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William Northrup Elementary

Q: Is William Northrup Elementary a good school?

William Northrup Elementary ranks 1298 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

William Northrup Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 814 students in the Alhambra Unified district, notable for its impressive and steady academic improvement over the last several years.

The school has shown remarkable growth, rising from a 2-star to a 4-star rating since 2018 and now ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools. It differentiates itself from nearby schools like Martha Baldwin Elementary and Ramona Elementary with its strong upward trajectory, excellent mathematics performance that beats district and state averages, and exceptional, 5-star-rated support for English Language Learners. Furthermore, the school has made great strides in improving student attendance, which research strongly links to academic success.

While William Northrup is a district success story, the data reveals it is particularly effective with certain student groups, such as English Learners, and shows strength in early grades. Compared to schools in other districts, like the highly-ranked Marengo Elementary in South Pasadena Unified, it operates with moderate resources and serves a more economically diverse community. The school's continued challenge will be to apply its successful strategies consistently across all grade levels and student subgroups to maintain its positive momentum.

814

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,882

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 South Atlantic Blvd.
Alhambra, CA 91803-3643

(626) 943-6620

District: Alhambra Unified

Students who attend William Northrup Elementary usually attend:

High:

Alhambra High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.8%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,298^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

541^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Alhambra Unified

274^th of 1,543Alhambra Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	1298 of 5857	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	1254 of 5869	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	1606 of 5859	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	1704 of 5883	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	3138 of 5789	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	3047 of 5662	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.4	2304 of 5692	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.8	2554 of 5614	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	2498 of 5611	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	2105 of 5530	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	2520 of 5390	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.7	2615 of 5377	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.1	2270 of 5314	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	2839 of 5193	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	2718 of 5113	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.0	2109 of 5113	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	737 of 1203	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	715 of 1205	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	780 of 1190	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	730 of 1154	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	976 of 1149	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	895 of 1071	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.5	167 of 3162	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	493 of 3245	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	170 of 3311	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	330 of 3275	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	374 of 3246	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	1091 of 5597	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	1141 of 5612	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	1584 of 5609	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	1929 of 5635	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	3498 of 5492	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2824 of 5413	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2853 of 5107	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2716 of 5107	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4009 of 5087	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3465 of 5084	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3799 of 4963	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3578 of 4830	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	1273 of 5460	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	1059 of 5517	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1373 of 5363	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	1174 of 5264	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	2358 of 5173	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2157 of 5084	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	1491 of 5628	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1319 of 5643	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1601 of 5638	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	1392 of 5663	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	2427 of 5510	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	3089 of 5431	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	541 of 2761	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	740 of 2783	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	743 of 2781	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	936 of 2740	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	934 of 2715	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	1103 of 2480	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.8	695 of 2508	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	787 of 2497	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	632 of 2477	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	63.1	797 of 2379	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	924 of 2259	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	803 of 2236	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	620 of 2179	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	606 of 2063	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	559 of 2005	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.6	514 of 1999	74.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	367 of 739	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	447 of 743	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	365 of 715	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	388 of 733	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	465 of 745	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	562 of 700	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.7	78 of 1478	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	35 of 1521	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	144 of 1540	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	75 of 1442	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	39 of 1364	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	554 of 2533	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	799 of 2551	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1104 of 2531	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1038 of 2509	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	764 of 2380	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	1136 of 2262	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1315 of 2395	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1091 of 2388	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	1139 of 2374	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1070 of 2359	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	1352 of 2213	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1359 of 2072	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	332 of 2542	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	512 of 2579	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	559 of 2531	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	523 of 2458	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	506 of 2369	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	613 of 2230	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	509 of 2534	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	628 of 2552	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	455 of 2538	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	723 of 2527	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	960 of 2407	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	925 of 2273	59.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-39 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Northrup Elementary	Public	K-8	409 South Atlantic Blvd.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6620	814	37	22.0	46.7%	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	264 (32.4%)	487 (59.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	76.7	1298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		77.8	1254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	44																													37.9	42.6	39.9	65.3	61.0	60.7	55.3	58.5	62.3	60.4	65.3	61.9	48.3	53.1	54.2	47.5	55.5							$14,882	$1,457	$13,425
Park Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marengo Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3640	581	24	24.2	45.1%	17 (2.9%)	12 (2.1%)	350 (60.2%)	169 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	72.2	1512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		73.9	1415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	97																													34.3	43.9	39.1	60.0	65.6	58.2	69.1	69.8	63.6	64.5	57.6	53.2	37.3	52.7	52.3	51.5	50.8	94.2	95.4	96.5	95.4	94.2	96.5	$11,823	$1,072	$10,751
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Norwood Pl.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3660	650	26	24.7	60.0%	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	259 (39.8%)	353 (54.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	76.2	1327^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		64.8	1828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	501																													38.7	59.8	51.3	58.7	62.1	55.7	63.4	67.1	81.5	65.8	70.7	52.2	46.8	55.6	52.9	59.8	56.7							$12,822	$1,391	$11,431
Marguerita Elementary	Public	K-8	1603 South Marguerita Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3620	445	20	22.0	54.8%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	264 (59.3%)	159 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	51.8	2508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.2%		49	2610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	102																													31.0	63.1	50.5	32.6	42.9	50.0	51.7	55.4	71.9	52.6	39.5	40.5	40.5	43.6	40.0	64.6	45.8							$12,221	$1,265	$10,956
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	110 West McLean St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3380	577	31	18.6	46.8%	25 (4.3%)	9 (1.6%)	314 (54.4%)	195 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	64.2	1878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.6	1749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	129																													34.3	54.6	44.1	38.6	57.9	52.9	68.0	55.3	80.3	59.1	41.4	60.0	40.0	57.7	46.8	56.1	50.1	96.1	97.4		96.1	97.4	97.4	$14,010	$1,090	$12,920
Martha Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-8	900 South Almansor St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3300	923	36	25.3	45.1%	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	254 (27.5%)	607 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	80	1154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%		83.7	1008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.8%	146																													48.2	55.4	52.3	52.2	70.0	58.5	63.0	75.8	71.6	65.4	62.0	65.9	52.9	55.4	63.4	60.7	59.9	93.6				96.8		$12,128	$1,238	$10,890
Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	383	19	19.7	50.7%	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	285 (74.4%)	61 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	41.3	3134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.6	2637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	497																													21.6	34.0	28.7	42.4	48.0	46.0	38.7	40.5	71.4	49.3	44.1	36.0	21.6	31.3	32.6	44.0	35.3	89.5	93.0		91.2	93.0	91.2	$14,939	$1,440	$13,499
Granada Elementary	Public	K-8	100 South Granada Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3600	348	20	17.1	54.6%	11 (3.2%)	5 (1.4%)	224 (64.4%)	94 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	28.2	4119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		30.7	3882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	237																													17.7	24.2	20.9	28.6	26.7	27.3	48.7	52.5	53.1	40.2	35.1	9.7	17.7	32.5	39.7	29.4	29.5	90.9						$16,374	$1,620	$14,754
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 South Elm St.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	654	32	20.4	39.3%	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	486 (74.3%)	113 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	74.7	1384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.8	1689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	305	17.0	22.5	4.9	8.0	12.5	33.3	15.7	31.9	22.5	24.4	24.0	20.8	38.1	26.8	25.5	37.5	7.3	12.0	37.5	47.6	26.3	8.5	20.0	0.0	8.0	8.3	38.1	12.1	33.8	17.7	27.2	55.0	61.8	63.0	63.8	57.6	56.9	59.3	56.8	63.2	51.4	55.3	44.6	43.1	53.0							$14,345	$1,338	$13,007
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4342 Alpha St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2530	164	8	20.5	84.1%	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	144 (87.8%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	78.1	1240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		83.8	1006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	234																													40.9		40.9	61.9	66.7	59.1	52.4			60.6	66.7	70.0	39.1	66.7			61.1							$31,507	$6,337	$25,170

Frequently Asked Questions about William Northrup Elementary

Is William Northrup Elementary a good school?

William Northrup Elementary ranks 1298^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is William Northrup Elementary in?

Alhambra Unified

What schools do graduates of William Northrup Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Northrup Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Alhambra High

What is the racial makeup of William Northrup Elementary?

Students at William Northrup Elementary are 60% Asian, 32% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend William Northrup Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended William Northrup Elementary.

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