Summary:
Charles W. Eliot Middle is a public middle school located in Altadena, CA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 423 students. It is part of the Pasadena Unified School District, which is ranked 730 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Charles W. Eliot Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, ranking between 2,200-2,400 out of around 2,700-2,800 schools in recent years and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing the best, ranking in the top half of California middle schools, while African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students perform much worse, ranking in the bottom quartile or bottom fifth of the state. Additionally, Charles W. Eliot Middle has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 35.2% in 2021-2022, which is well above the state and district averages.
When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Huntington Middle and Sierra Madre Middle, both within a 5-6 mile radius, Charles W. Eliot Middle stands out as a low-performing outlier, with significantly lower academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. While the high percentage of low-income students at Charles W. Eliot Middle likely contributes to the school's challenges, nearby schools with similar or higher percentages of low-income students, such as Octavia E. Butler Magnet and Jefferson Middle, still outperform Charles W. Eliot Middle academically.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Pasadena Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2305th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,560
Feeder schools for Charles W. Eliot Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.0
Number of students: 395
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
55.4%
African American:
22.0%
White:
11.6%
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Two or more races:
5.6%
Asian:
4.1%
Not Specified:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.8%
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