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Pasadena, CA
Public School Ratings




Pasadena Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Pasadena Unified School District details

Pasadena Unified School District
351 S. Hudson Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101

14,152 Students enrolled in District

23 Schools in District

22 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Pasadena Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.4% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
40%
45%
47%
34%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Altadena Elementary School
743 E. Calaveras St.
Altadena, CA, 91001
KG-05
Blair High School
1201 S. Marengo Ave.
Pasadena, CA, 91106
06-12
Cis Academy School
2925 E. Siera Madre Blvd.
Pasadena, CA, 91107
KG-12
Charles W. Eliot Middle School
2184 N. Lake Ave.
Altadena, CA, 91001
06-08
Don Benito Fundamental School
3700 Denair St.
Pasadena, CA, 91107
KG-05
Field (eugene) Elementary School
3600 Sierra Madre Blvd.
Pasadena, CA, 91107
KG-05
Hamilton Elementary School
2089 Rose Villa St.
Pasadena, CA, 91107
KG-05
Jackson Elementary School
593 W. Woodbury Rd.
Altadena, CA, 91001
KG-05
John Muir High School
1905 N. Lincoln Ave.
Pasadena, CA, 91103
09-12
Longfellow (henry W.) Elementary School
1065 E. Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA, 91104
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.4% 23.2%
Black 10.8% 5.1%
Hispanic 62.5% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.0% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.3% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 59.0% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.3% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,288 $131,450,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $19,643,000 7.8%
Staff $1,235 $17,478,000 6.9%
General Administration $264 $3,738,000 1.5%
School Administration $839 $11,870,000 4.7%
Operation $1,794 $25,390,000 10.0%
Transportation $54 $762,000 0.3%
Other $946 $13,385,000 5.3%
Total Support $6,520 $92,266,000 36.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,059 $29,142,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $17,867 $252,858,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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