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Pasadena Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pasadena Avenue Elementary is a K–5 school serving 343 students in Sacramento’s San Juan Unified area. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were below district and California averages in all three tested subjects, but it compared favorably with nearby schools serving the same grades. The most encouraging finding is that Pasadena scored above the average of three nearby K–5 schools in ELA, math, and science.

Math was Pasadena’s closest subject to district and state results: 25% were proficient, compared with 29% districtwide and 38% statewide, gaps of 4 and 14 points. ELA was 31%, versus 40% for the district and 49% for the state; science was 24%, versus 31% and 36%. Among nine schools with nearby results, Pasadena ranked fourth in ELA, sixth in math, and fifth in science. Against the three nearby K–5 schools, its ELA result was 31% versus a 21% average, math was 25% versus 15%, and science was 24% versus 21%. So the broader benchmarks show room to improve, while grade-span peers provide a more positive comparison.

Results have risen since 2022–23: ELA increased 4 points to 31%, math 6 points to 25%, and science 5 points to 24%. SchoolDigger ranked Pasadena in the 24th percentile statewide, with one star, in 2025–26, up from the 13th percentile in 2023–24. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 26.3, the second-highest among nearby schools with comparable data. In 2024–25, 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable subgroup change: SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Pasadena serves Hispanic students fell to the 7th percentile in 2025–26, from the 30th percentile in 2024–25, while the school’s overall percentile rose from 15 to 24.

343

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,765

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

4330 Pasadena Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821-2919

(916) 971-7373

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Pasadena Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winston Churchill Middle
High:	Mira Loma High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

California avg42%

4,402^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 41Elementary Schools in the San Juan Unified

987^th of 1,530San Juan 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
2026	24.9	4402 of 5817	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	4987 of 5857	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	5091 of 5869	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4762 of 5859	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4684 of 5883	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	4238 of 5789	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3936 of 5662	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.6	4461 of 5692	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	4896 of 5614	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	5131 of 5611	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	4572 of 5530	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	4034 of 5390	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.9	2294 of 5377	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	2031 of 5314	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	2253 of 5193	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.1	2536 of 5113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.2	2893 of 5113	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	2148 of 4818	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.3	2026 of 4822	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.8	2165 of 4809	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	1154 of 1210	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	2380 of 3162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	3178 of 3245	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1516 of 3311	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	2575 of 3275	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2164 of 3246	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	4049 of 5581	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	5096 of 5597	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5167 of 5612	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4898 of 5609	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4321 of 5635	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	4048 of 5492	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3917 of 5413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	4723 of 5094	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	3570 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4423 of 5107	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3523 of 5087	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3358 of 5084	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2764 of 4963	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2449 of 4830	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	4011 of 5423	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	4877 of 5460	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	5015 of 5517	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4079 of 5363	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4141 of 5264	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3556 of 5173	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2883 of 5084	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	4413 of 5603	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	4298 of 5628	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4374 of 5643	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4180 of 5638	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4609 of 5663	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4049 of 5510	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3766 of 5431	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	2239 of 2536	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	2541 of 2598	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2518 of 2651	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2417 of 2661	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2516 of 2726	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2588 of 2834	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2598 of 2737	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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Pasadena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Pasadena Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7373	343	13	26.3	71.7%	130 (37.9%)	21 (6.1%)	115 (33.5%)	45 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	24.9	4402^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.3%		18.3	4987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%	585	23.6		23.6	23.9	38.1	32.7				31.5	31.3	26.2	18.2				24.8	≥ 98%		$22,765	$20,432	$2,333
Whitney Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4248 Whitney Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2407	411	17	24.1	85.2%	92 (22.4%)	59 (14.4%)	95 (23.1%)	133 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.6%)	9.1	5650^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.4	5713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%	63	11.8		11.8	17.1	11.1	22.2				17.3	16.2	7.7	9.5				11.2	88%	0%	$26,398	$24,072	$2,326
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	3350 Becerra Way	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8240	406	16	25.3	48.3%	199 (49.0%)	26 (6.4%)	91 (22.4%)	39 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.8%)	53.8	2394^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.8%		54.4	2346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%	48	35.7		35.7	43.1	52.8	50.0	48.3			48.7	44.0	47.2	30.4	41.4			40.4	96%	0%	$19,086	$17,724	$1,362
California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses	Public, Charter	K-8	5330A Gibbons Dr. Ste. 700	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2432	1,545	60	25.9	32.1%	890 (57.6%)	28 (1.8%)	329 (21.3%)	53 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	239 (15.5%)	44.8	2930^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.6%		54.1	2360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%	570	47.7	51.2	49.0	33.2	38.0	49.0	50.0	48.4	56.0	43.9	29.9	32.7	36.1	36.7	39.8	46.4	35.6	96%	0%
Oakdale Tk-8	Public	K-8	3708 Myrtle Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1910	559	21	26.0	92.7%	105 (18.8%)	94 (16.8%)	152 (27.2%)	136 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	60 (10.7%)	15.1	5213^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.3	5553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%	340	11.1	8.2	9.7	28.3	21.8	18.6	23.5	6.8	8.3	17.7	33.9	13.3	6.4	18.9	9.8	12.9	15.8	91%	0%	$21,420	$19,184	$2,236
Mission Avenue Open Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Mission Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2362	415	15	27.6	48.4%	238 (57.3%)	11 (2.7%)	46 (11.1%)	86 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	44.4	2963^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.1%		42.7	3023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%	60	29.8		29.8	44.2	40.5	42.1	52.4			43.9	32.7	33.8	31.6	46.5			35.3	96%	2%	$19,476	$18,162	$1,314
Cameron Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4333 Hackberry Ln.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2302	406	17	23.8	80.0%	134 (33.0%)	33 (8.1%)	126 (31.0%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.9%)	13.6	5340^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.2%		16.7	5129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%	211	22.2		22.2	12.7	26.2	28.3				21.6	8.3	21.0	9.4				12.8	93%	0%	$25,874	$22,422	$3,452
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	5241 Harrison St.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1900	754	29	26.0	94.0%	80 (10.6%)	57 (7.6%)	379 (50.3%)	158 (21.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	66 (8.8%)	22.4	4600^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.9	5023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.2%	423	16.1		16.1	24.4	30.9	20.7	29.1			26.2	37.2	34.7	16.2	21.6			26.7	95%	0%	$18,283	$16,194	$2,089
Del Paso Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Maryal Dr.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2330	734	28	26.2	62.1%	250 (34.1%)	48 (6.5%)	161 (21.9%)	197 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.8%)	47.1	2779^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.2%		41.1	3150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%	371	35.0		35.0	54.6	43.0	45.3	24.7			43.1	53.5	50.4	27.1	13.9			37.2	86%	0%	$19,835	$18,012	$1,823
Marvin Marshall Preschool and Children's Center	Public	K	5309 Kenneth Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7375	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pasadena Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pasadena Avenue Elementary?

Students at Pasadena Avenue Elementary are 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Pasadena Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Pasadena Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pasadena Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pasadena Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winston Churchill Middle
High : Mira Loma High

Is Pasadena Avenue Elementary a good school?

Pasadena Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Pasadena Avenue Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

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