School district · California
Glendale Unified
Glendale Unified in California: 34 public schools with 25,294 students and 23.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,351 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 34
- Students
- 25,294
- Students per teacher
- 23.6
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,351
- 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)
- 1,074
- Counselors (FTE)
- 37.4
- Students per counselor
- 676
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 42.0
- 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%60%proficient
+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
11,525 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%54%proficient
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
11,736 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.
- Federal
- 9.0% · $44.1M
- State
- 58% · $284.1M
- Local
- 33% · $162.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,841
- Support services
- $4,939
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $28.2M
- Long-term debt
- $445.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 495 | 23.6 | 77% | 73% |
Balboa ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 799 | 25.0 | 48% | 49% |
Benjamin Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 608 | 24.3 | 78% | 72% |
Cerritos ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 490 | 24.5 | 44% | 32% |
Columbus ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 488 | 23.2 | 37% | 33% |
Dunsmore ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 589 | 21.8 | 71% | 77% |
Glenoaks ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 486 | 23.1 | 58% | 53% |
Horace Mann ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 672 | 24.0 | 73% | 66% |
John C. Fremont ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 578 | 24.1 | 72% | 63% |
John Marshall ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 486 | 23.2 | 36% | 26% |
John Muir ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 810 | 25.3 | 53% | 47% |
La Crescenta ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 400 | 25.0 | 61% | 61% |
Mark Keppel ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 955 | 25.2 | 60% | 57% |
Monte Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 721 | 26.8 | 87% | 86% |
Mountain Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 551 | 26.3 | 75% | 70% |
R. D. White ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 948 | 28.7 | 50% | 53% |
Thomas Edison ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 859 | 26.1 | 54% | 54% |
Thomas Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 815 | 24.7 | 50% | 48% |
Valley View ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 461 | 25.6 | 81% | 74% |
Verdugo Woodlands ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 676 | 24.2 | 68% | 61% |
Eleanor J. Toll MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,412 | 23.2 | 51% | 42% |
Rosemont MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 1,221 | 24.4 | 78% | 70% |
Theodore Roosevelt MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 842 | 21.1 | 50% | 32% |
Woodrow Wilson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,182 | 22.6 | 49% | 43% |
Anderson W. Clark Magnet HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,136 | 26.1 | — | — |
Crescenta Valley HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,624 | 23.3 | — | — |
Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 72 | 6.5 | — | — |
Glendale HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,066 | 22.6 | — | — |
Herbert Hoover HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,590 | 22.3 | — | — |
Jewel City Community DayAlternative | 7–10 | 9 | 3.5 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
College ViewSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 118 | 9.8 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Verdugo AcademyAlternative | K–12 | 135 | 18.0 | 61% | 29% |
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
- 223 North Jackson St., Glendale, CA 91206
- Phone
- (818)241-3111
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.