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Martinez Junior High

Q: Is Martinez Junior High a good school?

Martinez Junior High ranks 622 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Martinez Junior High is a well-regarded public middle school serving 843 students in grades 6-8 within the Martinez Unified district, consistently ranking in the top quarter of all California middle schools and showing a clear pattern of improvement over the last decade.

Academically, the school outperforms both its district and state averages in English and Math, and it stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.0%, which is less than half the state average and better than nearly all nearby schools like Hogan Middle (34.0%) and El Dorado Middle (19.9%). The school is also notably effective and improving in serving its special education students, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide for that subgroup. While it achieves these strong outcomes, it operates with moderate per-student spending compared to some neighboring schools that spend more but have lower rankings, such as Carquinez Middle.

Within the school, performance varies by grade, with 7th graders typically scoring the highest and 6th-grade math being a focus area. The school has successfully managed post-pandemic re-engagement, with absenteeism now better than pre-pandemic levels. While it performs well for many student groups, there is a recognized need to improve outcomes for its African American students. Overall, Martinez Junior High is a strong, improving, and efficiently run school that compares very favorably to others in the area.

843

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,472

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Ct. St.
Martinez, CA 94553-1846

(925) 335-5820

District: Martinez Unified

Students who attend Martinez Junior High usually attend:

High:

Alhambra Senior High

Feeder schools for Martinez Junior High:

Elementary:	John Muir Elementary
	John Swett Elementary
	Las Juntas Elementary
	Morello Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

Hispanic:

31.2%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

California avg41%

622^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	73.0	622 of 2761	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	685 of 2783	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	835 of 2781	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	1042 of 2740	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1118 of 2715	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	798 of 2480	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	901 of 2508	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.2	797 of 2497	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.6	650 of 2477	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	507 of 2379	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	386 of 2259	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	448 of 2236	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	529 of 2179	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	64.3	652 of 2063	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	711 of 2005	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	503 of 1999	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	63.7	567 of 1804	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.2	421 of 1777	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	56.0	661 of 1769	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	493 of 627	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	203 of 715	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	445 of 700	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	802 of 1531	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	707 of 1491	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	485 of 1369	64.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.4	334 of 1521	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	384 of 1540	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	504 of 1442	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	610 of 1364	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	587 of 2533	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	642 of 2551	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	727 of 2531	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	952 of 2509	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	1049 of 2380	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	675 of 2262	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	641 of 2395	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	572 of 2388	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	971 of 2374	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	939 of 2359	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	1039 of 2213	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	714 of 2072	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	808 of 2542	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	1013 of 2579	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	1271 of 2531	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1265 of 2458	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1486 of 2369	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	1033 of 2230	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	614 of 2534	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	703 of 2552	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	893 of 2538	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	971 of 2527	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	1027 of 2407	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	889 of 2273	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	316 of 726	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	313 of 701	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	354 of 677	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	492 of 665	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	418 of 554	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	349 of 462	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	242 of 1566	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	510 of 1552	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	663 of 1531	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	691 of 1520	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	663 of 1537	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	789 of 1543	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1014 of 1555	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1117 of 1602	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	851 of 1496	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)78th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science39%+6 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)				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 (2025)	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martinez Junior High	Public	6-8	1600 Ct. St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5820	843	36	23.2	32.7%	367 (43.5%)	19 (2.3%)	263 (31.2%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	121 (14.4%)	73	622^nd of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		70	685^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	63	38.8	38.8	55.2	62.2	56.7	58.1	43.2	54.3	44.7	47.5	$17,472	$16,352	$1,120
Benicia Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Southampton Rd.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8340	947	43	21.9	22.0%	399 (42.1%)	47 (5.0%)	236 (24.9%)	110 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	151 (15.9%)	68	716^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		66.3	758^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	42	37.9	37.9	46.3	52.7	47.8	48.8	45.7	55.4	55.5	52.1	$16,456	$16,164	$292
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	181 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-6136	819	34	24.2	49.7%	263 (32.1%)	28 (3.4%)	273 (33.3%)	131 (16.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (14.7%)	68.2	714^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		61.2	856^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.2%	142	40.3	40.3	58.1	48.6	52.9	53.2	45.8	44.5	45.0	45.1	$363	$92	$271
Carquinez Middle	Public	6-8	1099 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1081	286	14	20.5	83.6%	40 (14.0%)	42 (14.7%)	114 (39.9%)	54 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	24	2054^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.6%		20.3	2251^st of 2783 public middle schools	19.1%	197	16.7	16.7	36.3	37.7	28.6	34.5	17.8	17.0	13.1	16.1	$35,012	$34,148	$864
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	882	34	25.7	50.1%	216 (24.5%)	27 (3.1%)	337 (38.2%)	164 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	134 (15.2%)	70.4	664^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.0%		78	527^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.1%	137	39.3	39.3	53.9	57.7	54.5	55.3	43.5	48.0	47.5	46.2	$137	$22	$115
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94503	Napa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 256-0791	738	32	23.2	44.4%	291 (39.4%)	26 (3.5%)	240 (32.5%)	72 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	104 (14.1%)	74.3	594^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.5%		67.4	729^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.8%	135	44.3	44.3	64.0	57.7	54.4	58.9	47.0	45.2	47.7	46.6	$142	$30	$112
Hercules Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	596	24	24.7	44.3%	45 (7.6%)	88 (14.8%)	155 (26.0%)	234 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.6%)	61.2	876^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		56.5	978^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.9%	102	36.5	36.5	53.9	52.7	56.5	54.3	33.9	34.8	40.5	36.4
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	12.8	2523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		11.1	2626^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	103	9.4	9.4	32.5	23.7	14.2	23.2	9.3	8.5	8.1	8.6	$652	$00	$652
Hogan Middle	Public	6-8	850 Rosewood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-3510	785	38	20.9	82.0%	36 (4.6%)	157 (20.0%)	403 (51.3%)	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	33 (4.2%)	18	2315^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%		24.2	2072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	243	14.2	14.2	25.7	24.6	26.4	25.6	16.7	13.4	17.4	15.8
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%		15.1	2474^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	206	15.3	15.3	27.5	28.3	24.0	26.6	20.3	13.3	15.3	16.5	$407	$00	$407

Frequently Asked Questions about Martinez Junior High

What district is Martinez Junior High in?

Martinez Unified

What is the racial makeup of Martinez Junior High?

Students at Martinez Junior High are 44% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Martinez Junior High attend?

Students who attend Martinez Junior High usually go on to attend Alhambra Senior High

Is Martinez Junior High a good school?

Martinez Junior High ranks 622^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martinez Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Martinez Junior High.

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