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Pasadena Unified Elementary Schools

15 schools ranked by composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.

District performance overview

Pasadena Unified has 15 ranked elementary schools averaging a composite score of 44.6 — 0.9 points near the state average of 45.5. Scores range from 29.1 to 67.4.

The highest-scoring school is Field (Eugene) Elementary with a composite of 67.4 and 52.5% exceeding standard.

Wide performance spread: The 38.3-point gap between the highest and lowest scoring schools in Pasadena Unified suggests significant variation in school quality within the same district. Choosing the right school within this district matters more than choosing the district itself.

District-wide chronic absenteeism averages 26.8%, below the state average of 18.7%.

Avg Composite
44.6
State avg: 45.5
Score Range
38.3
29.1 – 67.4
Avg Exceeded %
23.7%
State avg: 21.0%
Schools Ranked
15
With composite scores
# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Field (Eugene) Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 67.4 52.5% 76.5% 7.3% 0.0%
2 Sierra Madre Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 64.7 43.0% 70.6% 11.3% 0.1%
3 Hamilton Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 55.0 40.7% 59.7% 13.0% 0.7%
4 Don Benito Fundamental
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 50.8 28.2% 48.7% 23.8% 0.0%
5 Willard Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 49.2 25.5% 46.6% 26.4% 1.6%
6 Norma Coombs Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 45.6 17.6% 43.2% 27.7% 0.2%
7 Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementa
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 44.4 19.7% 40.2% 23.0% 0.0%
8 San Rafael Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 44.4 26.1% 48.6% 13.6% 0.0%
9 Altadena Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 42.0 23.2% 46.5% 28.7% 0.5%
10 Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 41.4 18.0% 42.2% 26.2% 0.0%
11 Webster Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 39.3 16.6% 39.3% 30.8% 0.3%
12 Washington Elementary STEM Magnet
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 34.6 14.0% 28.4% 39.1% 2.1%
13 CIS Academy
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 31.2 18.0% 37.1% 68.5% 0.0%
14 Madison Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 30.2 5.8% 18.5% 31.7% 0.0%
15 McKinley
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 29.1 7.0% 21.5% 31.3% 5.5%