Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
Consistently strong: all 3 elementary schools land within 10 points of each other, averaging 76.2/100 — 37.4 points above the state average.
3 elementary schools span 10 points around an average of 76.2.
Marengo Elementary (83/100) holds the Strong band — 66.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 59.6%.
Only 3 campuses at this level — one school's year moves every number in this chapter.
The middle years
One middle school: South Pasadena Middle at 84/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
South Pasadena Middle (84/100) holds the Strong band — 58.0% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 58.0%.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
The high school years
One high school: South Pasadena Senior High at 85/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
South Pasadena Senior High (85/100) holds the Strong band — 55.2% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 55.2%.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Marengo Elementary at 83/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — a school's number can move without your kid's experience moving with it. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring run through the district:
Marengo Elementary 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 83/100South Pasadena Middle 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 84/100South Pasadena Senior High 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 85/100
Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.
What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.