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San Gabriel High

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San Gabriel High ranks 561 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

San Gabriel High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 for 1,761 students in the Alhambra Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 26% of California high schools.

The school excels at supporting its students through to graduation, with a very high 94.6% graduation rate and a low 0.9% dropout rate, outperforming many nearby schools like Mark Keppel High and Alhambra High. It shows particular strength in English Language Arts and has made impressive gains in reducing chronic absenteeism. A standout success is its exceptional program for English Language Learners, which ranks in the state's top 6%. While the school's academic performance is solid and above state averages, there is a noticeable gap in mathematics proficiency compared to neighboring schools such as Temple City High and San Marino High.

Overall, San Gabriel High delivers strong outcomes, especially considering it serves a student population with greater economic need than many comparison schools. It achieves this with relatively efficient spending. Key areas for attention include improving math performance and addressing a significant performance gap between female and male students. The school provides a supportive environment that effectively guides students to graduation, making it a solid choice for families in the community.

1,761

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,784

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 South Ramona St.
San Gabriel, CA 91776-2342

(626) 943-6800

District: Alhambra Unified

Feeder schools for San Gabriel High:

Elementary:

Martha Baldwin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.2%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg56%

California avg41%

561^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	71.9	561 of 2162	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	414 of 2159	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	364 of 2170	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	331 of 2123	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	310 of 2133	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	365 of 2017	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	89.8	197 of 2021	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	78.8	394 of 2039	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	416 of 1994	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.4	336 of 2426	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	212 of 2354	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	68.0	331 of 2367	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	62.7	452 of 2281	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	60.0	473 of 2238	78.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.2	386 of 2117	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	58.1	495 of 2063	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	204 of 1968	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	152 of 1901	92.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	389 of 585	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	349 of 573	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	349 of 591	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	293 of 581	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	345 of 582	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	337 of 581	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	384 of 1161	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	680 of 1117	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	748 of 1052	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.9	68 of 1085	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	66.1	153 of 1064	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	58 of 1044	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	41 of 941	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	80 of 938	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	415 of 1906	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	405 of 1915	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	318 of 1915	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	312 of 1858	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	288 of 1833	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	296 of 1760	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1270 of 1900	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	923 of 1902	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	928 of 1917	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	922 of 1861	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	754 of 1814	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	645 of 1742	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	321 of 2013	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	252 of 2026	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	177 of 2030	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	135 of 1943	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	138 of 1937	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	212 of 1862	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	669 of 1942	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	400 of 1948	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	390 of 1963	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	335 of 1916	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	348 of 1880	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	395 of 1834	78.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	106 of 577	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	313 of 541	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	212 of 366	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	443 of 1252	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	722 of 1216	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	345 of 1197	71.2%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Rosemead High	Public	9-12	9063 East Mission Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3141	1,691	74	22.9	85.8%	16 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	855 (50.6%)	792 (46.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	82.3	374^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		89.1	249^th of 2159 public high schools	88.5%	125		20.0	14.3	17.1			70.0	70.0			46.0	46.0	$25,318	$6,571	$18,747
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
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
Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center	Public	9-12	5830 Kauffman Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5113	34	4	8.4	61.8%	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (58.8%)	7 (20.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	19.2	1709^th of 2162 public high schools	21.0%		20.8	1684^th of 2159 public high schools	22.0%	25			15.4	15.4			7.7	7.7			0.0	0.0	$36,079	$1,293	$34,786

Frequently Asked Questions about San Gabriel High

What schools feed into San Gabriel High?

San Gabriel High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Martha Baldwin Elementary

What district is San Gabriel High in?

Alhambra Unified

What is the racial makeup of San Gabriel High?

Students at San Gabriel High are 54% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is San Gabriel High a good school?

San Gabriel High ranks 561^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Gabriel High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,761 students attended San Gabriel High.

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