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Pasadena Unified Schools
Pasadena Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Pasadena). SchoolGrade grades 23 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pasadena Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Pasadena Unified
23 of 23 schools in Pasadena Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 12C: 4D: 4
Best schools in Pasadena Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Field Eugene Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Sierra Madre Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Sierra Madre Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Hamilton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Marshall Fundamental (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Altadena Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Don Benito Fundamental (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Willard Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Pasadena High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- San Rafael Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Pasadena Unified
High schools (4)
- B- Blair High, Pasadena
- C John Muir High, Pasadena
- B Pasadena High, Pasadena
- D Rose City High Continuation, Pasadena
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Charles W Eliot Middle, Altadena
- A Sierra Madre Middle, Sierra Madre
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- B Altadena Elementary, Altadena
- A Field Eugene Elementary, Pasadena
- B+ Hamilton Elementary, Pasadena
- B- Jackson Elementary, Altadena
- B- Longfellow Henry W Elementary, Pasadena
- D- Madison Elementary, Pasadena
- B- Norma Coombs Elementary, Pasadena
- B- San Rafael Elementary, Pasadena
- A Sierra Madre Elementary, Sierra Madre
- C- Washington Elementary, Pasadena
- C+ Webster Elementary, Pasadena
- B Willard Elementary, Pasadena
Other schools and academies (5)
- B- Cis Academy, Pasadena
- B Don Benito Fundamental, Pasadena
- B+ Marshall Fundamental, Pasadena
- D- Mckinley, Pasadena
- C- Octavia E Butler Magnet, Pasadena
Where Pasadena Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Pasadena (18)
- Altadena (3)
- Sierra Madre (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,978 students with 651 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,495 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0629940
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Arcadia Unified (11 schools, 5 mi)
- San Marino Unified (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Monrovia Unified (10 schools, 6 mi)
- Temple City Unified (8 schools, 6 mi)
- San Gabriel Unified (8 schools, 7 mi)
- South Pasadena Unified (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Duarte Unified (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Rosemead Elementary (5 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Pasadena Unified
How many schools are in Pasadena Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 23 public schools in Pasadena Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Pasadena Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre.
How good are the schools in Pasadena Unified?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 38.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.4%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pasadena Unified?
13,978 students were enrolled in Pasadena Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pasadena Unified?
Pasadena Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Pasadena. Its boundary covers about 73.1 sq mi.