South Pasadena Unified School District is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 headquartered in South Pasadena

South Pasadena, California

South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,619, up from 24,292 at the 2000 census. It is located in in the West San Gabriel Valley...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States

United States

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. The South Pasadena Middle School was the site of the famous congressional debate in 1946 between Rep. Jerry Voorhis

Jerry Voorhis

Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County...

 and a then unknown Navy veteran named Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...

. Nixon would go on to win the debate according to most observors and upset Voorhis in the November election.

The district serves the city of South Pasadena.

Primary

• Arroyo Vista Elementary School
• Marengo Elementary School
• Monterey Hills Elementary School