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Willard Elementary

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Willard Elementary ranks 2100 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Willard Elementary is a public elementary school in Pasadena, California, serving 417 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Pasadena Unified School District, which is ranked 736 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Willard Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 54.35% of Willard students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 48.18% for Pasadena Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, 39.78% of Willard students were proficient or better, compared to 36.31% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also performs well for its male and White student populations, ranking 1,694 and 697 out of California elementary schools, respectively. However, Willard struggles with its English Language Learner and Disabled student groups, ranking 2,085 out of 3,250 and 2,420 California elementary schools.

While Willard Elementary outperforms other schools in the Pasadena Unified district, it lags behind schools in the neighboring San Gabriel Unified and Temple City Unified districts, such as Wilson Elementary and Emperor Elementary. Additionally, Willard has seen a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.4% in 2023-2024 to 27.9% in 2023-2024. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (71.7% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) may contribute to these challenges, though the district has significantly increased spending per student at Willard, from $16,492 in 2020-2021 to $28,733 in 2023-2024.

394

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,890

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 South Madre St.
Pasadena, CA 91107-4635

(626) 396-5690

District: Pasadena Unified

Students who attend Willard Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pasadena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

White:

10.9%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,100^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary 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	59.3	2100 of 5857	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1988 of 5869	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	2295 of 5859	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	3052 of 5883	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	2566 of 5789	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2606 of 5662	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	2049 of 5692	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	1812 of 5614	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	1866 of 5611	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	1888 of 5530	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	1879 of 5390	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.8	1496 of 5377	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	1694 of 5314	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	1371 of 5193	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	1349 of 5113	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.6	1472 of 5113	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	69.5	1362 of 4818	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	52.1	2092 of 4822	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.7	1934 of 4809	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	1720 of 2227	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	449 of 2585	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	231 of 2128	89.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	2082 of 3245	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	2120 of 3311	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1449 of 3275	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	2681 of 3246	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2498 of 5597	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2448 of 5612	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	2446 of 5609	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	3126 of 5635	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2744 of 5492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2699 of 5413	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2435 of 5107	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1848 of 5107	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1951 of 5087	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2707 of 5084	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1685 of 4963	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2018 of 4830	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	2275 of 5460	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	1499 of 5517	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	2193 of 5363	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	2866 of 5264	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1701 of 5173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	1864 of 5084	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1694 of 5628	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	1493 of 5643	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	2054 of 5638	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2820 of 5663	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	2240 of 5510	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2424 of 5431	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.7	299 of 2635	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	22.2	2085 of 2420	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	73.0	697 of 2661	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	1245 of 2726	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	319 of 2834	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	990 of 2737	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)89th percentile+23 vs school

White (2023)74th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science39%+6 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 (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 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
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
Hugo Reid Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Hugo Reid Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8346	583	24	24.2	34.5%	38 (6.5%)	7 (1.2%)	142 (24.4%)	327 (56.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (11.1%)	83	1020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		85.7	923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	97	51.3		51.3	73.0	56.7	65.8				64.7	79.0	56.3	57.1				62.5							$23,093	$21,146	$1,947
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7080	777	36	21.5	10.8%	103 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.4%)	520 (66.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.6%)	98.5	38^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.8	31^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	7	77.8		77.8	89.1	85.7	91.1				88.8	88.3	87.9	85.9				87.3							$21,346	$21,010	$336
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
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
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
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	8317 East Sheffield Rd.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-0497	379	16	23.6	46.2%	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.7%)	272 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	87.1	821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.1	859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	38	61.0		61.0	64.9	65.6	62.3				64.3	71.4	73.8	59.0				68.3							$19,217	$17,440	$1,777
Emperor Elementary	Public	K-6	6415 Muscatel Ave.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5084	650	23	28.8	40.2%	25 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	139 (21.4%)	433 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.2%)	88.6	737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		93.5	468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	269	56.5		56.5	60.0	65.8	65.5	89.1			70.7	76.8	60.5	60.4	77.2			69.2	95.1			96.7	96.7		$18,327	$16,864	$1,463
Pasadena Rosebud Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3700 Denair St	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Rosebud Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 318-1261	169	10	16.9	56.2%	0 (0.0%)	84 (49.7%)	56 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.6%)	23.7	4530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%		57.8	2160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	2370	18.8	53.3	35.5	38.9	40.0	25.0	23.1	54.6	60.0	39.8	22.2	20.0	12.5	23.1	9.1	46.7	22.6	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.4
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Elementary

What schools do graduates of Willard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willard Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Pasadena High

What is the racial makeup of Willard Elementary?

Students at Willard Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Willard Elementary a good school?

Willard Elementary ranks 2100^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Willard Elementary in?

Pasadena Unified

How many students attend Willard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Willard Elementary.

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