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Pasadena Unified

At a glance

717^thof 1,543 California districts▼ 4

Better than 53% of California districts

Elementary 14 Middle 3 High 5 Alternative 1Grades K-12

351 South Hudson Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101-3507·(626) 396-3600·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 53.5% of districts

Schools

13,639

Students

5-star school

Top rankedField (Eugene) Elementary410^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary STEM Magnet up 599 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rose City High (Continuation) 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Pasadena Unified district serves about 12,000 students across 23 schools in Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre, ranging from elementary to high school, with performance that varies widely from some standout campuses to others needing significant support.

Top-performing schools like Marshall Fundamental High School and Field (Eugene) Elementary excel with high test scores and graduation rates, while Madison Elementary and McKinley struggle academically. The district shows a notable middle school gap, with Sierra Madre Middle performing strongly while Charles W. Eliot Middle lags far behind in proficiency.

Key challenges for the district include chronic absenteeism, which is above the state average and extreme at the Rose City High (Continuation), and a surprising disconnect where higher per-student spending does not always lead to better outcomes. Magnet schools like the Washington Elementary STEM Magnet show that specialized programs have mixed results, indicating that factors beyond funding and program type are critical for student success.

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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)								% 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th 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
Altadena Elementary	Public	K-5	743 East Calaveras St.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5650	527	23	23.4	52.9%	142 (26.9%)	65 (12.3%)	232 (44.0%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.7%)	57.7	2184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		56.6	2204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	20	36.9				36.9	53.9	50.6	40.9					48.9	51.3	54.4	26.9					45.1	81.6	86.8	93.4	92.1	85.5	84.2	$23,173	$21,400	$1,773
Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	63.6	727^th of 2162 public high schools	66.4%		65	650^th of 2159 public high schools	69.9%	77		22.3	35.7		28.1				38.5	44.1	39.1	51.0	43.1				20.3	32.1	21.9	33.8	26.8							$24,728	$23,064	$1,664
Don Benito Fundamental	Public	K-5	3700 Denair St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5870	384	17	22.6	48.2%	97 (25.3%)	34 (8.9%)	187 (48.7%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	60.1	2064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		62.3	1965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	99	34.6				34.6	46.0	61.5	58.2					55.9	48.0	38.5	40.0					41.8	89.1	93.5		89.1	93.5	93.5	$24,957	$23,066	$1,891
Charles W. Eliot Middle	Public	6-8	2184 North Lake Ave.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5680	407	24	16.8	74.4%	51 (12.5%)	91 (22.4%)	219 (53.8%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	20.2	2215^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		18.7	2311^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.0%	96		14.7			14.7				32.8	28.9	26.6		29.7				12.5	17.6	17.4		15.6							$33,668	$29,738	$3,930
Field (Eugene) Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5860	449	18	25.5	28.7%	20 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	290 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (19.4%)	93.9	410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.5	471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	61	61.8				61.8	73.8	73.2	82.4					76.8	86.7	82.5	60.9					75.8	97.2					97.2	$20,670	$19,108	$1,562
Rose City High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	300 Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5620	113	11	10.4	83.2%	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.1%)	101 (89.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	15.8	1776^th of 2162 public high schools	17.9%		13	1891^st of 2159 public high schools	12.4%	115					5.9							14.7	14.7							10.0	10.0							$59,698	$57,984	$1,714
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2089 Rose Villa St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5730	510	21	24.8	52.2%	107 (21.0%)	41 (8.0%)	220 (43.1%)	68 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.5%)	76.6	1303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		78	1239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	64	44.6				44.6	71.3	57.8	52.2					61.0	62.4	67.6	46.7					58.3							$23,471	$21,868	$1,603
Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	593 West Woodbury Rd.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5700	658	27	24.6	51.8%	98 (14.9%)	67 (10.2%)	413 (62.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.2%)	46.2	2811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		55.1	2284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	527	34.1				34.1	40.7	42.7	45.6					42.9	40.7	42.7	28.6					37.6	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$19,881	$18,162	$1,719
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5720	546	23	24.2	74.2%	42 (7.7%)	69 (12.6%)	396 (72.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	50	2593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		51.4	2487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	106	32.4				32.4	47.2	52.2	38.9					46.6	44.4	42.9	26.8					38.9	95.8	98.3	98.3		98.3		$25,175	$22,516	$2,659
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Ashtabula St.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5780	411	17	24.9	79.1%	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	390 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.8	5359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.7	5334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	25	16.7				16.7	21.7	18.1	20.0					19.9	25.4	18.1	7.7					17.3	95.7			96.8			$27,278	$25,254	$2,024
Marshall Fundamental	Public	6-12	990 North Allen Ave.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5810	1,689	79	21.4		345 (20.4%)	97 (5.7%)	1,047 (62.0%)	120 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	69 (4.1%)	73.9	512^th of 2162 public high schools	76.3%		79.9	416^th of 2159 public high schools	80.7%	96		33.9	36.0		34.6				47.1	50.0	44.4	67.7	51.8				37.6	38.4	33.3	37.7	36.8							$21,184	$19,694	$1,490
John Muir High	Public	9-12	1905 North Lincoln Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5600	1,206	55	21.9	76.2%	104 (8.6%)	243 (20.1%)	771 (63.9%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	36.5	1343^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.9%		34.7	1378^th of 2159 public high schools	36.2%	35			17.4		17.2							42.8	42.8							17.9	17.9							$22,435	$20,512	$1,923
Norma Coombs Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Paloma St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5660	370	17	21.7	64.1%	43 (11.6%)	60 (16.2%)	224 (60.5%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	50.4	2565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		43.3	2976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	411	34.2				34.2	45.5	40.7	63.2					48.5	39.5	39.2	31.6					37.1	94.4	96.3			94.4		$25,857	$23,754	$2,103
Pasadena High	Public	9-12	2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5880	1,303	71	18.2	67.6%	248 (19.0%)	153 (11.7%)	694 (53.3%)	128 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	71 (5.4%)	55.8	912^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%		63.9	677^th of 2159 public high schools	68.6%	235			27.5		27.5							56.4	56.4							25.6	25.6							$25,978	$24,438	$1,540
San Rafael Elementary	Public	K-5	1090 Nithsdale Rd.	Pasadena	91105	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5790	412	16	25.7	34.0%	62 (15.0%)	9 (2.2%)	298 (72.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	55.5	2275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		60.5	2047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	228	26.2				26.2	51.5	70.7	33.9					51.3	60.6	58.6	16.9					45.0							$19,497	$17,852	$1,645
Sierra Madre Elementary	Public	K-5	141 West Highland Ave.	Sierra Madre	91024	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5890	652	27	24.2	29.8%	291 (44.6%)	11 (1.7%)	156 (23.9%)	70 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (18.7%)	91.3	590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		92.5	537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.9%	53	70.4				70.4	74.5	69.4	75.5					73.0	66.3	67.3	70.8					68.2	90.5	94.7			92.6	94.7	$22,212	$20,418	$1,794
Octavia E. Butler Magnet	Public	6-8	1505 North Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5830	481	26	18.4	70.3%	47 (9.8%)	45 (9.4%)	351 (73.0%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	31.6	1772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	35.8%		21.3	2204^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.8%	432		21.7			21.7				39.5	41.1	31.4		36.9				30.1	18.6	18.7		22.4							$27,502	$25,602	$1,900
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5740	277	14	19.7	76.2%	119 (43.0%)	14 (5.1%)	113 (40.8%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	42.6	3034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		52.2	2445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	589	24.5				24.5	51.2	29.7	49.0					44.1	45.2	35.9	24.5					34.6	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2	95.2	$32,786	$30,172	$2,614
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	301 South Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5690	394	18	21.9	64.2%	43 (10.9%)	29 (7.4%)	261 (66.2%)	40 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	59.3	2100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		61.8	1988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	112	38.7				38.7	52.1	54.1	56.5					54.4	30.4	45.2	40.3					39.8	94.4	97.2	97.2	95.8	97.2	95.8	$29,890	$27,922	$1,968
Washington Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-5	1520 North Raymond Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5840	428	20	21.6	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	41 (9.6%)	351 (82.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	27.7	4159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		21.1	4758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	599	29.4				29.4	30.9	30.7	36.8					32.8	29.9	24.6	17.7					24.0	96.2			96.2			$28,623	$24,974	$3,649
McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	19.4	4884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.1	5117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	233	16.1	12.3			14.1	28.6	32.1	27.9	29.2	21.0	25.4		26.9	31.1	17.2	14.5	11.9	10.0	11.0		14.8	92.8	97.1	95.7		97.1	97.1	$30,474	$28,546	$1,928
CIS Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	300 Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 396-5800	234	13	17.6	70.9%	41 (17.5%)	28 (12.0%)	153 (65.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)		13.3	36.4	27.8	27.0				72.7	23.5	12.5	60.0	40.2					31.3	13.3	45.8	34.6							$27,424	$25,700	$1,724
Sierra Madre Middle	Public	6-8	160 North Canon Ave.	Sierra Madre	91024	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5910	597	25	23.5	39.2%	198 (33.2%)	28 (4.7%)	181 (30.3%)	116 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.1%)	88.6	301^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		89.9	280^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	21		55.4			55.4				67.1	71.4	66.5		68.3				59.5	57.3	61.4		59.3							$22,484	$20,796	$1,688

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
OCS - South District	1.17 mi	1	324^th
Los Angeles County Office of Education	1.19 mi	35
Odyssey Charter District	1.81 mi	1	115^th
Alma Fuerte Public District	1.83 mi	1	1477^th
Aveson School of Leaders District	1.84 mi	1	346^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.