Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994004665
Don Benito Fundamental
3700 Denair St., Pasadena, CA 91107 · (626) 396-5870 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
185 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
67%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
55.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
41.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.4% | 26.5% | 14.7% | 29.4% |
| Math | 27.1% | 14.7% | 30.0% | 28.2% |
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 | 55.9% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 44.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.8% | 44.3% |
| 2018-19 | 56.2% | 49.8% |
| 2017-18 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 52.3% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Don Benito Fundamental
Don Benito Fundamental's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Benito Fundamental this school | 384 | 48.2% | 47.7% |
| High Tech Elementary San Diego | 444 | 48.6% | N/A |
| MacArthur Elementary Lakewood | 340 | 47.6% | 61.2% |
| Las Posas Elementary Camarillo | 455 | 48.8% | 59.1% |
| High Tech Elementary Explorer San Diego | 386 | 44.6% | N/A |
| H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno | 470 | 51.9% | 50.3% |
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 Don Benito Fundamental ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,877 of 5,151 | #428 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,171 of 5,172 ▼ 287 | #537 of 1,129 ▼ 103 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,619 of 5,172 ▲ 326 | #364 of 1,129 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,364 of 5,116 | #601 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #3,872 of 5,915 | #830 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,678 of 5,352 | #694 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #948 of 5,354 | #152 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #3,995 of 5,625 | #1,012 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #270 of 3,837 | #131 of 947 |
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
384
-87 (-18%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 384 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 48% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 58% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 17 | 22.7:1 | 58% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 53% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 24.5 | 24.3:1 | 38% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 23 | 26.4:1 | 41% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | N/A | N/A | 38% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 35 | 21.0:1 | 26% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 26 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Don Benito Fundamental.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (595 to 384); teachers down 31% (24.5 to 17).
About Don Benito Fundamental
Don Benito Fundamental is a small elementary school based in Pasadena, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 384 students enrolled.
Across its 23 schools, Pasadena Unified enrolls 13,639 students. Don Benito Fundamental is one of those schools.
Don Benito Fundamental's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 7% Asian. That is close to the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, Don Benito Fundamental comes in at 67%.
Don Benito Fundamental operates with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.6:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Don Benito Fundamental reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 22 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Don Benito Fundamental is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Don Benito Fundamental would score about 51.3%. It scores 47.7%, 3.6 points below that figure.
Don Benito Fundamental is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The closest other public school is Pasadena Rosebud Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Don Benito Fundamental's average proficiency of 47.7% compares with 58.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Don Benito Fundamental had 471 students in 2020-21 and 384 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. The ratio was 24.8:1 in 2020-21 and 22.6:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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- Sierra Madre Middle1.6 mi · 597
- Norma Coombs Elementary1.7 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Don Benito FundamentalHow large is Don Benito Fundamental?
Don Benito Fundamental enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Don Benito Fundamental serve?
Don Benito Fundamental serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Don Benito Fundamental?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Don Benito Fundamental is approximately 22.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Don Benito Fundamental?
At Don Benito Fundamental, the student body is approximately 25% White, 49% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Don Benito Fundamental?
Don Benito Fundamental 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.