School district · California

Arcadia Unified

Arcadia Unified in California: 11 public schools with 9,061 students and 24.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,761 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
9,061
Students per teacher
24.5
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,761
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
369
Counselors (FTE)
20.8
Students per counselor
436
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.9
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

73%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

3,990 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

69%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

4,147 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.3K15
$10.1K16
$11.0K17
$11.2K18
$12.2K19
$12.2K20
$12.7K21
$14.9K22
$16.6K23
$17.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.0% · $7M
State
39% · $68.2M
Local
57% · $101.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,476
Support services
$5,696
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.3M
Long-term debt
$252M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 3High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–566426.869%73%
K–569526.281%74%
K–565523.479%78%
K–578924.371%73%
K–558324.365%63%
K–554123.565%68%
6–877124.874%65%
6–865022.775%71%
6–871024.874%68%
9–122,93924.7——
K–126420.758%42%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
150 South 3rd Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone
(626)821-8300
Website