Marengo Elementary

Located at 1400 Marengo Ave., in South Pasadena, California, Marengo Elementary is a roomy elementary campus that serves 783 students (grades K through 5), overseen by South Pasadena Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 5 schools in South Pasadena Unified (4,652 students total), Marengo Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Marengo Elementary reports that 45% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 21% multiracial, 18% White, 15% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Marengo Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Marengo Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 72.0%; actual is 88.0%, +16.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Marengo Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Pasadena Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marengo Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 778 students in 2018 compared to 783 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 27% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Marengo Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.