School district · California

Alhambra Unified

Alhambra Unified in California: 16 public schools with 14,548 students and 22.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,297 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
14,548
Students per teacher
22.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,297
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
634
Counselors (FTE)
39.4
Students per counselor
369
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
27.8
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

63%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

5,571 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

55%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

5,683 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.5K15
$11.8K16
$12.7K17
$13.1K18
$14.4K19
$14.3K20
$14.8K21
$16.9K22
$20.0K23
$21.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $71.6M
State
59% · $258.4M
Local
24% · $106.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,275
Support services
$9,257
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$35.3M
Long-term debt
$241.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 13High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–880424.374%65%
K–838319.749%35%
K–865420.559%53%
Garfield ElementaryFree meals for all
K–857718.659%50%
Granada ElementaryFree meals for all
K–834817.240%30%
Marguerita ElementaryFree meals for all
K–844522.153%46%
Martha Baldwin ElementaryFree meals for all
K–892325.365%60%
K–891723.876%72%
Park ElementaryFree meals for all
K–858124.365%51%
Ramona ElementaryFree meals for all
K–865024.766%57%
K–873924.362%53%
William Northrup ElementaryFree meals for all
K–881422.060%56%
Ynez ElementaryFree meals for all
K–869521.760%52%
Alhambra HighFree meals for all
9–122,05621.4——
9–122,20126.0——
San Gabriel HighFree meals for all
9–121,76124.2——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1515 West Mission Rd., Alhambra, CA 91803
Phone
(626)943-3330
Website