Rose City High (Continuation)

Set in Pasadena, California, Rose City High (Continuation) is a micro-enrollment senior high, run under Pasadena Unified. It instructs 113 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 87% leaner than typical.

Across the 23 schools in Pasadena Unified (13,639 students total), Rose City High (Continuation) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rose City High (Continuation) records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Rose City High (Continuation) lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Rose City High (Continuation) is one.

CIS Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rose City High (Continuation).

Rose City High (Continuation) operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rose City High (Continuation) has contracted 32%, going from 166 students in 2018 to 113 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 79% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.