Is Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary a good school?

Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary ranks 2280 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 634 students attended Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary?

Students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Octavia E. Butler Magnet High : John Muir High

Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Summary:

Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary is a public elementary school in Altadena, CA, serving 628 students in grades K-5 as part of the Pasadena Unified School District. The school has seen gradual improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 20% of California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 40% in 2023-2024, with a current 3-star rating indicating performance around the state average.

Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary outperforms the district and state in several academic areas, including 5th grade English Language Arts/Literacy and 5th grade Science. The school performs particularly well for its African American and White student populations, ranking in the top 15% and top 25% of California elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, the school struggles with its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, ranking in the bottom 35% and bottom 70% of California elementary schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.1% in 2017-2018 to 23.2% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Altadena Elementary performs similarly to Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary, while schools outside the Pasadena Unified district, such as Aveson School of Leaders and Odyssey Charter, significantly outperform the school in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Additionally, Paradise Canyon Elementary, a high-performing school in the nearby La Canada Unified district, vastly outperforms Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary and the Pasadena Unified district as a whole in all academic areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

593 West Woodbury Rd.
Altadena, CA 91001-5464

(626) 396-5700

District: Pasadena Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2280^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,457

Students who attend Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Octavia E. Butler Magnet
High:	John Muir High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 634

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

White:

14.8%

African American:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary ranks better than 61.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Pasadena Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Pasadena Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.9%), White (14.8%), African American (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary is 24.8. 8 elementary schools in the Pasadena Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary employs 25.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary is $6,457. 10 elementary schools in the Pasadena Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary 2280^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pasadena Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pasadena Unified 730^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.42	4072^nd	4809	15.3%
2005	17.28	4150^th	4822	13.9%
2006	18.62	4096^th	4818	15.0%
2007	22.94	4068^th	5113	20.4%
2008	21.37	4242^nd	5113	17.0%
2009	12.93	4853^rd	5193	6.5%
2010	17.87	4719^th	5314	11.2%
2011	26.25	4241^st	5377	21.1%
2012	24.92	4321^st	5390	19.8%
2013	25.65	4364^th	5530	21.1%
2015	20.59	4565^th	5611	18.6%
2016	18.91	4715^th	5614	16.0%
2017	16.36	4998^th	5692	12.2%
2018	27.58	4029^th	5662	28.8%
2019	38.51	3274^th	5789	43.4%
2022	50.99	2491^st	5883	57.7%
2023	50.95	2485^th	5874	57.7%
2024	55.07	2280^th	5862	61.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	63.27	287^th	669	57.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.24	2910^th	3246	10.4%
2019	23.38	2981^st	3275	9.0%
2022	28.33	2733^rd	3311	17.5%
2023	37.46	1983^rd	3250	39.0%
2024	36.56	2065^th	3160	34.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.15	1469^th	2420	39.3%
2024	43.85	1167^th	2634	55.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.93	4413^th	5084	13.2%
2019	28.89	3939^th	5173	23.9%
2022	30.12	3830^th	5264	27.2%
2023	30.99	3825^th	5374	28.8%
2024	31.49	3812^th	5511	30.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.88	3837^th	5413	29.1%
2019	37.47	3264^th	5492	40.6%
2022	48.73	2485^th	5635	55.9%
2023	47.62	2544^th	5617	54.7%
2024	44.44	2767^th	5605	50.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	48.05	824^th	2128	61.3%
2019	48.12	1035^th	2585	60.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.35	3908^th	5431	28.0%
2019	39.01	3110^th	5510	43.6%
2022	51.51	2365^th	5663	58.2%
2023	51.18	2383^rd	5650	57.8%
2024	64.09	1779^th	5636	68.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.06	279^th	700	60.1%
2019	60.19	237^th	747	68.3%
2022	33.25	430^th	663	35.1%
2024	78.22	86^th	593	85.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.47	3939^th	4830	18.4%
2019	38.81	3036^th	4963	38.8%
2022	42.98	2666^th	5084	47.6%
2023	46.09	2485^th	5098	51.3%
2024	52.29	2106^th	5102	58.7%

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Rank History for White students at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	92.72	29^th	2834	99.0%
2022	90.02	107^th	2726	96.1%
2023	85.86	224^th	2662	91.6%
2024	73.75	675^th	2647	74.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	28	239	10	170	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1989	43	228	5	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	440
1990	50	220	5	208	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1991	48	186	3	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1992	21	297	2	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	647
1993	19	312	0	316	0	n/a	n/a	0	647
1994	5	303	3	286	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1995	15	281	2	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1996	15	281	2	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1997	2	260	1	332	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1998	18	236	1	369	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1999	25	265	2	376	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2000	26	254	1	407	0	n/a	n/a	0	688
2001	23	236	1	406	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
2002	16	199	1	397	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
2003	16	199	1	397	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
2004	19	166	0	384	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	7	152	1	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2006	7	103	1	334	0	n/a	n/a	21	466
2007	9	114	1	331	0	n/a	n/a	3	458
2008	6	105	3	322	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
2009	6	111	3	307	1	0	3	0	431
2010	9	81	4	280	0	0	7	0	381
2011	7	53	2	255	0	0	1	0	318
2012	10	66	3	226	0	0	1	0	306
2013	16	51	1	247	0	0	1	0	316
2014	19	66	3	269	0	0	0	0	357
2015	27	65	5	319	0	1	2	0	419
2016	43	64	5	382	0	1	2	0	497
2017	59	76	8	393	2	1	8	0	547
2018	78	70	12	415	2	1	10	0	588
2019	91	81	12	425	2	1	22	0	634
2020	106	69	12	433	3	2	26	0	651
2021	111	62	13	440	3	1	32	0	662
2022	104	51	15	404	3	0	31	0	608
2023	99	60	14	406	0	0	49	0	628
2024	94	66	10	399	3	0	60	2	634

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	19.0	23.5	n/a
1989	440	18.0	24.4	n/a
1990	483	21.0	23.0	n/a
1991	439	19.0	23.1	n/a
1992	647	19.3	33.5	79.4
1993	647	25.0	25.9	82.1
1994	597	24.0	24.9	77.1
1995	595	23.0	25.9	83.7
1996	595	23.0	25.9	83.7
1997	595	26.0	22.9	89.1
1998	624	25.0	25.0	88.8
1999	668	30.0	22.3	88.6
2000	688	33.0	20.8	83.7
2001	667	32.5	20.5	82
2002	613	29.6	20.7	84.3
2003	613	29.6	20.7	84.3
2004	569	27.1	21.0	87.2
2005	487	25.0	19.5	92.2
2006	466	24.0	19.4	92.4
2007	458	23.0	19.9	99.8
2008	437	22.0	19.9	78.5
2009	431	22.0	18.7	70.1
2010	381	18.0	21.1	90.6
2011	318	n/a	n/a	91.2
2012	306	13.0	23.5	n/a
2013	316	13.0	24.3	80.1
2014	357	13.0	27.4	89.9
2015	419	18.0	23.2	87.8
2016	497	21.0	23.6	80.1
2017	547	19.1	28.6	73.5
2018	588	22.5	26.1	69
2019	634	24.0	26.4	60.1
2020	651	n/a	n/a	62.7
2021	662	27.0	24.5	63.1
2022	608	25.5	23.8	59.7
2023	628	25.5	24.6	63.1
2024	634	25.5	24.8	65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	19.0	23.5	n/a
1989	440	18.0	24.4	n/a
1990	483	21.0	23.0	n/a
1991	439	19.0	23.1	n/a
1992	647	19.3	33.5	79.4
1993	647	25.0	25.9	82.1
1994	597	24.0	24.9	77.1
1995	595	23.0	25.9	83.7
1996	595	23.0	25.9	83.7
1997	595	26.0	22.9	89.1
1998	624	25.0	25.0	88.8
1999	668	30.0	22.3	88.6
2000	688	33.0	20.8	83.7
2001	667	32.5	20.5	82
2002	613	29.6	20.7	84.3
2003	613	29.6	20.7	84.3
2004	569	27.1	21.0	87.2
2005	487	25.0	19.5	92.2
2006	466	24.0	19.4	92.4
2007	458	23.0	19.9	99.8
2008	437	22.0	19.9	78.5
2009	431	22.0	18.7	70.1
2010	381	18.0	21.1	90.6
2011	318	n/a	n/a	91.2
2012	306	13.0	23.5	n/a
2013	316	13.0	24.3	80.1
2014	357	13.0	27.4	89.9
2015	419	18.0	23.2	87.8
2016	497	21.0	23.6	80.1
2017	547	19.1	28.6	73.5
2018	588	22.5	26.1	69
2019	634	24.0	26.4	60.1
2020	651	n/a	n/a	62.7
2021	662	27.0	24.5	63.1
2022	608	25.5	23.8	59.7
2023	628	25.5	24.6	63.1
2024	634	25.5	24.8	65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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