Pasadena ISD

Pasadena, Texas · Harris County · Grades Pre-K–12

Pasadena ISD runs 66 schools (36 elementary, 22 middle, 7 high, 1 other) with 46,491 students. By enrollment it is the 24th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, midsize.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.

District at a glance

Schools	66
Students	46,491
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	3,482.8
Students per teacher	13.3 (state 14.9)
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible	81.9% (state 61.6%)
County	Harris County
Area type	City, midsize
NCES district ID	4834320

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.

Schools in Pasadena ISD

School	Level	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Free/reduced lunch
Atkinson Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	454	11.6	81.7%
Bailey Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	602	12.8	86%
Beverly Hills Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	802	12.2	79.7%
Bobby Shaw Middle School	Middle	5–6	655	13.6	93.4%
Bondy Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	933	14	66.8%
Burnett Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	534	12.1	87.3%
Carter Lomax Middle School	Middle	5–6	552	12.8	70.1%
De Zavala Middle School	Middle	5–6	457	10.4	94.1%
Dobie High School	High	9–12	3,692	16	64.5%
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School	Other	Pre-K–12	1,486	17	80.1%
Earnesteen Milstead Middle School	Middle	5–6	641	12.4	85.8%
Fisher Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	566	12	84.1%
Frazier Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	439	11.9	71.3%
Fred Roberts Middle School	Middle	5–6	493	12.7	75.5%
Freeman Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	382	10.6	94%
Gardens Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	382	11.2	92.1%
Garfield Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	537	12.5	87.5%
Genoa Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	535	12.2	89%
Golden Acres Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	390	11.1	87.4%
Jackson Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	527	11.6	93%
Jensen Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	567	12.9	83.2%
Jessup Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	326	9.9	96.6%
Keller Middle School	Middle	5–6	522	11.1	89.5%
Kruse Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	408	11.8	94.6%
L F Smith Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	572	13.3	91.1%
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	555	13.2	67.9%
Mae Smythe Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	710	13.4	88.9%
Marshall Kendrick Middle School	Middle	5–6	652	13.3	83.3%
Matthys Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	457	12.7	89.7%
McMasters Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	339	10.9	88.5%
Meador Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	443	13	91.6%
Melillo Middle School	Middle	5–6	612	13.2	64.7%
Miller Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	780	13.4	86%
Moore Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	356	10.8	67.4%
Morales Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	379	11.5	93.9%
Morris Middle School	Middle	5–6	603	11.6	81.6%
Nelda Sullivan Middle School	Middle	5–6	479	12.3	91%
Park View Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	532	13.2	89.5%
Parks Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	379	10.5	90.2%
Pasadena High School	High	9–12	2,217	15.6	89.6%
Pasadena Memorial High School	High	9–12	3,177	17.4	65.2%
Pearl Hall Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	571	13	94.7%
Pomeroy Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	769	13.3	92.3%
Queens Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	526	13.6	86.3%
Red Bluff Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	476	12.6	91%
Richey Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	505	12.6	96.8%
Rick Schneider Middle School	Middle	5–6	500	10.7	92.8%
Sam Rayburn High School	High	9–12	2,627	15.7	86.1%
San Jacinto Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	613	13.2	88.3%
South Belt Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	690	14.1	48.3%
South Houston Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	422	12.4	94.5%
South Houston High School	High	9–12	2,185	15.3	85.3%
South Houston Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	509	10.6	91.4%
South Shaver Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	527	13	95.3%
Southmore Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	673	13.5	93.3%
Sparks Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	370	11.2	92.4%
Stuchbery Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	604	12.3	84.4%
Teague Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	709	13.6	80.5%
Tegeler Community School	High	9–12	150	5.1	86.7%
The Summit (High School)	High	9–12	161	10.1	77%
The Summit (Intermediate)	Middle	5–8	76	7.2	88.2%
Thomas Hancock Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	336	12.1	94.3%
Thompson Intermediate School	Middle	7–8	835	13	65.6%
Turner Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	526	13.5	64.4%
Williams Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	455	11.4	92.1%
Young Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–4	545	13	93.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.

Map of Pasadena ISD schools

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Pasadena ISD in context

Size

Pasadena ISD enrolls 0.8% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 704 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Dobie High School (3,692) and the smallest is The Summit (Intermediate) (76).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.

Grades

Grade 10 is its largest grade, with 4,132 students this year. Grade 12 has 3,774 students and kindergarten has 2,792, 35% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Pasadena ISD enrolls 2,295 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group in Pasadena ISD at 82.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 8%.

81.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 48.3% at South Belt Elementary School to 96.8% at Richey Elementary School. All 66 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Staff

Its 3,482.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.3 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 127 counselors it has 366 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 58.9 librarians or media specialists and 63 school psychologists.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.

Location

NCES classifies Pasadena ISD's area as city, midsize: inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest district is Beta Academy, 2.3 miles away with 1,569 students. 52 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Pasadena ISD. Harris County has 62 districts on this site.

Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.

Staff

Role	Full-time equivalent	Students per staff member
Teachers	3,078.1	15
School counselors	127	366
Librarians and media specialists	58.9	789
School psychologists	63	738
Instructional aides	1,148.1	40
Other student support staff	192.7	241
School administrators	334.2	139
District administrators	73.4	633
All staff	8,059.4

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic	82.8%
Black	8%
White	5.1%
Asian	3%
Two or more races	0.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.1%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K	2,295
Kindergarten	2,792
Grade 1	3,187
Grade 2	3,062
Grade 3	3,253
Grade 4	3,257
Grade 5	3,036
Grade 6	3,141
Grade 7	3,298
Grade 8	3,497
Grade 9	3,943
Grade 10	4,132
Grade 11	3,824
Grade 12	3,774

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Nearby school districts

District	Distance	Students	Per teacher	Calendar 2026–2027
Beta Academy	2 mi	1,569	22.8	–
Deer Park ISD	4 mi	12,165	14.3	–
Houston Gateway Academy Inc	6 mi	2,157	21.4	–
Academy of Accelerated Learning Inc	6 mi	738	17	–
Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	9 mi	558	15.6	–
Galena Park ISD	9 mi	20,862	15	–
Reve Preparatory Charter School	9 mi	237	289	–
The Pro-Vision Academy	9 mi	352	20.5	–

Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).

Other school districts in Harris County

Houston ISD (176,727 students)
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (117,927 students)
Katy ISD (96,111 students)
Aldine ISD (56,419 students)
Klein ISD (52,437 students)
Humble ISD (48,502 students)
Clear Creek ISD (39,684 students)
Alief ISD (38,610 students)
Spring ISD (33,590 students)
KIPP Texas Public Schools (32,771 students)
Spring Branch ISD (32,668 students)
Goose Creek CISD (24,032 students)
Tomball ISD (22,913 students)
Galena Park ISD (20,862 students)
YES Prep Public Schools Inc (19,573 students)
Deer Park ISD (12,165 students)
Sheldon ISD (10,946 students)
Waller ISD (9,905 students)
Channelview ISD (9,335 students)
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North (7,571 students)
La Porte ISD (7,099 students)
Crosby ISD (7,046 students)
School of Science and Technology (5,602 students)
Harmony Public Schools - Houston South (3,663 students)
Huffman ISD (3,646 students)
Houston Gateway Academy Inc (2,157 students)
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (1,991 students)
Southwest Public Schools (1,866 students)
Bakerripley Community Schools (1,808 students)
Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) (1,607 students)

All Texas districts (31 more in Harris County).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.

Contact

3920 Mickey Gilley Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77505
Phone: (713)740-0000
Website: www1.pasadenaisd.org

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.