How does Alhambra Senior High compare to other high schools in Martinez?

Alhambra Senior High has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.0/100, placing it at the 81st percentile statewide. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 433 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Alhambra Senior High?

17.3% of students at Alhambra Senior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 39.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Alhambra Senior High?

12.6% of students at Alhambra Senior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Alhambra Senior High

High School

Martinez Unified MartinezContra Costa County94553

📍 150 E Street

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,070 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

48 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

97.1%

AP Exam Prepared

76.8%

A-G Completion

50.0%

College-Going Rate

70.4%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

10.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 46 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic35.3%

White40.5%

Asian4.3%

Black2.2%

Other17.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alhambra Senior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	17.3%
Met Standard	22.4%
Below Standard	60.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Alhambra Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's 4.0 points below the Martinez Unified district average of 21.3%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.9 points higher (vs 1.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 97.1% — above the state target. 50.0% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 70.4% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

17.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

39.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

12.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

433

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	216	25.0%	26.4%	16.2%	32.4%	51.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	217	9.7%	18.4%	25.8%	46.1%	28.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Morello Park Elementary

60.083rd pctile

John Swett Elementary

56.778th pctile

John Muir Elementary

45.554th pctile

Las Juntas Elementary

37.329th pctile

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Middle

Martinez Junior High

51.876th pctile

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High School

Alhambra Senior High

63.081st pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.