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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Pasadena, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Pasadena based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 40.5% Exceeded Standard, compared to 16.2% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# 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 Hamilton Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 55.0 40.7% 59.7% 13.0% 0.7%
3 Don Benito Fundamental
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 50.8 28.2% 48.7% 23.8% 0.0%
4 Willard Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 49.2 25.5% 46.6% 26.4% 1.6%
5 Norma Coombs Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 45.6 17.6% 43.2% 27.7% 0.2%
6 San Rafael Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 44.4 26.1% 48.6% 13.6% 0.0%
7 Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 41.4 18.0% 42.2% 26.2% 0.0%
8 Webster Elementary
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 39.3 16.6% 39.3% 30.8% 0.3%
9 Washington Elementary STEM Magnet
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 34.6 14.0% 28.4% 39.1% 2.1%
10 CIS Academy
Pasadena Unified
Los Angeles 31.2 18.0% 37.1% 68.5% 0.0%