📍 2925 E. Siera Madre Blvd., Pasadena, Los Angeles County, 91107
CIS Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County. The school has 253 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Raymond Cross. It is part of the Pasadena Unified school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
CIS Academy enrolls 253 students across grades K–12. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 163 | 65% |
| White | 35 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 253 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
CIS Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
CIS Academy is one of 23 schools in Pasadena Unified, based in Pasadena, California. The district serves 13,757 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 253 students, CIS Academy is smaller than the district average of about 598 students per school.