Pasadena Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 76.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Pasadena Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.4% exceeded — 4.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 12.5% | 20.8% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 55 | 5.5% | 21.8% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 54 | 7.4% | 18.5% | 25.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 3.9% | 21.1% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 58 | 1.7% | 10.3% | 12.1% |
| 5th | 58 | 6.9% | 8.6% | 15.5% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.0