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Alhambra High

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Alhambra High ranks 478 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 78% of California high schools

Summary

Alhambra High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 2,056 students in the Alhambra Unified district, consistently ranking in the top quarter of California schools and boasting a graduation rate over 94%.

The school has standout strengths, particularly in supporting English Language Learners and students from lower-income families, where its results are among the best in the state. However, the data reveals a significant area for growth in mathematics, where proficiency lags behind both the district average and nearby schools like Mark Keppel High and San Marino High. Interestingly, while the school excels overall, there is a notable pattern where its Asian student population performs well below the school's average, suggesting a need for more targeted academic support for this group.

Compared to other schools in the area, Alhambra High operates efficiently, spending less per student than some neighbors while achieving strong graduation and low dropout rates. Its chronic absenteeism, though better than the state, is higher than some district peers. The performance gap with Mark Keppel High, which scores higher in core subjects with similar resources, points to potential for sharing successful teaching strategies within Alhambra Unified.

2,056

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,040

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 South Second St.
Alhambra, CA 91801-3716

(626) 943-6910

District: Alhambra Unified

Feeder schools for Alhambra High:

Elementary:	Emery Park Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Granada Elementary
	More...
	Marguerita Elementary
	Park Elementary
	Ramona Elementary
	William Northrup Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

Asian:

37.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

California avg41%

478^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	478 of 2162	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	415 of 2159	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	427 of 2170	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	396 of 2123	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	437 of 2133	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	389 of 2017	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.1	394 of 2021	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	500 of 2039	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	439 of 1994	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.5	312 of 2426	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.0	319 of 2354	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	311 of 2367	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	409 of 2281	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	63.9	362 of 2238	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	414 of 2117	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.7	402 of 2063	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	166 of 1968	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	77.0	127 of 1901	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	318 of 585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	311 of 573	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	324 of 591	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	265 of 581	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	294 of 582	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	222 of 581	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	511 of 1161	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	668 of 1117	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	733 of 1052	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	39 of 1085	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	53 of 1064	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	33 of 1044	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	13 of 941	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	47 of 938	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	469 of 1906	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	451 of 1915	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	456 of 1915	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	435 of 1858	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	381 of 1833	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	375 of 1760	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	742 of 1900	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	490 of 1902	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	638 of 1917	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	536 of 1861	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	811 of 1814	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	787 of 1742	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.7	52 of 299	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	74 of 290	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	390 of 2013	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	287 of 2026	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	208 of 2030	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	166 of 1943	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	184 of 1937	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	201 of 1862	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	437 of 1942	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	362 of 1948	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	399 of 1963	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	309 of 1916	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	481 of 1880	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	377 of 1834	79.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	101 of 577	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	151 of 574	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	189 of 541	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	372 of 515	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.0	96 of 422	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	84 of 366	77.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	604 of 1252	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	376 of 1216	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	269 of 1197	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	502 of 1204	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.6	146 of 1173	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2023)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

White (2022)58th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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Schools Near Alhambra High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alhambra High	Public	9-12	101 South Second St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6910	2,056	96	21.3	48.0%	50 (2.4%)	14 (0.7%)	1,148 (55.8%)	763 (37.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.8%)	76	478^th of 2162 public high schools	77.9%		80	415^th of 2159 public high schools	80.8%	63			42.4	9.1	41.7				65.9	65.9				36.4	36.4	$13,040	$1,043	$11,997
San Gabriel High	Public	9-12	801 South Ramona St.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6800	1,761	73	24.1	66.4%	15 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	681 (38.7%)	954 (54.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (5.7%)	71.9	561^st of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		80	414^th of 2159 public high schools	80.8%	147			35.6	13.3	34.9				59.8	59.8				41.9	41.9	$12,784	$1,192	$11,592
Options for Youth San Gabriel	Public, Charter	7-12	215 South Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Options for Youth San Gabriel District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-0390	244	9	26.6	77.5%	45 (18.4%)	8 (3.3%)	164 (67.2%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	54.4	940^th of 2162 public high schools	56.5%		36.4	1331^st of 2159 public high schools	38.4%	391	23.5			40.9	30.4		46.2	35.3	51.0	44.9		53.9	32.4	17.7	27.6
Mark Keppel High	Public	9-12	501 East Hellman Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6710	2,201	85	26.0	40.9%	18 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	568 (25.8%)	1,381 (62.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	223 (10.1%)	89.9	198^th of 2162 public high schools	90.8%		92.9	163^rd of 2159 public high schools	92.5%	35			51.8	16.1	49.7				75.0	75.0				59.3	59.3	$12,114	$1,007	$11,107
Del Mar High	Public	10-12	312 South Del Mar Ave.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 291-5723	36	4	9.0	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	24 (66.7%)	10 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	21	1673^rd of 2162 public high schools	22.6%		24.5	1597^th of 2159 public high schools	26.0%	76			14.3		14.3				33.3	33.3				0.0	0.0	$40,225	$3,429	$36,796
South Pasadena Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 Fremont Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5820	1,536	63	24.4	15.0%	374 (24.3%)	14 (0.9%)	377 (24.5%)	520 (33.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	241 (15.7%)	96.9	58^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		97.5	53^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	5			69.1		68.4				85.6	85.6				65.5	65.5	$17,084	$643	$16,441
Gabrielino High	Public	9-12	1327 South San Gabriel Blvd.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 573-2415	1,438	64	22.5	70.0%	32 (2.2%)	6 (0.4%)	533 (37.1%)	776 (54.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	75 (5.2%)	87.5	254^th of 2162 public high schools	88.3%		83.4	352^nd of 2159 public high schools	83.7%	98			52.7	27.3	51.9				67.4	67.4				53.9	53.9	$18,952	$1,650	$17,302
Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	63.6	727^th of 2162 public high schools	66.4%		65	650^th of 2159 public high schools	69.9%	77	22.3		35.7		28.1	38.5	44.1	39.1	51.0	43.1	20.3	32.1	21.9	33.8	26.8	$26,234	$3,605	$22,629
L.A. County High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	5151 State University Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 343-2550	551	47	11.6	18.9%	175 (31.8%)	46 (8.3%)	165 (29.9%)	62 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (14.5%)	86.2	278^th of 2162 public high schools	87.1%		85.7	316^th of 2159 public high schools	85.4%	38		40.4			39.5				89.4	89.4				42.3	42.3	$24,263	$3,119	$21,144
San Marino High	Public	9-12	2701 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7020	886	43	20.4	11.5%	163 (18.4%)	8 (0.9%)	83 (9.4%)	536 (60.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (10.6%)	97.9	35^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%		99.1	15^th of 2159 public high schools	99.3%	20			72.4	68.9	70.8				84.5	84.5				77.7	77.7	$18,705	$599	$18,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Alhambra High

What district is Alhambra High in?

Alhambra Unified

What schools feed into Alhambra High?

Alhambra High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emery Park Elementary
Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Garfield Elementary
Elementary : Granada Elementary
Elementary : Marguerita Elementary
Elementary : Park Elementary
Elementary : Ramona Elementary
Elementary : William Northrup Elementary

How many students attend Alhambra High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,056 students attended Alhambra High.

Is Alhambra High a good school?

Alhambra High ranks 478^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alhambra High?

Students at Alhambra High are 56% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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