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
22:1
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
22:1
Teachers
49
Full Time Teachers
49
Teachers in First or Second Year
12.2%
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
64.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
43.2%
State Average
9.9%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
392:1
Student Diversity
Male
54%
Female
45.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
33.3%
White
24.8%
Hispanic
23.8%
Two or more races
16.1%
Black
1.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings
#27
Best Public MS in California
#30
Best Public MS Teachers in California
Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
10/23/2014
Generally safe, more so now that there's a metal fence around the school (which might be overkill). Sometimes over break the lockers get vandalized.
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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Map
Attendance Zone
About South Pasadena
List Price Range
$752K - $5.8M
Homes For Sale
26
Average Home Value
$1,922,844
Median Lot Size
7,840 Sq Ft
% Renters
56%
Household Income
$154,705
% of College Grads
71.5%
Median Age
43
Average House Size
2,109 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
48.1%
Homes for Sale
Homes for Rent
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$2,390 - $2,450 per month
- Terraces at South Pasadena Apartments
- 1 Bed
- 1 Bath
- 750+ Sq Ft
- 410 Raymondale Dr
- South Pasadena, CA
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$2,175 - $2,800 per month
- Apartment for Rent
- 1-2 Beds
- 1 Bath
- 600+ Sq Ft
- 317 Monterey Rd
- South Pasadena, CA
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Parks in this Area
Garfield Park
- Grills
- Picnic Area
- Tennis
South Pasadena Nature Park
- Skateboard
- Parking Lot
Eddie Park & House
- Grills
- Picnic Area
- Trails
Orange Grove Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Picnic Area
Arroyo Park
- Grills
- Picnic Area
- Trails
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