South Pasadena Middle

Overview

Student Enrollment

1,117

Best Middle School in California

#54

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	6th grade to 9th grade
School District	South Pasadena Unified
Type	Public

Phone	(626)441-5830
Location	1500 Fair Oaks South Pasadena, CA 91030
Charter School	No

South Pasadena Middle has an academic rating significantly above the average for California middle schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 54th in the best public middle schools in California.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The South Pasadena Middle student body is predominantly Asian Pacific with a sizeable White population and has very high racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	29.5%	329
Black	1.9%	21
Hispanic	24.7%	276
Asian Pacific	38.5%	430
Native American Indian	0.4%	5
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.3%	3
Two or more races	4.7%	53

Family Income

vs. other California middle schools

Upper 8.6%

11.3% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the California middle school median of 55.5%. By this measure, South Pasadena Middle students are largely wealthy and rank 117th in California for middle school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
6th Grade	392
7th Grade	331
8th Grade	394
Total	1,117

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

76%

Rank in California

54th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at South Pasadena Middle scored an average 76% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the California Department of Education. Performance is significantly above the state middle school median of 33% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 4.8% of California middle schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	76%	82%
Boys	73%	72%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	86%	85%
Black	40% to 59%^*	60% to 79%^*
Hispanic	50% to 54%^*	55% to 59%^*
Multiracial	70% to 79%^*	80% to 89%^*
White	80%	81%
With Disabilites	15% to 19%^*	15% to 19%^*
Limited English	40% to 49%^*	30% to 39%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%	10%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	6%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.7%	8
Boys	1.3%	8
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.4%	4
Boys	0.7%	4
Girls	0%	0

Location

South Pasadena Middle
1500 Fair Oaks
South Pasadena, CA
91030
(626)441-5830

District

South Pasadena Unified
South Pasadena, CA