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Marengo Elementary

Public Grades K-5

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marengo Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 783 students in the highly-rated South Pasadena Unified district, consistently ranking among the very best elementary schools in California.

The school excels in every academic area, with nearly 90% of students proficient in math and over 87% in English, but what truly sets it apart is its exceptional success with every group of students. For instance, its programs for English Learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are ranked in the top 1% statewide, demonstrating that all children thrive here. This comprehensive excellence is a key differentiator from other high-performing nearby schools like Valentine Elementary in San Marino Unified. Furthermore, Marengo achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than some peers like Monterey Hills Elementary within its own district while delivering stronger outcomes.

Marengo's strengths are consistent across all grade levels and are supported by an outstanding attendance rate, with chronic absenteeism at less than 5%. The data reveals a sharp contrast in performance at district boundaries, with schools in Alhambra Unified and Los Angeles Unified generally ranking much lower, highlighting Marengo's remarkable and sustained achievement within its community.

783

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,329

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Marengo Ave.
South Pasadena, CA 91030-3951

(626) 441-5850

District: South Pasadena Unified

Students who attend Marengo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Pasadena Middle
High:	South Pasadena Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.5%

Two or more races:

21.2%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (87% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg80%

California avg41%

33^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.6	33 of 5857	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	63 of 5869	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	65 of 5859	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	105 of 5883	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	73 of 5789	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	75 of 5662	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	183 of 5692	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	220 of 5614	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	155 of 5611	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	131 of 5530	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	92.9	225 of 5390	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	243 of 5377	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.5	299 of 5314	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	95.0	164 of 5193	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	95.2	164 of 5113	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.3	154 of 5113	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	97.1	98 of 4818	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	96.7	130 of 4822	97.3%	★★★★★
2004	97.4	102 of 4809	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	94 of 1203	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	99 of 1205	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	75 of 1190	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	303 of 1154	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	127 of 1149	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	39 of 1071	96.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	96.7	68 of 2585	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	4 of 3162	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	5 of 3245	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	12 of 3311	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	7 of 3246	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	25 of 5597	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	81 of 5612	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	86 of 5609	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	133 of 5635	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	74 of 5492	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	124 of 5413	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	20 of 5107	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	31 of 5107	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	127 of 5087	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	65 of 5084	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	53 of 4963	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	38 of 4830	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	22 of 5460	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	171 of 5517	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	50 of 5363	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	19 of 5264	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	25 of 5173	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	60 of 5084	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	48 of 5628	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	53 of 5643	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	65 of 5638	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	100 of 5663	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	89 of 5510	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	40 of 5431	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	88 of 718	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	164 of 670	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	94 of 669	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	47 of 610	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	14 of 445	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	23 of 339	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	71 of 2847	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	30 of 2635	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	30 of 2420	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	35 of 2598	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	81 of 2651	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	148 of 2661	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	44 of 2726	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	124 of 2834	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	116 of 2737	95.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics90%+52 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Science79%+47 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
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							$16,329	$15,846	$483
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	110 West McLean St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3380	577	31	18.6	46.8%	25 (4.3%)	9 (1.6%)	314 (54.4%)	195 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	64.2	1878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.6	1749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	129	34.3	54.6	44.1	38.6	57.9	52.9	68.0	55.3	80.3	59.1	41.4	60.0	40.0	57.7	46.8	56.1	50.1	96.1	97.4		96.1	97.4	97.4	$43,715	$42,138	$1,577
Park Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marengo Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3640	581	24	24.2	45.1%	17 (2.9%)	12 (2.1%)	350 (60.2%)	169 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	72.2	1512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		73.9	1415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	97	34.3	43.9	39.1	60.0	65.6	58.2	69.1	69.8	63.6	64.5	57.6	53.2	37.3	52.7	52.3	51.5	50.8	94.2	95.4	96.5	95.4	94.2	96.5	$36,474	$34,452	$2,022
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			$18,421	$17,940	$481
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							$47,011	$43,368	$3,643
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							$16,156	$15,674	$482
Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	383	19	19.7	50.7%	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	285 (74.4%)	61 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	41.3	3134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.6	2637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	497	21.6	34.0	28.7	42.4	48.0	46.0	38.7	40.5	71.4	49.3	44.1	36.0	21.6	31.3	32.6	44.0	35.3	89.5	93.0		91.2	93.0	91.2	$44,173	$42,528	$1,645
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		$37,909	$35,646	$2,263
William Northrup Elementary	Public	K-8	409 South Atlantic Blvd.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6620	814	37	22.0	46.7%	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	264 (32.4%)	487 (59.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	76.7	1298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		77.8	1254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	44	37.9	42.6	39.9	65.3	61.0	60.7	55.3	58.5	62.3	60.4	65.3	61.9	48.3	53.1	54.2	47.5	55.5							$34,147	$32,770	$1,377
Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	711	34	20.9	11.3%	131 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.5%)	428 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (13.5%)	98.2	52^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.8	34^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	18	81.3		81.3	85.7	88.1	92.0				88.5	83.2	86.1	83.8				84.5							$20,039	$19,702	$337

Frequently Asked Questions about Marengo Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Marengo Elementary?

Students at Marengo Elementary are 45% Asian, 21% Two or more races, 17% White, 15% Hispanic.

What district is Marengo Elementary in?

South Pasadena Unified

Is Marengo Elementary a good school?

Yes! Marengo Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Marengo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 783 students attended Marengo Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Marengo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marengo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Pasadena Middle
High : South Pasadena Senior High

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