Octavia E. Butler Magnet

Regular School · Pasadena, CA

Octavia E. Butler Magnet is a regular school school in Pasadena, California, serving grades 06–08 with 481 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

481

Teachers (FTE)

26.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	351	73%
White	47	10%
Black or African American	45	9%
Two or more races	21	4%
Asian	13	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Not Specified	2	0%
Total enrollment	481	261M / 218F

English Language Learners: 126 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	.	33.9%	—
Reading Proficiency	.	48.7%	—
Science Proficiency	.	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.84 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

45 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

142

29.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	481	100%

Contact & Location

1505 North Marengo Ave.

Pasadena, CA 91103

Phone: (626)396-5830

http://oebmagnet.pusd.us/

District

Pasadena Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,079

District enrollment: 13,999

Other Schools in District

Altadena Elementary Elementary
Don Benito Fundamental Elementary
Field (Eugene) Elementary Elementary
Hamilton Elementary Elementary
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary Elementary
Madison Elementary Elementary
Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary Elementary
McKinley Elementary

View all 22 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 91103) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

062994004689

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD