 143 | #107 of 229 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #169 of 1,044 | #14 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,761 | #410 of 2,093 | #80 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #1,129 of 1,352 | #305 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #533 of 1,351 | #81 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #926 of 1,575 | #303 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #210 of 802 | #85 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
1,761
-183 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 2,397
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 1,761 | 72.8 | 24.2:1 | 66% (1,170) |
| 2023-24 | 1,768 | 78.5 | 22.5:1 | 72% (1,268) |
| 2022-23 | 1,814 | 79.1 | 22.9:1 | 67% (1,214) |
| 2020-21 | 1,944 | 77 | 25.3:1 | 67% (1,310) |
| 2017-18 | 2,151 | 77.1 | 27.9:1 | 80% (1,729) |
| 2015-16 | 2,253 | 81 | 27.8:1 | 78% (1,763) |
| 2010-11 | 2,397 | N/A | N/A | 85% (2,026) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Gabriel High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,151 to 1,761); teachers down 6% (77.1 to 72.8).
About San Gabriel High
San Gabriel High, a large high school, is located in San Gabriel, California. Enrollment stands at 1,761 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 110% bigger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
San Gabriel High is among 16 schools run by Alhambra Unified, which serves 14,548 students.
Federal enrollment data show San Gabriel High is 54% Asian. Other groups make up 39% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at San Gabriel High are from different groups.
The school lists 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. A total of 1,170 students, or 66%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public high schools, San Gabriel High outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
San Gabriel High scores 52.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.6%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, San Gabriel High among them.
Options for Youth San Gabriel is about 0.5 miles from San Gabriel High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 51.1%, lower than San Gabriel High's 52.7%.
The NCES locale for San Gabriel High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 1,944 in 2020-21 to 1,761 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.2:1.
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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
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Monterey Highlands ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Brightwood ElementaryElementary · 804 students
Other schools in San Gabriel
- Gabrielino HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,013 students
- Emperor ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Options for Youth San Gabriel0.5 mi · 244
- Granada Elementary0.6 mi · 348
- Del Mar High0.7 mi · 36
- Martha Baldwin Elementary0.7 mi · 923
- McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 618
- Washington Elementary1.0 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About San Gabriel HighHow large is San Gabriel High?
San Gabriel High enrolls approximately 1,761 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does San Gabriel High serve?
San Gabriel High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does San Gabriel High have?
San Gabriel High employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Gabriel High?
At San Gabriel High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 54% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is San Gabriel High public or private?
San Gabriel High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alhambra Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.