Polytechnic School

Polytechnic School is an independent K-12 day school in Pasadena, California, serving 700 to 1,000 students. The school has no religious affiliation and draws families from across the San Gabriel Valley and greater Los Angeles. Its Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools share one Pasadena campus, which is rare for a day school of this size.

The K-12 span shapes faculty life more than anything else. A fifth-grade math teacher and an Upper School algebra teacher can sit in the same room and plan how a topic lands in year six versus year ten. Division heads build real curriculum handoffs instead of guessing what students already know. French runs across all three divisions, so language faculty teach the same children for years.

Compensation reflects Pasadena's cost of living and a solid balance sheet. Polytechnic School reported about $168 million in net assets on $53 million in revenue in 2023, and fundraising grew roughly 7 percent that year. That base supports faculty salaries, health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid professional development. For a Southern California day school teaching job, the full benefits mix often matters more than the headline number.

Hiring covers classroom faculty in humanities, math, science, French, and the arts, plus coaches, after-school staff, and roles in admission, advancement, technology, and operations. Most teaching searches open in late winter and close by spring.

For candidates who want a stable K-12 faculty job inside Los Angeles County, Polytechnic School is worth a close look.