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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at San Rafael Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994004686
San Rafael Elementary
1090 Nithsdale Rd., Pasadena, CA 91105 · (626) 396-5790 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
25.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
140 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
45%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
51.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.2% | 20.1% | 24.3% | 24.3% |
| Math | 20.1% | 24.9% | 30.2% | 24.9% |
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 | 51.3% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 40.2% |
| 2018-19 | 60.6% | 51.4% |
| 2017-18 | 65.5% | 58.2% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 50.4% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 San Rafael Elementary
San Rafael Elementary's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael Elementary this school | 412 | 34.0% | 48.9% |
| Flowery Elementary Sonoma | 368 | 34.5% | 24.5% |
| Murphy Ranch Elementary Whittier | 466 | 40.6% | 71.0% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Bonita | 434 | 38.5% | 56.7% |
| Grace Miller Elementary La Verne | 448 | 41.7% | 71.5% |
| Walt Disney Elementary Burbank | 419 | 37.0% | 53.3% |
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 San Rafael Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,795 of 5,151 | #409 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,927 of 5,172 ▼ 453 | #472 of 1,129 ▼ 145 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,934 of 5,172 ▲ 150 | #438 of 1,129 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #3,303 of 5,116 | #810 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #3,537 of 5,915 | #746 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,762 of 5,352 | #1,075 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #3,155 of 5,354 | #535 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #4,603 of 5,625 | #1,104 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #2,916 of 3,837 | #786 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
412
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 412 | 16 | 25.8:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 16 | 24.6:1 | 38% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 39% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 15 | 29.9:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | N/A | N/A | 63% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 82% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 16 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Rafael Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (449 to 412); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About San Rafael Elementary
San Rafael Elementary is an elementary school in Pasadena, California, reachable at (626) 396-5790. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 412 students.
Federal data list 23 schools in Pasadena Unified, with 13,639 students enrolled.
At San Rafael Elementary, 72% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 25.8:1. The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 34% of students (140) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 36 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, San Rafael Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 39% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, San Rafael Elementary is 10.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.9% actual, 59.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. San Rafael Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High is the nearest public school to San Rafael Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 47.2% proficiency; San Rafael Elementary posts 48.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 412, up from 400 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 25.8 students per teacher, compared with 23.5 in 2020-21.
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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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Other San Rafael Elementary schools
One other US public school is named San Rafael Elementary. San Rafael Elementary is the largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High0.8 mi · 265
- Annandale Elementary1.0 mi · 90
- Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet1.2 mi · 325
- San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet1.2 mi · 249
- Luther Burbank Mid Sch Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet1.3 mi · 824
- Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet1.4 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About San Rafael ElementaryHow large is San Rafael Elementary?
San Rafael Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-05.
Is San Rafael Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Rafael Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does San Rafael Elementary have?
San Rafael Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Rafael Elementary?
At San Rafael Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees San Rafael Elementary?
San Rafael Elementary 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.