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John Swett Elementary

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John Swett Elementary ranks 1361 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Swett Elementary is a K–5 school in Martinez, California, serving 533 students in the area served by Martinez Unified. In 2025–2026, its students outperformed both the state and district in all three reported subjects: proficiency was 61% in English language arts (ELA), 54% in math and 50% in science. The clearest overall takeaway is that the school is above state and district proficiency levels in every reported subject, with its largest advantage over the state in math.

John Swett is strong in the local group, though it is not the top-scoring school: among 11 schools, it ranked fourth in ELA and science and sixth in math. Its scores were 11, 15 and 14 percentage points above state rates in ELA, math and science, respectively; its advantages over Martinez Unified were 3, 9 and 4 points. Third grade is a standout, with ELA proficiency of 68% and math of 63%, each ranking second locally. Fifth-grade math is a relative weak spot: 43%, just 6 points above the state and 14 points below the school’s fourth-grade rate. Chronic absenteeism was 8%, below the district’s 12% and state’s 18%; only Sequoia and Morello Park had lower rates nearby.

Results have been mixed over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 3 percentage points, while math fell 2 and science fell 5. The school remains ahead of the state, but its math advantage narrowed from 21 points to 15, and its science advantage from 25 to 14. John Swett was at the 77th statewide percentile and received 4 stars from SchoolDigger in 2025–2026; nearby Sequoia ranked at the 92nd percentile. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21.8, and 23% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students fell from the 85th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 62nd in 2025–2026, while the overall ranking shifted from the 80th to 77th percentile.

533

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,592

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 74th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

California avg42%

1,361^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Martinez Unified

336^th of 968Martinez 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
2026	75.1	1361 of 5804	76.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.5	1285 of 5569	76.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.4	967 of 5085	81.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.6	2081 of 5412	61.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.7	1371 of 5590	75.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	45.5	467 of 752	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	85.7	261 of 2920	91.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	52.5	1318 of 2532	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+11 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

Science50%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	75.1	1361^st of 5804 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.9	1199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%	162	50.0	50.0	68.1	57.3	57.5	60.6	62.5	56.2	42.5	53.5							$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%)	52.2	2476^th of 5804 public elementary schools	57.3%		59.6	2085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%	391	37.9	37.9	37.5	42.9	52.5	44.7	56.3	53.2	19.3	42.5	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%)	63	1927^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.8%		71.1	1549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%	378	26.7	26.7	58.5	60.3	48.1	55.6	53.9	58.0	38.9	50.3							$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%)	84.1	953^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	83.6%		88.9	718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%	235	57.1	57.1	62.0	64.0	69.1	65.2	62.0	68.5	53.6	61.5							$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%)	44.2	2965^th of 5804 public elementary schools	48.9%		28.8	4064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%	1099	33.9	33.9	47.5	31.3	52.5	46.1	31.2	29.0	34.5	32.0	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%)	70.5	1552^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.7	1254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%	298	37.3	37.3	51.7	65.1	58.1	58.0	54.2	59.2	49.6	54.1	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%)	82.6	1027^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.3%		78.3	1229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%	202	60.0	60.0	66.7	63.0	67.4	65.8	61.3	58.5	51.6	56.8	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%)	49.8	2617^th of 5804 public elementary schools	54.9%		44	2949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%	332	39.7	39.7	36.5	60.0	39.7	44.8	31.8	45.9	38.5	38.6
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%)	93.2	470^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.9%		89.3	701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%	231	66.3	66.3	74.5	66.3	79.8	73.6	79.6	75.5	67.7	74.2							$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%)	71.9	1488^th of 5804 public elementary schools	74.4%		73.9	1422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%	66	39.8	39.8	59.1	54.7	55.1	56.2	68.6	59.4	44.9	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 1361^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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