Pasadena Unified School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Pasadena and Sierra Madre.

At a glance
13,639Students enrolled
23Schools
2Towns served
$24,911Spent per student
21:1Student–teacher ratio
61%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades K–8
10 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 9–12
4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 12
4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades K–5
Sierra Madre Elementary652 students · Sierra MadreThis district
Grades 6–8
Sierra Madre Middle597 students · Sierra MadreThis district
Grades 9–12
4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency42%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$24,911
per student each year · 17% above the CA average
Spending
Classroom instruction53%
Support & administration44%
Other3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)48%
State39%
Federal13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
15,165’20
14,408’21
13,999’22
13,854’23
13,639’24
Students
Hispanic · 58%7,838
White · 17%2,367
Black · 10%1,320
Asian · 8%1,084
Two or more races · 7%959
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%24

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served
Schools23 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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