How does Charles W. Eliot Middle compare to other middle schools in Altadena?

Charles W. Eliot Middle has a Scope Score of 23.3/100, ranked #1480 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 655 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Charles W. Eliot Middle?

7.3% of students at Charles W. Eliot Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Charles W. Eliot Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Charles W. Eliot Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Charles W. Eliot Middle?

31.7% of students at Charles W. Eliot Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Charles W. Eliot Middle

Middle School

Pasadena Unified AltadenaLos Angeles County91001

📍 2184 North Lake Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

395 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

24 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

25.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 24 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic56.0%

White11.7%

Asian1.8%

Black22.0%

Other8.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Charles W. Eliot Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.3%
Met Standard	15.3%
Below Standard	77.4%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 7.3%

10.0pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 22.6%

16.9pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -0.6pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 31.7%

12.4pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 22.6%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 13.7%

9.6pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Charles W. Eliot Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 14.2 points below the Pasadena Unified district average of 21.5%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 5.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 25.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.7%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

22.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

31.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

13.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

655

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	128	13.3%	19.5%	27.3%	39.8%	32.8%
7th	90	10.0%	18.9%	30.0%	41.1%	28.9%
8th	109	2.8%	23.9%	27.5%	45.9%	26.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	128	4.7%	7.8%	26.6%	60.9%	12.5%
7th	91	8.8%	8.8%	15.4%	67.0%	17.6%
8th	109	4.6%	12.8%	14.7%	67.9%	17.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Altadena Elementary

47.6# in state

Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementa…

46.8# in state

Webster Elementary

41.8# in state

Also serves area

Field (Eugene) Elementary

82.5# in state

San Rafael Elementary

58.8# in state

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Middle

Charles W. Eliot Middle

23.3# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.