Pasadena Avenue Elementary

Pasadena Avenue Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in Sacramento, California, part of San Juan Unified. Current enrollment sits at 343 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 26% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Pasadena Avenue Elementary is one of 67 schools operated by San Juan Unified, a district that works with 39,171 students overall.

On demographics, Pasadena Avenue Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pasadena Avenue Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.8%; this one comes in at 20.6%, -16.2 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Pasadena Avenue Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mira Loma High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pasadena Avenue Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pasadena Avenue Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.2%.

Pasadena Avenue Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 335 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 16% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 27.9:1 in 2018 to 26.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.