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Enrollment
1,096
Middle
DISTRICT 930 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 063750006337
South Pasadena Middle
1500 Fair Oaks, South Pasadena, CA 91030 · (626) 441-5830 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,096 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
159 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 357 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 374 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
South Pasadena Middle→South Pasadena Senior High
Based on grade levels within South Pasadena Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
79.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.7% | 31.4% | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Math | 64.4% | 15.0% | 12.9% | 7.7% |
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 | 83.1% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 79.6% |
| 2022-23 | 80.8% | 77.6% |
| 2021-22 | 79.2% | 74.9% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 78.1% |
| 2017-18 | 84.4% | 77.9% |
| 2016-17 | 85.4% | 81.0% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 South Pasadena Middle
South Pasadena Middle's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pasadena Middle this school | 1,096 | 14.5% | 80.6% |
| Sunnyvale Middle Sunnyvale | 1,053 | 16.8% | 62.0% |
| Pleasanton Middle Pleasanton | 944 | 14.7% | 67.1% |
| Dartmouth Middle San Jose | 903 | 17.4% | 64.4% |
| Day Creek Intermediate Etiwanda | 1,326 | 19.8% | 77.0% |
| Mesa Verde Middle San Diego | 1,178 | 11.2% | 78.7% |
Matched among California middle 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 South Pasadena Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #35 of 1,224 | #4 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #36 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #4 of 248 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #42 of 1,227 ▲ 14 | #4 of 248 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #387 of 1,214 | #120 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,096 | #127 of 1,377 | #41 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,068 of 1,279 | #228 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #58 of 1,278 | #6 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #1,266 of 1,329 | #303 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #907 of 930 | #209 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,096
-80 (-7%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 850
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 1,096 | 45.8 | 23.9:1 | 15% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 1,099 | 48.3 | 22.7:1 | 18% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 48.7 | 22.3:1 | 17% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 1,176 | 49 | 24.0:1 | 15% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 1,112 | 46.2 | 24.1:1 | 19% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 1,098 | 47 | 23.4:1 | 16% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 1,054 | N/A | N/A | 13% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 962 | 40 | 24.1:1 | 11% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 850 | 37 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Pasadena Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,112 to 1,096); teachers down 1% (46.2 to 45.8).
About South Pasadena Middle
South Pasadena Middle is a high-enrollment middle school with an address in South Pasadena, California. In all, 1,096 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in California enroll about 659 students on average.
South Pasadena Unified enrolls 4,652 students in 5 schools, including South Pasadena Middle.
The largest racial or ethnic group at South Pasadena Middle is Asian, with 39% of students. Enrollment also includes 22% White, 20% Hispanic, and 17% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 24 points above the 15% share among Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
South Pasadena Middle lists 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 23.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. About 15% of students at South Pasadena Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
South Pasadena Middle earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of California public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Pasadena Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 80.6% actual against 71.0% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
South Pasadena Middle's closest public school neighbor is Marengo Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, South Pasadena Middle is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put South Pasadena Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school shrank from 1,176 students in 2020-21 to 1,096 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in South Pasadena Unified
- South Pasadena Senior HighHigh · 1,536 students
- Marengo ElementaryElementary · 783 students
- Arroyo Vista ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Monterey Hills ElementaryElementary · 570 students
Other schools in South Pasadena
- South Pasadena Senior HighHigh · 1,536 students
- Marengo ElementaryElementary · 783 students
- Arroyo Vista ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Monterey Hills ElementaryElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Marengo Elementary0.2 mi · 783
- South Pasadena Senior High0.2 mi · 1,536
- Monterey Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 570
- Park Elementary1.0 mi · 581
- Sierra Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 164
- Garfield Elementary1.1 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About South Pasadena MiddleHow large is South Pasadena Middle?
South Pasadena Middle enrolls approximately 1,096 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does South Pasadena Middle serve?
South Pasadena Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at South Pasadena Middle?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at South Pasadena Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Pasadena Middle?
At South Pasadena Middle, the student body is approximately 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 39% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is South Pasadena Middle public or private?
South Pasadena Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Pasadena Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.