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South Pasadena, CA
Public School Ratings




South Pasadena 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


South Pasadena Unified School District details

South Pasadena Unified School District
1100 El Centro St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030

4,687 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

25 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

South Pasadena Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.2% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
41%
82%
47%
79%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arroyo Vista Elementary School
335 El Centro St.
South Pasadena, CA, 91030
KG-05
Marengo Elementary School
1400 Marengo Ave.
South Pasadena, CA, 91030
KG-05
Monterey Hills Elementary School
1624 Via Del Rey
South Pasadena, CA, 91030
KG-05
South Pasadena Middle School
1500 Fair Oaks
South Pasadena, CA, 91030
06-08
South Pasadena Senior High School
1401 Fremont Ave.
South Pasadena, CA, 91030
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.4% 22.0%
Black 1.5% 5.2%
Hispanic 27.1% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 42.8% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.2% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 15.7% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,450 $39,607,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $749 $3,510,000 4.3%
Staff $759 $3,558,000 4.4%
General Administration $263 $1,232,000 1.5%
School Administration $641 $3,004,000 3.7%
Operation $1,260 $5,904,000 7.2%
Transportation $83 $391,000 0.5%
Other $631 $2,958,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,386 $20,557,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,591 $21,520,000 26.3%
Total Expenditures $17,428 $81,684,000 100.0%
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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