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Washington Elementary STEM Magnet

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Washington Elementary STEM Magnet ranks 4159 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary STEM Magnet is a public K-5 school serving 428 students in the Pasadena Unified district, operating as a specialized science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, though they have shown significant improvement in recent years. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 39.1%, which is notably higher than at nearby schools like Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary (26.2%) and Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary (23.0%). Interestingly, despite its STEM focus, its math performance lags behind several non-STEM schools in the area, such as Altadena Elementary.

The school receives more funding per student than its peers, at over $29,000, and serves a community with high economic need. While overall performance is improving from a low baseline, the school shows particular strength in supporting its special education students, who perform above average for their subgroup. Comparisons with local charter schools like Odyssey Charter highlight a performance gap, as these schools achieve higher scores with less funding, suggesting the challenges at Washington may involve more than just resources.

428

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,101

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1520 North Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103-1819

(626) 396-5840

District: Pasadena Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary STEM Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Octavia E. Butler Magnet
High:	John Muir High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

African American:

9.6%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

California avg41%

4,159^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	27.7	4159 of 5857	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4758 of 5869	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	5108 of 5859	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4953 of 5883	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3640 of 5789	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3661 of 5662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	3952 of 5692	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4973 of 5614	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	4807 of 5611	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	4595 of 5530	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	3752 of 5390	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.4	4657 of 5377	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	3931 of 5314	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	3260 of 5193	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	3331 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.0	4008 of 5113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	3307 of 4818	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.1	3215 of 4822	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.8	4043 of 4809	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	2482 of 3162	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	2522 of 3245	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2395 of 3311	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	2829 of 3275	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2886 of 3246	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4484 of 5597	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4711 of 5612	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4893 of 5609	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4607 of 5635	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3512 of 5492	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3402 of 5413	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3488 of 5107	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3820 of 5107	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3876 of 5087	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	3999 of 5084	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2426 of 4963	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2389 of 4830	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3146 of 5460	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4238 of 5517	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4318 of 5363	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4019 of 5264	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2764 of 5173	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2627 of 5084	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3609 of 5628	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4383 of 5643	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4922 of 5638	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4865 of 5663	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3465 of 5510	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3664 of 5431	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1365 of 2847	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	1914 of 2635	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2173 of 2420	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)52nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Twentieth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1358 East Walnut St.	Los Angeles	91106	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-7151	499	22	22.6	95.6%	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.8%)	458 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	39.6	3244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		38.2	3292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	48	17.5		17.5	36.6	39.7	41.6				39.2	46.3	42.0	27.5				38.5							$25,007	$4,756	$20,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary STEM Magnet

Is Washington Elementary STEM Magnet a good school?

Washington Elementary STEM Magnet ranks 4159^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Washington Elementary STEM Magnet in?

Pasadena Unified

How many students attend Washington Elementary STEM Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Washington Elementary STEM Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary STEM Magnet?

Students at Washington Elementary STEM Magnet are 82% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary STEM Magnet attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary STEM Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Octavia E. Butler Magnet
High : John Muir High

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