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Marshall Fundamental

Public Grades 6-12
512th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 76% of California high schools
Summary

Marshall Fundamental is a large, grades 6-12 public secondary school in the Pasadena Unified district, serving 1,689 students and consistently ranking in the top quartile of California high schools despite serving a population where the majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school stands out for its exceptional ability to support students through to graduation, with a rate near 99% that is significantly higher than both the district and state averages, and it maintains the lowest chronic absenteeism among PUSD high schools. It achieves these strong outcomes, particularly for students with special needs, while spending less per student than other district high schools like John Muir High and Pasadena High. While its academic proficiency scores are the best within PUSD, mathematics remains a relative challenge area compared to other subjects.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, such as La Canada High and San Marino High, Marshall's absolute test scores are lower, but it is important to note it serves a very different community. Within its own context, Marshall's model of high graduation and low dropout rates is a notable success, helping keep students in the traditional school pathway and away from alternative options like Rose City High (Continuation).

1,689
Students ?
21.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,184
Per pupil spending ?
76.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 990 North Allen Ave.
       Pasadena, CA  91104-4025

(626) 396-5810

District: Pasadena Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.0%
White:
20.4%
Asian:
7.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
Ranks in the top 24% of California high schools
99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Among the top-ranked schools in Pasadena Unified
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg40%
California avg41%
Middle school
1,038th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to top 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
512th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 24%▬ steady since 2015
See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 5High Schools in the Pasadena Unified
717th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202554.81038 of 276162.4%★★★☆☆
202452.41093 of 278360.7%★★★☆☆
202353.51066 of 278161.7%★★★☆☆
202249.51190 of 274056.6%★★★☆☆
201951.41112 of 271559.0%★★★☆☆
201850.91070 of 248056.9%★★★☆☆
201756.6949 of 250862.2%★★★☆☆
201654.8989 of 249760.4%★★★☆☆
201551.51062 of 247757.1%★★★☆☆
201347.81219 of 237948.8%★★☆☆☆
201244.11242 of 225945.0%★★☆☆☆
201146.31196 of 223646.5%★★☆☆☆
201033.81474 of 217932.4%★★☆☆☆
200937.61256 of 206339.1%★★☆☆☆
200842.31106 of 200544.8%★★☆☆☆
200745.01009 of 199949.5%★★☆☆☆
200642.4958 of 180446.9%★★☆☆☆
200533.91126 of 177736.6%★★☆☆☆
200423.51349 of 176923.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202559.2202 of 60966.8%★★★☆☆
202458.7207 of 62767.0%★★★☆☆
202378.588 of 61385.6%★★★★☆
202270.7148 of 63776.8%★★★★☆
201977.8105 of 64383.7%★★★★☆
201871.1135 of 60077.5%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.9501 of 74332.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202252.7513 of 153166.5%★★★☆☆
201970.4278 of 149181.4%★★★★☆
201856.8393 of 136971.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202434.11001 of 147832.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.61090 of 152128.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.81305 of 154015.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.91414 of 14421.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.61321 of 13643.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.71023 of 253359.6%★★★☆☆
202444.21220 of 255152.2%★★★☆☆
202340.21325 of 253147.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.91278 of 250949.1%★★☆☆☆
201952.21004 of 238057.8%★★★☆☆
201851.9981 of 226256.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202546.51133 of 239552.7%★★★☆☆
202445.21123 of 238853.0%★★★☆☆
202345.41109 of 237453.3%★★★☆☆
202241.01259 of 235946.6%★★☆☆☆
201939.01280 of 221342.2%★★☆☆☆
201842.01128 of 207245.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202243.0177 of 33647.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202546.51194 of 254253.0%★★★☆☆
202447.91113 of 257956.8%★★★☆☆
202352.6936 of 253163.0%★★★☆☆
202244.61179 of 245852.0%★★★☆☆
201939.11348 of 236943.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.91356 of 223039.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202555.0965 of 253461.9%★★★☆☆
202457.8866 of 255266.1%★★★☆☆
202364.1727 of 253871.4%★★★★☆
202255.1932 of 252763.1%★★★☆☆
201948.81051 of 240756.3%★★★☆☆
201848.51037 of 227354.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202568.7224 of 72669.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.0908 of 156642.0%★★☆☆☆
202446.0642 of 155258.6%★★★☆☆
202363.5356 of 153176.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202567.9468 of 152069.2%★★★☆☆
202469.9432 of 153771.9%★★★★☆
202379.1250 of 154383.8%★★★★☆
202274.2343 of 155577.9%★★★★☆
201959.3645 of 160259.7%★★★☆☆
201866.7492 of 149667.1%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202573.9512 of 216276.3%★★★★☆
202479.9416 of 215980.7%★★★★☆
202376.2471 of 217078.3%★★★★☆
202269.3545 of 212374.3%★★★★☆
202169.7354 of 129072.6%★★★★☆
201969.2555 of 213374.0%★★★★☆
201880.3407 of 201779.8%★★★★☆
201768.1634 of 202168.6%★★★☆☆
201677.6415 of 203979.6%★★★★☆
201573.8475 of 199476.2%★★★★☆
201339.61066 of 242656.1%★★★☆☆
201243.4955 of 235459.4%★★★☆☆
201148.0844 of 236764.3%★★★☆☆
201051.5719 of 228168.5%★★★☆☆
200948.2788 of 223864.8%★★★☆☆
200842.6853 of 211759.7%★★★☆☆
200739.7881 of 206357.3%★★★☆☆
200633.01023 of 196848.0%★★☆☆☆
200525.41190 of 190137.4%★★☆☆☆
200424.11102 of 165333.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.0311 of 52340.5%★★☆☆☆
202497.310 of 51798.1%★★★★★
202284.059 of 52288.7%★★★★☆
201967.8137 of 59276.9%★★★★☆
201888.662 of 58289.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202269.7198 of 58165.9%★★★☆☆
201979.899 of 58283.0%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202221.61063 of 11618.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202135.9326 of 55541.3%★★☆☆☆
201940.3552 of 111750.6%★★★☆☆
201862.4257 of 105275.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202570.8510 of 190673.2%★★★★☆
202474.1442 of 191576.9%★★★★☆
202370.5497 of 191574.0%★★★★☆
202268.7480 of 185874.2%★★★★☆
202172.5263 of 105475.0%★★★★☆
201970.4458 of 183375.0%★★★★☆
201878.3379 of 176078.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.5635 of 190066.6%★★★☆☆
202470.6469 of 190275.3%★★★★☆
202364.6579 of 191769.8%★★★☆☆
202257.4671 of 186163.9%★★★☆☆
201959.6647 of 181464.3%★★★☆☆
201875.9390 of 174277.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202563.1686 of 201365.9%★★★☆☆
202477.6370 of 202681.7%★★★★☆
202368.8505 of 203075.1%★★★★☆
202269.3457 of 194376.5%★★★★☆
202161.7378 of 112666.4%★★★☆☆
201958.5719 of 193762.9%★★★☆☆
201873.9434 of 186276.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202572.5482 of 194275.2%★★★★☆
202481.6344 of 194882.3%★★★★☆
202376.8413 of 196379.0%★★★★☆
202264.8564 of 191670.6%★★★★☆
202160.0400 of 112264.3%★★★☆☆
201961.6636 of 188066.2%★★★☆☆
201877.8405 of 183477.9%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202425.1136 of 18325.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.0149 of 16811.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202387.048 of 54191.1%★★★★★
201877.971 of 36680.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202566.2286 of 125277.2%★★★★☆
202464.1281 of 121676.9%★★★★☆
202375.4179 of 119785.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202591.558 of 115595.0%★★★★★
202487.4109 of 117390.7%★★★★★
202378.3236 of 119380.2%★★★★☆
202266.1378 of 120468.6%★★★☆☆
201981.8174 of 122285.8%★★★★☆
201889.774 of 117393.7%★★★★★
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
White (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)66th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school
Homeless (2022)47th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school
Asian (2024)33rd percentile-28 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-28 vs school
High school
White (2025)95th percentile+19 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)91st percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school
Male (2025)75th percentile~ school
Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2022)66th percentile-8 vs school
African American (2025)41st percentile-36 vs school
Military Connected (2024)26th percentile-55 vs school
Disabled (2022)8th percentile-66 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state
Mathematics37%~ state avg
Science35%~ state avg

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