Pasadena Unified School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 32 public schools serving 18,062 students in Pasadena Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Pasadena Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 51% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Pasadena Unified School District are Field (eugene) Elementary School, Sierra Madre Elementary School and Hamilton Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Pasadena Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Pasadena Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

School District Name

Pasadena Unified School District

School District Website

http://www.pusd.us

School District Phone Number

(626) 396-3600

School District Grades Offered

KG - 12

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

32 Schools

10,233 Schools

# Students

18,062 Students

6,168,558 Students

# Teachers

756 Teachers

263,481 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

24:1

District Rank

Pasadena Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 988 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 81% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

Overall District Rank

#984 out of 1942 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

35%

40%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Pasadena Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

45%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pasadena Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

85%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Pasadena Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.61

0.64

# American Indian Students

51 Students

32,775 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,247 Students

716,889 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

10,554 Students

3,350,293 Students

% Hispanic Students

58%

54%

# Black Students

2,247 Students

335,281 Students

% Black Students

13%

# White Students

3,251 Students

1,429,452 Students

% White Students

18%

23%

# Hawaiian Students

44 Students

28,573 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

668 Students

271,340 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

1,595

526,799

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,452

453,975

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,462

451,494

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,373

443,439

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,483

462,447

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,422

467,886

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,380

482,667

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,378

472,586

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,281

469,754

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,232

492,115

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,219

480,320

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,319

472,076

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,466

484,898

# Ungraded Students:

8,084

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,659 is higher than the state median of $15,969. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $17,005 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$301 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total revenue of Pasadena Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending

$307 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total spending of Pasadena Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$16,659

$15,969

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Pasadena Unified School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$17,005

$16,042

This chart display average spending per public school student in Pasadena Unified School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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