Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994004690
Webster Elementary
2101 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104 · (626) 396-5740 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
211 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
64%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
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
34.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 26.8% | 22.8% | 33.1% |
| Math | 15.4% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 46.1% |
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 | 44.1% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.4% | 34.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.6% | 48.9% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.3% | 42.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Webster Elementary
Webster Elementary's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Elementary this school | 277 | 76.2% | 40.6% |
| Rios Elementary El Cajon | 255 | 76.1% | 30.5% |
| Grand Oaks Elementary Citrus Heights | 348 | 78.7% | 23.6% |
| Sycamore Elementary Redding | 235 | 76.6% | 49.0% |
| Vista Colorado Elementary Needles | 319 | 82.1% | 21.8% |
| Mariposa Avenue Elementary Citrus Heights | 326 | 72.7% | 21.3% |
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 Webster Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,428 of 5,151 | #585 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #2,780 of 5,172 ▼ 628 | #708 of 1,129 ▼ 197 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,540 of 5,172 ▼ 150 | #610 of 1,129 ▼ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,817 of 5,116 | #506 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #4,947 of 5,915 | #1,117 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #845 of 5,352 | #262 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,375 of 5,354 | #208 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #2,533 of 5,625 | #784 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #554 of 3,837 | #235 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
277
-62 (-18%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 76% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 13.3 | 22.1:1 | 73% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 72% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 15 | 22.6:1 | 65% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 65% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 17 | 27.5:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | N/A | N/A | 60% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 34 | 20.3:1 | 75% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 28 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (395 to 277); teachers down 18% (17 to 14).
About Webster Elementary
Webster Elementary is a small elementary school in Pasadena, California, administered by Pasadena Unified. It educates 277 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Webster Elementary falls under Pasadena Unified, which has 23 schools enrolling 13,639 students.
Enrollment at Webster Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. The school is also 41% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 31% White share among all Los Angeles County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Webster Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1 at Webster Elementary, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 76% of enrollment.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.9% for Webster Elementary. The school posts 40.6%, 5.7 points above the prediction.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Webster Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Nearby, Marshall Fundamental is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.2%; Webster Elementary's is 40.6%, ranking 5th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Webster Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Webster Elementary had 339 students in 2020-21 and 277 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.6:1 to 19.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Webster Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 15 states are named Webster Elementary. Webster Elementary is the 13th largest of the 24.
- Webster ElementaryMadera, CA · 634 students
- Webster ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 454 students
- Webster ElementaryFresno, CA · 295 students
- Webster ElementarySan Diego, CA · 208 students
- Webster ElementaryMalibu, CA · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Fundamental0.5 mi · 1,689
- Norma Coombs Elementary0.9 mi · 370
- Pasadena High1.0 mi · 1,303
- Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary1.3 mi · 546
- Charles W. Eliot Middle1.6 mi · 407
- Twentieth Street Elementary1.7 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Webster ElementaryHow large is Webster Elementary?
Webster Elementary enrolls approximately 277 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Webster Elementary serve?
Webster Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Webster Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Webster Elementary is approximately 19.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Webster Elementary?
At Webster Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Webster Elementary public or private?
Webster Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pasadena Unified.
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