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Pasadena Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Pasadena and South Houston, and parts of Houston and Pearland.
Students
46,491
Schools
67
Spent per student
$13,798
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$902.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pasadena Independent School District
- School Grade C: better than 32% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the TX average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020
- Debt of $902.8M, about $19,419 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Simonton.
PK–533 elementary schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
6–86 middle schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
9–127 high schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,798 per student · 8% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 48%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
50,614’20
49,326’21
48,726’22
47,486’23
46,491’24
Down 8.1% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 83%Black 8%White 5%Asian 3%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
67 public schools.
Pomeroy El
C+769 students13:1
Mae Smythe El
D710 students13:1
Teague El
C−709 students14:1
South Belt El
B−690 students14:1
Stuchbery El
C−604 students12:1
Bailey El
C602 students13:1
L F Smith El
C−572 students13:1
Pearl Hall El
D571 students13:1
Jensen El
C+567 students13:1
Fisher El
C−566 students12:1
Laura Welch Bush El
C+555 students13:1
Young El
D545 students13:1
Garfield El
C−537 students12:1
Genoa El
D535 students12:1
Burnett El
D534 students12:1
South Shaver El
C527 students13:1
Turner El
C+526 students13:1
Richey El
D505 students13:1
Red Bluff El
C476 students13:1
Matthys El
D457 students13:1
Williams El
C−455 students11:1
Atkinson El
D454 students12:1
Meador El
C−443 students13:1
Frazier El
C439 students12:1
South Houston El
D−422 students12:1
Kruse El
D408 students12:1
Golden Acres El
D390 students11:1
Freeman El
D382 students11:1
Gardens El
D382 students11:1
Morales El
D379 students11:1
Parks El
D379 students11:1
Sparks El
C370 students11:1
Moore El
C+356 students11:1
McMasters El
D339 students11:1
Thomas Hancock El
D336 students12:1
Jessup El
D326 students10:1
Bondy Int
B+933 students14:1
Thompson Int
C+835 students13:1
Beverly Hills Int
C+802 students12:1
Miller Int
B+780 students13:1
Southmore Int
C673 students14:1
Bobby Shaw Middle
D655 students14:1
Marshall Kendrick Middle
C652 students13:1
Earnesteen Milstead Middle
C−641 students12:1
San Jacinto Int
B−613 students13:1
Melillo Middle
C+612 students13:1
Morris Middle
C+603 students12:1
Carter Lomax Middle
B−552 students13:1
Park View Int
C+532 students13:1
Jackson Int
C+527 students12:1
Queens Int
C526 students14:1
Keller Middle
D522 students11:1
South Houston Int
C509 students11:1
Rick Schneider Middle
D500 students11:1
Fred Roberts Middle
B−493 students13:1
Nelda Sullivan Middle
C−479 students12:1
De Zavala Middle
C−457 students10:1
The Summit (Intermediate)
C−76 students7:1
Excel Academy (JJAEP)
7 students
Dobie H S
B+3,692 students16:1
Pasadena Memorial H S
A3,177 students17:1
Sam Rayburn H S
B+2,627 students16:1
Pasadena H S
B−2,217 students16:1
South Houston H S
B2,185 students15:1
The Summit (High School)
D−161 students10:1
Tegeler Community School
C−150 students5:1
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical H S
A1,486 students17:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Clear Creek Independent School DistrictEl Lago, Friendswood, Nassau Bay
$10,905per student
Fort Bend Independent School DistrictMeadows Place, Missouri City, Sugar Land
$11,182per student
Alvin Independent School DistrictAlvin, Manvel
$11,435per student
Friendswood Independent School DistrictFriendswood
$10,864per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.