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Glendale, CA
Public School Ratings




Glendale Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Glendale Unified School District details

Glendale Unified School District
223 North Jackson St.
Glendale, CA 91206

25,049 Students enrolled in District

34 Schools in District

23 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Glendale Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.5% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
41%
60%
47%
51%
35%
55%
41%
60%
47%
51%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
4310 New York Ave.
La Crescenta, CA, 91214
KG-06
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School
4747 New York Ave.
La Crescenta, CA, 91214
09-12
Balboa Elementary School
1844 Bel Aire Dr.
Glendale, CA, 91201
KG-06
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
1610 Lake St.
Glendale, CA, 91201
KG-06
Cerritos Elementary School
120 East Cerritos Ave.
Glendale, CA, 91205
KG-06
Cloud Preschool School
4444 Cloud Ave.
La Crescenta, CA, 91214
M-M
College View School
1700 East Mountain St.
Glendale, CA, 91207
KG-12
Columbus Elementary School
425 West Milford St.
Glendale, CA, 91203
KG-05
Crescenta Valley High School
2900 Community Ave.
La Crescenta, CA, 91214
09-12
Daily (allan F.) High (continuation) School
220 North Kenwood
Glendale, CA, 91206
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.3% 22.0%
Black 1.0% 5.2%
Hispanic 19.7% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.7% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.0% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 44.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,113 $253,320,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,566 $39,231,000 8.3%
Staff $921 $23,063,000 4.9%
General Administration $253 $6,345,000 1.3%
School Administration $806 $20,182,000 4.3%
Operation $1,206 $30,207,000 6.4%
Transportation $230 $5,761,000 1.2%
Other $994 $24,890,000 5.3%
Total Support $5,975 $149,679,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,683 $67,218,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $18,772 $470,217,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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