Summary:
Martinez Unified includes eight schools: four elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools, and a K–12 alternative program, serving students across elementary through high-school grades. The schools’ average proficiency is above the state in ELA and science but just below it in math; those averages hide large differences from school to school. The clearest overall finding for families is that results vary sharply, especially between the two high schools.
Morello Park Elementary is the strongest conventional school overall, with 65% proficient in ELA, 61% in math, and 57% in science. It leads conventional schools in math and science, ahead of John Swett Elementary by 8 and 7 points, respectively. Briones (Alternative) has the highest all-grades ELA result, 71%, but its K–12 program is not a like-grade comparison. At the bottom, Vicente Martinez High reports 10% in ELA, 0% in math, and 5% in science. In grade 11, its results trail Alhambra Senior High by 53 points in ELA, 30 in math, and 43 in science.
Across all eight schools, the average rose 7 points in science from 2024–25 to 2025–26, compared with a 3-point state increase. ELA rose 5 points overall, but was essentially flat among the seven schools excluding Briones; math increased by 1 point overall. Las Juntas Elementary stands out for gains across all three subjects, including an 18-point science increase. Grade-level results can also change the picture: John Swett leads grade 3 ELA and math, while Morello leads grades 4 and 5 in both. SchoolDigger ranks Morello at the 84th statewide percentile and Vicente at the 5th. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL), sy 2024–25, ranges from 20% at Morello to 58% at Vicente; this is an observation, not an explanation of results.
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