Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005807
Pasadena Avenue Elementary
4330 Pasadena Ave., Sacramento, CA 95821 · (916) 971-7373 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
26.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
246 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
28.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
17.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 20.4% | 23.6% | 47.8% |
| Math | 4.2% | 13.1% | 26.2% | 56.5% |
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 | 28.7% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 15.5% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 18.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 15.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.3% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.7% | 28.9% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 20.0% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pasadena Avenue Elementary
Pasadena Avenue Elementary's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena Avenue Elementary this school | 343 | 71.7% | 21.9% |
| Mariposa Avenue Elementary Citrus Heights | 326 | 72.7% | 21.3% |
| Charles Peck Elementary Carmichael | 303 | 76.9% | 18.9% |
| Peter J. Shields Elementary Rancho Cordova | 307 | 67.4% | 40.2% |
| Lafayette Elementary Eureka | 324 | 72.2% | 29.1% |
| Arlington Heights Elementary Citrus Heights | 329 | 66.3% | 22.5% |
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 Pasadena Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,406 of 5,151 | #170 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #4,550 of 5,172 ▲ 84 | #179 of 217 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #4,110 of 5,172 ▲ 141 | #156 of 217 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #2,948 of 5,116 | #107 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #4,356 of 5,915 | #190 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,979 of 5,352 | #216 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #456 of 5,354 | #83 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #2,855 of 5,625 | #108 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #935 of 1,139 | #52 of 64 |
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
343
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 343 | 13 | 26.4:1 | 72% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 13 | 25.7:1 | 69% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 14 | 23.8:1 | 74% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 73% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 12 | 27.9:1 | 84% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 14 | 25.5:1 | 85% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | N/A | N/A | 67% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 64% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 19 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pasadena Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (335 to 343); teachers up 8% (12 to 13).
About Pasadena Avenue Elementary
This page covers Pasadena Avenue Elementary, a small elementary school in Sacramento, California. The school counted 343 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 26% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Pasadena Avenue Elementary is in San Juan Unified, a district with 39,171 students across 67 schools.
At Pasadena Avenue Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. Smaller groups are 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
On staff are 13 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 26.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 72% of students at Pasadena Avenue Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Sacramento County report 63%.
Pasadena Avenue Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of California public elementary schools.
A school in California with Pasadena Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 37.5%. Pasadena Avenue Elementary scores 21.9%.
In the wider Sacramento County area, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Pasadena Avenue Elementary shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mira Loma High, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.2%; Pasadena Avenue Elementary's is 21.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 331 (2020-21) to 343 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 23.6 in 2020-21 to 26.4 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Pasadena Avenue Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Nearby schools
- Mira Loma High0.5 mi · 1,655
- Whitney Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 411
- James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary0.9 mi · 406
- Arcade Middle1.0 mi · 595
- Winston Churchill Middle1.0 mi · 987
- California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses1.3 mi · 1,545
Frequently asked questions
About Pasadena Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Pasadena Avenue Elementary?
Pasadena Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pasadena Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pasadena Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Pasadena Avenue Elementary have?
Pasadena Avenue Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
How diverse is Pasadena Avenue Elementary?
Pasadena Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pasadena Avenue Elementary?
Pasadena Avenue Elementary is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.