# Pasadena Unified

Pasadena Unified is a unified district in Los Angeles County, California. Reading proficiency is 48.2%, +3.0 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 36.3%, +2.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/pasadena-unified |
| County | Los Angeles |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 33 |
| Students | 14,891 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $25,993 |
| Low-Income Students | 9,152 (66.5%) |
| English Learners | 1,683 (12.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.2% | 6,976 |
| 2024 | 45.9% | 6,898 |
| 2025 | 48.2% | 6,719 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.0% | 6,939 |
| 2024 | 35.1% | 6,907 |
| 2025 | 36.3% | 6,701 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.4% | 73.3% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | 72.8% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | 74.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.8% | 63.0% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | 62.7% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | 62.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.5% | 53.4% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | 53.1% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | 54.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 41.4% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 41.7% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | 42.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr. Yarma Velázquez | Board Member (District 7) | velazquezvargas.yarm@pusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Jennifer Hall Lee | Board Member (District 2) | halllee.jennifer@pusd.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Kimberly Kenne | Board Member (District 1) | kenne.kimberly@pusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Michelle Richardson Bailey | Board Member (District 3) | bailey.michelle@pusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Patrice Marshall McKenzie | Board Member (District 5) | marshallmckenzie.pat@pusd.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Scott Harden | Board Member (District 4) | harden.scott@pusd.us | 2024 (ran unopposed) | 2028 |
| Tina Wu Fredericks | Board Member (District 6) | fredericks.tina@pusd.us | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Field (Eugene) Elementary | Pasadena | 76.8% | 75.8% | 76.3% | +4.0 | +2.0 |
| 2 | Sierra Madre Elementary | Sierra Madre | 73.0% | 68.2% | 70.6% | +3.1 | -3.5 |
| 3 | Sierra Madre Middle | Sierra Madre | 68.3% | 59.3% | 63.8% | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| 4 | OCS - South | Altadena | 67.3% | 53.0% | 60.2% | -3.0 | -7.3 |
| 5 | Hamilton Elementary | Pasadena | 61.0% | 58.3% | 59.7% | -6.5 | -0.2 |
| 6 | Aveson School of Leaders | Pasadena | 51.8% | 54.1% | 52.9% | -10.0 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Pasadena Rosebud Academy Middle | Altadena | 62.1% | 41.4% | 51.7% | +24.1 | +23.4 |
| 8 | Don Benito Fundamental | Pasadena | 55.9% | 41.8% | 48.8% | +2.5 | -2.5 |
| 9 | San Rafael Elementary | Pasadena | 51.3% | 45.0% | 48.1% | +4.0 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Willard Elementary | Pasadena | 54.4% | 39.8% | 47.1% | +7.1 | +1.7 |
| 11 | Altadena Elementary | Altadena | 48.9% | 45.1% | 47.0% | +10.1 | +9.0 |
| 12 | Marshall Fundamental | Pasadena | 51.8% | 36.8% | 44.3% | +3.0 | +5.4 |
| 13 | Norma Coombs Elementary | Pasadena | 48.5% | 37.1% | 42.8% | +4.5 | +1.1 |
| 14 | Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary | Pasadena | 46.6% | 38.9% | 42.8% | -1.5 | -4.5 |
| 15 | Pasadena High | Pasadena | 56.4% | 25.6% | 41.0% | -9.1 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementa | Altadena | 42.9% | 37.6% | 40.2% | -3.9 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Webster Elementary | Pasadena | 44.1% | 34.6% | 39.4% | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| 18 | CIS Academy | Pasadena | 40.2% | 34.6% | 37.4% | -5.9 | +10.4 |
| 19 | Blair High | Pasadena | 43.1% | 26.8% | 34.9% | +4.0 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Aveson Global Leadership Academy | Pasadena | 41.4% | 27.0% | 34.2% | -0.4 | +11.7 |
| 21 | Pasadena Rosebud Academy | Pasadena | 39.8% | 22.6% | 31.2% | -13.6 | -25.1 |
| 22 | John Muir High | Pasadena | 42.8% | 17.9% | 30.3% | +2.6 | +3.7 |
| 23 | Octavia E. Butler Magnet | Pasadena | 36.9% | 22.4% | 29.6% | +11.0 | +5.2 |
| 24 | Woodrow Wilson Middle | Pasadena | 35.3% | 22.3% | 28.8% | +7.2 | +6.2 |
| 25 | Washington Elementary STEM Magnet | Pasadena | 32.8% | 24.0% | 28.4% | +12.5 | +6.2 |
| 26 | Roosevelt Elementary | Pasadena | 29.1% | 25.6% | 27.3% | +4.3 | +9.8 |
| 27 | Cleveland Elementary | Pasadena | 30.8% | 21.1% | 26.0% | +1.9 | -1.2 |
| 28 | Jefferson Elementary | Pasadena | 26.2% | 24.1% | 25.2% | +1.2 | -0.1 |
| 29 | Charles W. Eliot Middle | Altadena | 29.7% | 15.6% | 22.6% | +4.6 | +1.7 |
| 30 | Franklin Elementary | Altadena | 26.1% | 16.1% | 21.1% | -0.9 | -2.0 |
| 31 | McKinley | Pasadena | 26.9% | 14.8% | 20.8% | +0.8 | -0.5 |
| 32 | Madison Elementary | Pasadena | 19.9% | 17.3% | 18.6% | +2.4 | +0.9 |
| 33 | Rose City High (Continuation) | Pasadena | 14.7% | 10.0% | 12.4% | +6.0 | +10.0 |