Total enrollment
2,447
-701 (-22%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Altadena
California · Public K-12
In total, Altadena hosts 5 public K-12 schools with about 2,447 students, an average of 489 per campus.
7-year change in Altadena
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-4 (-44%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
26%
was 26%
% Hispanic
46%
was 48%
% Black
12%
was 16%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
41,705
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
2,447
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
5
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altadena Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 527 |
| Charles W. Eliot Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 407 |
| Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 658 |
| OCS - South | Elementary | KG-08 | 392 |
| Odyssey Charter | Elementary | KG-08 | 463 |
About Altadena
Altadena is a thinly populated California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 5 schools and 2,447 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is made up of 4 elementary, and 1 middle.
Schools in Altadena average about 489 students each, 15% meaningfully below the California norm.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 22%: 3,148 students in SY 2017-18 versus 2,447 in SY 2024-25. Altadena now counts 5 public schools, down from 9 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 16% to 12% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Altadena discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.