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Arroyo Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arroyo Vista Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 667 students in the highly-regarded South Pasadena Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 2% of all elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with over 82% of students proficient in math and 85% in English, and it stands out for its strong science program and remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.6%. It is particularly effective in supporting all students, with its Hispanic, low-income, and special education student groups each ranking in the state's top 5% for their peers. Within its own district, Arroyo Vista's performance is solidly between its two sister schools: it outperforms Monterey Hills Elementary but trails the exceptional scores of Marengo Elementary.

The most striking finding is the dramatic difference a district boundary makes. While all three South Pasadena schools are top-tier, several schools just outside the district in Los Angeles Unified, like the nearby San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet and Annandale Elementary, have significantly lower rankings despite sometimes much higher per-student spending, highlighting a stark educational landscape within the same geographic area.

667

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,665

Per pupil spending ?

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 El Centro St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030-3006

(626) 441-5840

District: South Pasadena Unified

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Pasadena Middle
High:	South Pasadena Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.6%

White:

30.1%

Hispanic:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

California avg41%

111^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the South Pasadena Unified

29^th of 1,543South Pasadena 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	97.5	111 of 5857	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	180 of 5869	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	241 of 5859	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	337 of 5883	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	147 of 5789	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	147 of 5662	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	93 of 5692	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	173 of 5614	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	217 of 5611	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	726 of 5530	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	88.3	531 of 5390	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.2	480 of 5377	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	252 of 5314	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.2	339 of 5193	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	529 of 5113	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	91.8	420 of 5113	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	319 of 4818	93.4%	★★★★★
2005	94.8	239 of 4822	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	92.5	368 of 4809	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	239 of 1203	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	281 of 1205	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	238 of 1190	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	333 of 1154	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	334 of 1149	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	282 of 1071	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	159 of 5597	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	219 of 5612	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	108 of 5609	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	357 of 5635	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	128 of 5492	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	113 of 5413	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	174 of 5107	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	125 of 5107	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	202 of 5087	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	341 of 5084	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	47 of 4963	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	73 of 4830	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	227 of 5460	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	228 of 5517	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	61 of 5363	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	239 of 5264	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	59 of 5173	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	48 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	68 of 5628	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	189 of 5643	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	390 of 5638	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	328 of 5663	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	180 of 5510	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	187 of 5431	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	106 of 718	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	139 of 670	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	40 of 669	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	146 of 610	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	21 of 445	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	36 of 339	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	154 of 2847	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	295 of 2635	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	198 of 2420	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	40 of 2598	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	184 of 2651	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	449 of 2661	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	401 of 2726	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	276 of 2834	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	168 of 2737	93.9%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+37 vs state

Mathematics82%+45 vs state

Science77%+45 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2016

I love this school, my son is so happy and is motivated for the professional teacher. My son likes to get 4 or 3+ because he is proud of his school and dream since his 9 years old to be in UCLA.. why is he thinking like that?, he have been motivated by teachers. The Principal is an excellent human been, well I am more that happy for living in this area and be part of this great school district. Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
Arroyo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	335 El Centro St.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5840	667	26	25.2	17.4%	201 (30.1%)	5 (0.7%)	137 (20.5%)	204 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (17.8%)	97.5	111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.8	180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	69	77.4	77.4	89.9	83.3	83.1		85.4	90.8	81.6	74.2		82.1							$15,665	$507	$15,158
San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	K-5	815 San Pascual Ave.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-8354	249	11	22.6	76.3%	17 (6.8%)	7 (2.8%)	199 (79.9%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	58.1	2163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		50	2557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.4%	394	40.0	40.0	36.7	41.9	57.1		45.4	63.3	41.9	42.9		48.2	96.9				96.9		$24,604	$4,842	$19,762
Monterey Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1624 Via del Rey	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5860	570	26	21.9	14.4%	96 (16.8%)	7 (1.2%)	197 (34.6%)	171 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	95 (16.7%)	93.9	408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.8	281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	127	57.7	57.7	74.1	89.0	76.9		80.0	69.8	83.7	76.0		76.6	97.4	98.3		98.3			$16,849	$506	$16,343
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet	Public	K-5	317 North Avenue 62	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7328	239	12	19.9	81.6%	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	210 (87.9%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	54.6	2332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.1	2236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	96	37.1	37.1	51.7	42.1	51.4		48.0	55.2	47.4	22.9		41.2	88.1	94.9	93.2	91.5	89.8	91.5	$31,275	$5,672	$25,603
Marengo Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Marengo Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5850	783	31	25.2	12.6%	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (15.3%)	356 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	166 (21.2%)	98.6	33^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.3	63^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	30	79.3	79.3	89.4	87.4	86.2		87.5	93.9	89.8	86.2		89.7							$15,802	$508	$15,294
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4342 Alpha St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2530	164	8	20.5	84.1%	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	144 (87.8%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	78.1	1240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		83.8	1006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	234	40.9	40.9	61.9	66.7	59.1	52.4	60.6	66.7	70.0	39.1	66.7	61.1							$31,507	$6,337	$25,170
Bushnell Way Elementary	Public	K-5	5507 Bushnell Way	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6511	157	8	19.6	84.1%	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	143 (91.1%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	50.9	2552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.4	2585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	33	44.0	44.0	34.6	53.6	64.0		50.6	32.0	35.7	28.0		32.1							$45,649	$10,544	$35,105
Annandale Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Poppy Peak Dr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-9168	90	5	18.0	88.9%	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	81 (90.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	13.1	5410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		25	4359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	1051	15.4	15.4	15.4		23.1		25.0	15.4		15.4		19.4	93.6						$50,133	$10,483	$39,650
San Rafael Elementary	Public	K-5	1090 Nithsdale Rd.	Pasadena	91105	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5790	412	16	25.7	34.0%	62 (15.0%)	9 (2.2%)	298 (72.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	55.5	2275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		60.5	2047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	228	26.2	26.2	51.5	70.7	33.9		51.3	60.6	58.6	16.9		45.0							$23,581	$3,908	$19,673
Yorkdale Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Meridian St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0587	205	10	20.5	82.9%	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	33.2	3708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		33.4	3648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	60	15.2	15.2	43.3	42.9	18.2		34.7	43.3	34.3	21.2		32.7	91.3				91.3		$27,159	$4,356	$22,803

Frequently Asked Questions about Arroyo Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Vista Elementary?

Students at Arroyo Vista Elementary are 31% Asian, 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races.

Is Arroyo Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes! Arroyo Vista Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 111^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Arroyo Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Arroyo Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Arroyo Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Pasadena Middle
High : South Pasadena Senior High

What district is Arroyo Vista Elementary in?

South Pasadena Unified

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