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Pasadena High
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Pasadena High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107 · (626) 396-5880 · Part of Pasadena Unified School District

Pasadena’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

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Photo: Pasadena Unified School District · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,303
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Pasadena High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 29.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2925 East Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9328
Grade 10263
Grade 11373
Grade 12339
Enrollment over time
1,842’20
1,671’21
1,609’22
1,355’23
1,303’24

Down 29.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 19%Black 12%Asian 10%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pasadena High from Pasadena families.

Other schools in Pasadena Unified School District

The district →
Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Altadena
658 students25:1
Sierra Madre Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sierra Madre
652 students24:1
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pasadena
546 students24:1
McKinley
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Pasadena
538 students18:1
Altadena Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Altadena
527 students23:1
Hamilton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pasadena
510 students25:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Pasadena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.