South Pasadena Middle School encourages its sixth through eighth-grade students to be a positive and supportive community in which individuals can become capable, contributing and lifelong learners. The diverse student body learns to be respectful, responsible and honest community members who demonstrate integrity and fairness to others.
Originally known as South Pasadena Junior High School when it opened in 1928, SPMS has an expanded and modernized campus with Spanish-style buildings, a campanile clock tower, sports fields and tennis courts. SPMS won a Gold Ribbon Award for integrating technology into its core academic and elective classes. Various strategies, such as using Chromebooks for English assignment research and Gizmos to conduct virtual science experiments, fulfill the curriculum goals of teaching students to think critically about relevant issues and collaborate in a meaningful way as they find creative solutions to real-world problems. At SPMS, 78% of students score at or above the proficiency level for math and 84% at or above that level for reading, which is almost double the metric for students across the state.
South Pasadena Middle School
Public Middle School
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Grade 6-8
1500 Fair Oaks Ave,
South Pasadena, CA
South Pasadena Unified School District
School Details
Head of School
Dave Kubela
Student Teacher Ratio
23:1
Math Proficiency
75%
Reading Proficiency
79%
Niche Grade
A
A+
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
79%
Math Proficiency
75%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
23:1
Teachers
48
Full Time Teachers
48
Teachers in First or Second Year
12.2%
GreatSchools Rating
10
10
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
64.4%
State Average
19.4%
Science
45.4%
State Average
11.2%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
392:1
Student Diversity
Male
52.9%
Female
47%
Asian
36.8%
White
21.6%
Hispanic
20.4%
Two or more races
14.1%
Filipino
2.4%
Black
1.7%
Native American
<1%
School Rankings
#19
Best Public MS Teachers in California
#26
Best Public MS in California
Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
12/10/2023
Pretty good, great music program
GreatSchools Reviews
6/24/2021
The curriculum is excellent, my student’s’ were outstanding learners. They held 3.8-4.0 gpa’s throughout middle school. My experience with South Pasadena Middle School was good during the elementary school years, but unfortunately not in the later years. We felt many days disconnected, alienated & n...
3/17/2021
The school is ahead academically and has a great community from counselors to teachers. The experience in the classroom is informative but not boring because the teachers are able to make the class engaging. This school is amazing, I used to go to a private school with high ratings but SPMS is bette...
9/17/2020
Amazing Teachers and staff. The school works as a comunity.
10/9/2019
Overall, I would give SPMS a C+ because most of the teachers are very good.
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Average Home Value
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Median Lot Size
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Average Household Income
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Median Age
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South Pasadena Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in South Pasadena, CA, in the South Pasadena neighborhood, and is served by the South Pasadena Unified School District in California. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 1,146 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 23:1. Academic records show that 75% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 79% are proficient in reading. South Pasadena Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A+ and a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $1,894,289. Discover additional schools in the area, like South Pasadena High School, Century High School, Alhambra High School, and more. Learn more about what South Pasadena has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near South Pasadena Middle School.