Total enrollment
13,639
-1,526 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Pasadena Unified
California · 13,639 students · 3 cities
23 public K-12 schools sit under Pasadena Unified in California, serving roughly 13,639 students (14 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Pasadena Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pasadena Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #251 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,639 | #106 of 587 | #632 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #85 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #233 of 587 | #8,550 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.9% | #319 of 587 | #2,775 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #176 of 530 | #1,445 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pasadena Unified
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Field (Eugene) Elementary at 76.4% proficient to Madison Elementary at 17.7%, a gap of 58.8 points. That is the 43rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 15,263 to 13,639 students (down 11%) and from 623 to 647 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Pasadena Unified
Pasadena Unified is a compact California school district running 23 schools with combined enrollment near 13,639.
For a sense of the school types, Pasadena Unified comprises 14 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Pasadena Unified has shrank 10% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 15,165 students to 13,639.
On allk12, the community for Pasadena Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.