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Rose City High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 18% of California high schools

Summary

Rose City High (Continuation) is a small, alternative public high school serving 113 students in grades 9-12 within the Pasadena Unified district, designed for students who have struggled in traditional school settings.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 91.9%, meaning the vast majority of students miss a large amount of school, which severely impacts learning. Academically, proficiency rates in English (14.71%) and Math (10%) are far below state averages, and its statewide ranking is consistently in the bottom quartile. While the school spends more per student ($34,151) and has a much lower student-teacher ratio (10:1) than traditional high schools, these resources have not yet translated into strong academic outcomes, highlighting the difficulty of its mission.

When compared to nearby comprehensive high schools in the area, the differences are stark. For example, Pasadena High (also in Pasadena Unified) has a graduation rate of 94.8% and far lower absenteeism, while elite schools like San Marino High and Arcadia High rank among the state's best. However, Rose City High's performance is more comparable to other local continuation schools like Learning Works and Options For Youth - Duarte Inc, which face similar hurdles. Recent data shows some modest improvement in graduation rates, offering a note of progress for this uniquely tasked school.

113

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,151

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Madre St.
Pasadena, CA 91107-4634

(626) 396-5620

District: Pasadena Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

African American:

7.1%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (69% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,776^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1776 of 2162	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1891 of 2159	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2032 of 2170	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2048 of 2123	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1066 of 1290	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	2048 of 2133	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1845 of 2017	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	1948 of 2021	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	2015 of 2039	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1942 of 1994	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	2080 of 2426	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	1912 of 2354	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	1727 of 2367	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1635 of 2281	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	1793 of 2238	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1313 of 2117	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	15.6	1692 of 2063	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	1700 of 1968	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	1633 of 1901	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	1504 of 1653	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	878 of 1044	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	813 of 941	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1701 of 1906	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1786 of 1915	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1836 of 1915	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1842 of 1858	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1736 of 1833	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1605 of 1900	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1654 of 1902	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1828 of 1917	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1778 of 1861	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1719 of 1814	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1606 of 1742	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1596 of 2013	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1713 of 2026	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1944 of 2030	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1869 of 1943	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1113 of 1126	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1857 of 1937	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1693 of 1862	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1536 of 1942	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1557 of 1948	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1823 of 1963	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1858 of 1916	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1827 of 1880	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1689 of 1834	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)16th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science6%-27 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 (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 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
Aveson Global Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Aveson Global Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-1438	200	15	13.3	38.0%	66 (33.0%)	21 (10.5%)	84 (42.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.5%)	23.8	1619^th of 2162 public high schools	25.1%		67.4	607^th of 2159 public high schools	71.9%	1012	29.0			26.7	57.1	55.2	25.6	30.0	41.4	42.9	31.0	21.1	10.0	27.0	$24,494	$2,171	$22,323
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	$34,151	$3,896	$30,255
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Public, Charter	7-12	3130 East Colorado Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-2500	3,369	120	27.9	86.0%	388 (11.5%)	436 (12.9%)	2,232 (66.3%)	68 (2.0%)	10 (0.3%)	18 (0.5%)	182 (5.4%)	39.5	1274^th of 2162 public high schools	41.1%		37.1	1313^th of 2159 public high schools	39.2%	39	9.1		27.1	23.9			18.5	39.9	38.4			5.7	14.8	14.2
Learning Works	Public, Charter	7-12	90 North Daisy Ave.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Learning Works District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 564-2871	212	8	25.3	75.5%	7 (3.3%)	15 (7.1%)	187 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13.4	1862^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.9%		14.6	1830^th of 2159 public high schools	15.2%	32			7.4	5.9				4.0	2.6				0.0	0.0	$17,441	$1,950	$15,491
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	$18,705	$599	$18,106
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	$26,901	$3,631	$23,270
Temple City High	Public	9-12	9501 Lemon Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5043	1,779	74	24.0	35.9%	88 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	390 (21.9%)	1,236 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	93.8	127^th of 2162 public high schools	94.1%		95.2	104^th of 2159 public high schools	95.2%	23			56.0	56.0				74.1	74.1				60.7	60.7	$24,626	$2,204	$22,422
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	$23,911	$3,362	$20,549
Arcadia High	Public	9-12	180 Campus Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-1711	2,939	119	24.7	25.5%	263 (8.9%)	50 (1.7%)	515 (17.5%)	1,975 (67.2%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	125 (4.3%)	89.6	205^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%		91.7	184^th of 2159 public high schools	91.5%	21		57.1	25.0	56.0				66.9	66.9				62.3	62.3	$18,081	$1,516	$16,565
Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center	Public	9-12	5830 Kauffman Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5113	34	4	8.4	61.8%	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (58.8%)	7 (20.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	19.2	1709^th of 2162 public high schools	21.0%		20.8	1684^th of 2159 public high schools	22.0%	25			15.4	15.4				7.7	7.7				0.0	0.0	$36,079	$1,293	$34,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Rose City High (Continuation)

What is the racial makeup of Rose City High (Continuation)?

Students at Rose City High (Continuation) are 89% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White.

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Rose City High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Rose City High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Rose City High (Continuation).

What district is Rose City High (Continuation) in?

Pasadena Unified

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