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What's something Willard Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994004691
Willard Elementary
301 South Madre St., Pasadena, CA 91107 · (626) 396-5690 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
253 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 57% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
53%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
54.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
39.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 26.6% | 27.7% | 16.3% | 29.4% |
| Math | 25.4% | 14.4% | 24.9% | 35.4% |
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 | 54.4% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 41.1% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 43.8% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 38.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.8% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Willard Elementary
Willard Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Elementary this school | 394 | 64.2% | 46.4% |
| Washington Elementary San Leandro | 425 | 63.1% | 40.1% |
| Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy Monrovia | 368 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
| Leona H. Cox Community Elementary Canyon Country | 459 | 65.4% | 50.9% |
| Monterey Heights Elementary Lemon Grove | 341 | 67.2% | 36.9% |
| Washington Elementary Glendora | 421 | 63.9% | 59.6% |
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 Willard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,976 of 5,151 | #458 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,306 of 5,172 ▼ 201 | #579 of 1,129 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #1,724 of 5,172 ▲ 44 | #386 of 1,129 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.9pp | #499 of 5,116 | #192 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,764 of 5,915 | #807 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,131 of 5,352 | #595 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #2,513 of 5,354 | #394 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #3,269 of 5,625 | #903 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #183 of 3,837 | #90 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
394
-183 (-32%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 64% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 22 | 21.6:1 | 68% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 26 | 22.2:1 | 64% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 25.8 | 24.9:1 | 67% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 69% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | N/A | N/A | 66% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 79% (580) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 30 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (640 to 394); teachers down 30% (25.8 to 18).
About Willard Elementary
Willard Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Pasadena, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 394 students.
Pasadena Unified (23 schools, 13,639 students) runs Willard Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Willard Elementary is Hispanic: 66%. Other groups make up 11% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Willard Elementary scores 53%.
Willard Elementary reports a ratio of 21.9 students per teacher, from 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Willard Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.4%, compared with a predicted 41.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Willard Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Aveson Global Leadership Academy, is the closest to Willard Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Willard Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 577 (2020-21) to 394 (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
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Other Willard Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Willard Elementary. Willard Elementary is the 5th largest of the 13.
- Willard ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 534 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolWillard, OH · 558 students
- Willard ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 441 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJ · 440 students
- Willard ElementarySpokane, WA · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Aveson Global Leadership Academy0.1 mi · 200
- CIS Academy0.1 mi · 234
- Rose City High (Continuation)0.1 mi · 113
- Options For Youth - Duarte Inc0.3 mi · 3,369
- Learning Works0.7 mi · 212
- Hugo Reid Elementary1.1 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Willard ElementaryHow many students attend Willard Elementary?
Willard Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
Is Willard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willard Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willard Elementary?
At Willard Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 66% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Willard Elementary public or private?
Willard Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pasadena Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.