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Which teacher or staff member at Altadena Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994004661
Altadena Elementary
743 East Calaveras St., Altadena, CA 91001 · (626) 396-5650 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
279 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 115 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +37.9pp since 2014
Math
45.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +35.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 38 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.6% | 23.3% | 21.5% | 29.6% |
| Math | 21.4% | 23.7% | 29.9% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.8% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 26.3% |
| 2018-19 | 37.6% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 25.8% | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 17.5% | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Altadena Elementary
Altadena Elementary's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altadena Elementary this school | 527 | 52.9% | 46.2% |
| Malloch Elementary Fresno | 495 | 52.7% | 45.7% |
| George C. Marshall Elementary Seaside | 516 | 55.4% | 36.9% |
| Las Posas Elementary Camarillo | 455 | 48.8% | 59.1% |
| Mira Vista Elementary Richmond | 510 | 57.3% | 37.6% |
| Foster Elementary San Diego | 518 | 59.3% | 34.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Altadena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #1,985 of 5,151 | #460 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,918 of 5,172 ▼ 100 | #470 of 1,129 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #2,127 of 5,172 ▼ 172 | #492 of 1,129 ▼ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.3pp | #169 of 5,116 | #72 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #2,123 of 5,915 | #425 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,308 of 5,352 | #788 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #623 of 5,354 | #101 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #3,793 of 5,625 | #981 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +113.4% | #7 of 1,139 | #1 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 29.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 22.5 | 23.4:1 | 53% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 18.6 | 26.2:1 | 63% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 17.5 | 26.1:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 16 | 29.3:1 | 64% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 8.5 | 29.1:1 | 68% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 9 | 31.7:1 | 84% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | N/A | N/A | 87% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 67% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 29 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altadena Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 113% (247 to 527); teachers up 165% (8.5 to 22.5).
About Altadena Elementary
Altadena Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Altadena, California. The school serves 527 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Pasadena Unified is the district for Altadena Elementary. It has 23 schools and 13,639 students.
At Altadena Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 44%. The remaining shares are 27% White, 13% multiracial, 12% Black, and 4% Asian. Altadena Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Altadena Elementary's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 46.2% against 48.5%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Altadena Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Nearby, Charles W. Eliot Middle is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Altadena Elementary's average proficiency of 46.2% compares with 30.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Altadena Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has grown by 58 students since 2020-21, to 527. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 29.3:1 to 23.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pasadena Unified
- Marshall FundamentalHigh · 1,689 students
- Pasadena HighHigh · 1,303 students
- John Muir HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Blair HighHigh · 1,053 students
- Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Sierra Madre ElementaryElementary · 652 students
Other schools in Altadena
- Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Odyssey CharterElementary · 463 students
- Charles W. Eliot MiddleMiddle · 407 students
- OCS - SouthElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Charles W. Eliot Middle0.3 mi · 407
- Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary1.1 mi · 546
- Octavia E. Butler Magnet1.1 mi · 481
- OCS - South1.2 mi · 392
- Washington Elementary STEM Magnet1.2 mi · 428
- John Muir High1.5 mi · 1,206
Frequently asked questions
About Altadena ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Altadena Elementary?
Altadena Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Altadena Elementary serve?
Altadena Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Altadena Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Altadena Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Altadena Elementary?
Student demographics at Altadena Elementary are roughly 27% White, 44% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Altadena Elementary?
Altadena Elementary is overseen by Pasadena Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.