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Alhambra Unified


At a glance
274thof 1,543 California districts▼ 8
Better than 82% of California districts
1515 West Mission Rd.
Alhambra, CA 91803-1618
·(626) 943-3330·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2016–2025
2025: better than 82.2% of districts
16
Schools
14,548
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedMark Keppel High198th of 2,162 California high schools
Biggest riser
Ramona Elementary up 501 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Granada Elementary 17.1 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
Summary:

The Alhambra Unified school district serves the communities of Alhambra, Monterey Park, and San Gabriel with 16 schools, including 13 K-8 elementary schools and three high schools, where overall performance ranks in the top 20% of California districts.

Standout schools include Mark Keppel High, the district's top performer with a 5-star rating, and Monterey Highlands Elementary, the highest-ranked elementary school; both significantly outperform state averages in English and math. In contrast, Granada Elementary and Emery Park Elementary face academic challenges and have the highest rates of chronic student absenteeism in the district.

The district excels in graduation rates, with all high schools exceeding 94%, and maintains lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates than the state average. An interesting finding is that higher per-student spending does not always correlate with better performance, as seen at Granada Elementary. Parents should note the significant variation in performance between schools, particularly in mathematics at the high school level, and the strong link between low absenteeism and high academic achievement.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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