Summary:
The Martinez Unified school district contains two high schools serving grades 9-12: the comprehensive Alhambra Senior High and the much smaller Vicente Martinez High, which presents as an alternative education program.
Alhambra Senior High is the district's primary high school, demonstrating strong outcomes with a 97% graduation rate, a very low dropout rate, and academic performance that meets or exceeds state averages in several subjects, particularly science. In contrast, Vicente Martinez High faces significant challenges, including an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate over 80%, a low graduation rate, and severe academic proficiency struggles, notably a 0% mathematics proficiency rate.
The data reveals a striking difference in resources and results: Vicente Martinez High receives more than double the per-student funding and has a much lower student-teacher ratio than Alhambra Senior High, yet its student outcomes are dramatically weaker. This suggests the alternative school serves a population with intensive needs that high funding alone has not yet resolved, particularly regarding student attendance, which is a critical area for improvement.
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