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John Swett Elementary

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John Swett Elementary ranks 1199 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Swett Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 533 students in the Martinez Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing in the top 20% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its strong and consistent academic results, outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. A particular strength is its exceptional support for students with diverse learning needs, with its special education program ranking in the top 15% statewide. The school also maintains a very low rate of chronic absenteeism at 9.1%, a sign of strong student engagement and a healthy school community. While it serves a slightly more economically diverse population than the top-performing Morello Park Elementary in the same district, John Swett achieves remarkably similar high-level outcomes.

When compared to other local schools, John Swett holds its own against high performers in neighboring districts like Valhalla Elementary and Strandwood Elementary in Mt. Diablo Unified. Within its own district, it is a steady, high-achieving school, notably outperforming others like John Muir Elementary and Las Juntas Elementary which have greater challenges. Parents can be confident in John Swett's decade-long record of stability and its effective approach to helping all students succeed.

533

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,592

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4955 Alhambra Valley Rd.
Martinez, CA 94553-5707

(925) 335-5860

District: Martinez Unified

Students who attend John Swett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martinez Junior High
High:	Alhambra Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,199^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Martinez Unified

655^th of 1,543Martinez 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	78.9	1199 of 5857	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1627 of 5869	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	1256 of 5859	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1529 of 5883	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	1378 of 5789	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	1599 of 5662	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	1350 of 5692	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	1025 of 5614	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	70.9	1460 of 5611	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	1007 of 5530	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	85.3	708 of 5390	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	85.4	709 of 5377	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	85.2	724 of 5314	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	86.0	703 of 5193	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	91.2	412 of 5113	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	78.2	1042 of 5113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	1061 of 4818	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	78.4	996 of 4822	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.2	881 of 4809	81.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	253 of 2227	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1210 of 2585	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1321 of 5597	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	1174 of 5612	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	1443 of 5609	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	1139 of 5635	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	1319 of 5492	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	1713 of 5413	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	562 of 5107	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	485 of 5107	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	970 of 5087	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	657 of 5084	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	879 of 4963	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	830 of 4830	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	846 of 5460	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	2178 of 5517	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	2080 of 5363	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	1282 of 5264	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	1827 of 5173	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	2558 of 5084	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	1039 of 5628	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	2174 of 5643	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	1166 of 5638	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	1954 of 5663	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	1411 of 5510	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	1457 of 5431	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	530 of 718	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	386 of 669	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	455 of 610	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	332 of 2847	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	480 of 2635	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	317 of 2420	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	1295 of 2598	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	1706 of 2651	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	1184 of 2661	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1564 of 2726	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	1231 of 2834	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	1693 of 2737	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Swett Elementary	Public	K-5	4955 Alhambra Valley Rd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5860	533	24	21.8	22.5%	273 (51.2%)	5 (0.9%)	146 (27.4%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (13.9%)	78.9	1199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.2	1627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	428	50.0	50.0	63.9	56.8	70.1	63.9	62.7	52.6	50.0	55.1							$21,592	$20,718	$874
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Vista Way	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5850	423	20	20.8	38.3%	175 (41.4%)	13 (3.1%)	130 (30.7%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (18.2%)	59.6	2085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.8	1783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	302	33.9	33.9	50.0	55.4	50.0	51.6	58.3	46.4	30.7	45.8	95.8			96.8	96.8	96.8	$24,611	$23,434	$1,177
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Glacier Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 228-9530	831	31	26.5	44.4%	322 (38.7%)	18 (2.2%)	276 (33.2%)	94 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (14.2%)	71.1	1549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		63.1	1922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	373	40.5	40.5	62.8	55.9	51.2	56.8	56.9	50.4	54.4	54.0							$285	$132	$153
Morello Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morello Park Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5840	496	23	21.3	20.4%	241 (48.6%)	3 (0.6%)	95 (19.2%)	75 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (16.1%)	88.9	718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.4	841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	123	57.0	57.0	75.0	65.0	75.6	71.8	77.9	65.8	55.8	65.7							$19,035	$18,146	$889
Las Juntas Elementary	Public	K-5	4105 Pacheco Blvd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5830	353	18	19.1	49.3%	123 (34.8%)	11 (3.1%)	152 (43.1%)	23 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.9%)	28.8	4064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		31.7	3800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	264	16.3	16.3	34.2	41.2	27.9	35.5	29.3	33.3	14.0	26.8	94.1			96.1		96.1	$24,080	$22,854	$1,226
Valhalla Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Kiki Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-1700	721	26	27.7	20.2%	332 (46.0%)	9 (1.2%)	132 (18.3%)	131 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (16.1%)	77.7	1254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.5	1222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	32	40.4	40.4	62.6	62.6	65.3	63.4	58.1	55.7	57.6	57.0	97.1	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$313	$126	$187
Strandwood Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Gladys Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3212	596	23	26.4	23.3%	328 (55.0%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.6%)	71 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (16.6%)	78.3	1229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		80.8	1126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	103	48.8	48.8	69.8	61.5	61.9	64.3	64.0	59.4	40.5	54.9	96.9				96.9
Gregory Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Corritone Ct.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 827-3770	409	16	25.5	47.4%	102 (24.9%)	20 (4.9%)	135 (33.0%)	83 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (15.9%)	44	2949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%		58.2	2134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	815	29.8	29.8	36.8	44.7	40.0	41.0	33.9	43.4	35.1	38.0
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 935-5721	594	21	28.2	22.7%	258 (43.4%)	14 (2.4%)	82 (13.8%)	133 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (17.8%)	89.3	701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.2	693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	8	62.6	62.6	57.6	73.2	74.8	68.5	73.7	68.8	64.7	69.1							$215	$98	$117
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2097 Oak Park Blvd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-3341	652	23	28.1	26.8%	341 (52.3%)	10 (1.5%)	150 (23.0%)	71 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (11.8%)	73.9	1422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		73.2	1440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	18	42.7	42.7	58.9	51.3	60.7	56.6	61.7	57.4	51.1	57.1	93.9	98.5	98.5	96.2	97.7	97.7	$452	$102	$350

Frequently Asked Questions about John Swett Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John Swett Elementary?

Students at John Swett Elementary are 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of John Swett Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Swett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martinez Junior High
High : Alhambra Senior High

How many students attend John Swett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended John Swett Elementary.

What district is John Swett Elementary in?

Martinez Unified

Is John Swett Elementary a good school?

John Swett Elementary ranks 1199^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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