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Blair High

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Blair High ranks 727 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 66% of California high schools

Summary

Blair High is a 6th-12th grade public school in the Pasadena Unified district, serving about 1,050 students in a community with a wide range of nearby school options, from some of the state's top performers to alternative programs.

The school presents a mixed picture, with significant strengths and notable challenges. It receives more funding per student than many neighboring schools, such as Alhambra High and South Pasadena Senior High, and excels in supporting its Special Education students. However, overall academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below state and district averages, and the school's 82.7% graduation rate is lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Marshall Fundamental (98.6%) and San Gabriel High (94.8%).

When compared to others in the area, Blair occupies a middle ground. It outperforms some local schools on chronic absenteeism but lags far behind elite neighbors like San Marino High on most metrics. The school's performance has been inconsistent over the years, and its effectiveness varies greatly for different student groups, indicating that while some programs are very successful, the school faces ongoing challenges in achieving consistent results for all students.

1,053

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,728

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 South Marengo Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91106-4265

(626) 396-5820

District: Pasadena Unified

Feeder schools for Blair High:

Elementary:

McKinley

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

White:

19.3%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,615^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

727^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Pasadena Unified

717^th of 1,543Pasadena Unified 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1615 of 2761	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1316 of 2783	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1380 of 2781	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	1084 of 2740	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1492 of 2715	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1224 of 2480	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.4	1237 of 2508	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.0	1396 of 2497	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	1435 of 2477	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1866 of 2379	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	1741 of 2259	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	1666 of 2236	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	1356 of 2179	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.0	1417 of 2063	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1698 of 2005	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	1643 of 1999	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	1042 of 1804	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.1	1234 of 1777	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.4	1009 of 1769	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	136 of 627	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	120 of 613	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	218 of 637	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	148 of 643	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	162 of 600	73.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.8	340 of 1531	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	921 of 1491	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.4	238 of 1369	82.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	1134 of 1478	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	919 of 1521	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	755 of 1540	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	1376 of 1442	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1318 of 1364	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1625 of 2533	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1059 of 2551	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	1263 of 2531	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1136 of 2509	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1192 of 2380	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1226 of 2262	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1653 of 2395	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	1062 of 2388	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	1249 of 2374	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	1093 of 2359	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.5	1804 of 2213	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1493 of 2072	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2173 of 2542	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1785 of 2579	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1508 of 2531	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1189 of 2458	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.5	2076 of 2369	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1801 of 2230	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1406 of 2534	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1429 of 2552	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1287 of 2538	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	874 of 2527	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	1561 of 2407	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1105 of 2273	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	456 of 1566	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	498 of 1552	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	596 of 1531	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	716 of 1520	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	709 of 1537	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	809 of 1543	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.1	279 of 1555	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	388 of 1602	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	184 of 1496	87.7%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	727 of 2162	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	650 of 2159	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1064 of 2170	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	872 of 2123	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	468 of 1290	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1168 of 2133	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	895 of 2017	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	1167 of 2021	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.3	914 of 2039	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	686 of 1994	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.1	1037 of 2426	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.0	1050 of 2354	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	946 of 2367	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	810 of 2281	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.1	1054 of 2238	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.9	1095 of 2117	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.7	1201 of 2063	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.3	1016 of 1968	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.3	937 of 1901	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	33.2	859 of 1653	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	429 of 523	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	268 of 582	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	40.0	381 of 581	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	78.7	65 of 555	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	152 of 1117	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	27.8	751 of 1052	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	636 of 1085	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	868 of 1064	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	817 of 1044	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	284 of 467	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	761 of 941	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	687 of 938	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	752 of 1906	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	472 of 1915	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	1024 of 1915	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	628 of 1858	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	555 of 1054	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1170 of 1833	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	745 of 1760	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1153 of 1900	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	765 of 1902	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	1307 of 1917	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1401 of 1861	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1176 of 1814	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	950 of 1742	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	9.1	287 of 290	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1131 of 2013	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	734 of 2026	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	1218 of 2030	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	970 of 1943	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	539 of 1126	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	1153 of 1937	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	888 of 1862	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	631 of 1942	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	664 of 1948	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1091 of 1963	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	991 of 1916	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	382 of 1122	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	1027 of 1880	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	990 of 1834	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	145 of 1216	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	126 of 1155	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	239 of 1173	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	257 of 1193	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	231 of 1204	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	144 of 1173	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2024)78th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-27 vs school

High school

White (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)88th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2024)88th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2018)34th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-48 vs school

Homeless (2022)1st percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
South Pasadena Senior High	Public	9-12	1401 Fremont Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5820	1,536	63	24.4	15.0%	374 (24.3%)	14 (0.9%)	377 (24.5%)	520 (33.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	241 (15.7%)	96.9	58^th of 2162 public high schools	97.3%		97.5	53^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.5%	5		69.1		68.4				85.6	85.6				65.5	65.5	$17,384	$16,730	$654
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42.5	1197^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		55.4	868^th of 2159 public high schools	59.8%	329	29.0	22.0		25.0	52.9	30.0	47.4	37.7	39.9	17.7	32.5	29.0	26.4	27.7
Alhambra High	Public	9-12	101 South Second St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6910	2,056	96	21.3	48.0%	50 (2.4%)	14 (0.7%)	1,148 (55.8%)	763 (37.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.8%)	76	478^th of 2162 public high schools	77.9%		80	415^th of 2159 public high schools	80.8%	63		42.4	9.1	41.7				65.9	65.9				36.4	36.4	$33,335	$31,552	$1,783
San Marino High	Public	9-12	2701 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7020	886	43	20.4	11.5%	163 (18.4%)	8 (0.9%)	83 (9.4%)	536 (60.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (10.6%)	97.9	35^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%		99.1	15^th of 2159 public high schools	99.3%	20		72.4	68.9	70.8				84.5	84.5				77.7	77.7	$28,068	$27,690	$378
Options for Youth San Gabriel	Public, Charter	7-12	215 South Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Options for Youth San Gabriel District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-0390	244	9	26.6	77.5%	45 (18.4%)	8 (3.3%)	164 (67.2%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	54.4	940^th of 2162 public high schools	56.5%		36.4	1331^st of 2159 public high schools	38.4%	391	23.5		40.9	30.4		46.2	35.3	51.0	44.9		53.9	32.4	17.7	27.6
Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Public	6-12	820 North Avenue 54	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 550-2000	1,284	71	18.0	87.4%	53 (4.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,162 (90.5%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	59.2	843^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.0%		53.4	920^th of 2159 public high schools	57.4%	77	5.0	28.2		24.5	8.7	23.5	25.0	58.0	48.1	4.4	17.7	10.0	29.0	24.3	$35,395	$32,590	$2,805
San Gabriel High	Public	9-12	801 South Ramona St.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6800	1,761	73	24.1	66.4%	15 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	681 (38.7%)	954 (54.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (5.7%)	71.9	561^st of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		80	414^th of 2159 public high schools	80.8%	147		35.6	13.3	34.9				59.8	59.8				41.9	41.9	$32,012	$30,330	$1,682
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
Highland Park Continuation	Public	9-12	928 North Ave. 53	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-3421	55	3	20.9	98.2%	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	48 (87.3%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	7.6	2133^rd of 2162 public high schools	1.3%		13.1	1886^th of 2159 public high schools	12.6%	247		0.0		0.0				5.3	5.3				0.0	0.0	$56,304	$52,036	$4,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Blair High

What schools feed into Blair High?

Blair High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McKinley

What district is Blair High in?

Pasadena Unified

How many students attend Blair High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,053 students attended Blair High.

What is the racial makeup of Blair High?

Students at Blair High are 65% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Blair High a good school?

Blair High ranks 727^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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

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