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Aveson School of Leaders

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Aveson School of Leaders ranks 1609 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aveson School of Leaders is a high-performing public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 279 students in Pasadena, California, operating within its own independent Aveson School of Leaders District.

Academically, Aveson consistently ranks in the top quarter of all California elementary schools, with students outperforming state averages in every core subject, especially in mathematics and science. The school demonstrates remarkable effectiveness across student groups, with particular strength in supporting academic growth for all learners. Notably, the school has achieved a dramatic improvement in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by more than half in recent years to a rate well below the state average.

When compared to other local schools in the Pasadena Unified area, Aveson's academic results stand out, as do those of the nearby Odyssey Charter. Interestingly, Aveson achieves these strong outcomes while spending significantly less per student than many neighboring schools. A unique situation highlights the importance of a school's educational model: Aveson shares its building with Alma Fuerte Public School, yet the two schools have very different academic performance records, showing that factors beyond location are key to student success.

279

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,889

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

524 Palisade St.
Pasadena, CA 91103-2056

(626) 797-1440

District: Aveson School of Leaders District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2023 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2023) to 73rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

California avg41%

1,609^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 38% (2019) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

346^th of 1,543Aveson School of Leaders District 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	69.8	1609 of 5857	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	1299 of 5869	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	1123 of 5859	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	1146 of 5883	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	2181 of 5789	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	1569 of 5597	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1181 of 5612	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	1059 of 5609	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	1206 of 5635	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	2233 of 5492	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	76 of 5107	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	739 of 5107	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	766 of 5087	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	773 of 5084	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	1961 of 4963	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	1432 of 5517	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	2104 of 5264	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	2267 of 5173	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	1122 of 5628	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	1338 of 5643	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	1142 of 5638	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	1052 of 5663	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	2012 of 5510	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1687 of 2598	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	1236 of 2651	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	1065 of 2661	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	1143 of 2726	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	1887 of 2834	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+26 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 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
Aveson School of Leaders	Public, Charter	K-5	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Aveson School of Leaders District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-1440	279	17	16.7	27.6%	148 (53.0%)	14 (5.0%)	72 (25.8%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	69.8	1609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.8	1299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	310	58.8		58.8	36.0	48.0	65.7				51.8	40.0	52.0	65.7				54.1	53.9	75.4	81.5	72.3	73.9	78.5	$17,889	$1,680	$16,209
Alma Fuerte Public	Public, Charter	K-8	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Alma Fuerte Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-5265	227	12	18.9	77.1%	5 (2.2%)	35 (15.4%)	174 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	18.6	4961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	5040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	79	31.3	0.0	14.7	19.1	21.7	31.3	18.2	26.7	16.7	22.3	14.3	13.0	37.5	9.1	10.0	0.0	13.1							$17,031	$1,583	$15,448
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			$29,101	$5,828	$23,273
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	$23,390	$3,759	$19,631
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			$28,399	$5,064	$23,335
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	$24,621	$3,965	$20,656
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		$27,809	$5,796	$22,013
Odyssey Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	725 West Altadena Dr.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Odyssey Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 229-0993	463	18	25.7	25.5%	209 (45.1%)	31 (6.7%)	123 (26.6%)	29 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.3%)	89.2	705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.6	659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	46	71.4	73.7	72.9	84.9	74.1	81.0	70.3	85.0	81.6	79.6	81.3	70.4	66.7	40.5	67.5	68.4	65.1							$14,884	$853	$14,031
OCS - South	Public, Charter	K-8	119 West Palm St.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	OCS - South District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 209-5635	392	20	19.6	28.6%	131 (33.4%)	28 (7.1%)	138 (35.2%)	39 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.3%)	75.2	1360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.7	1348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	12	60.7	46.2	56.1	66.7	56.3	82.1	41.2		84.6	67.3	61.9	46.7	59.3	22.2		69.2	53.0							$15,282	$712	$14,570
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							$23,581	$3,908	$19,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Aveson School of Leaders

What is the racial makeup of Aveson School of Leaders?

Students at Aveson School of Leaders are 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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Aveson School of Leaders District

How many students attend Aveson School of Leaders?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Aveson School of Leaders.

Is Aveson School of Leaders a good school?

Aveson School of Leaders ranks 1609^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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