Carter Lomax Middle School
Public middle school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades 5–6
Carter Lomax Middle School serves 552 students in grades 5–6 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 1011th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432010781 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 552 | 46,491 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.1% | 81.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Carter Lomax Middle School in context
Size
Of the 22 middle schools in Pasadena ISD, Carter Lomax Middle School is the 12th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 647; Carter Lomax Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 310 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 242, against an average of 276 per grade. This year grade 6 has 28% more students than grade 5 (310 against 242). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 79.5% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. White students are next, at 11.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 552 students, Carter Lomax Middle School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 552 students would have about 38.3 teachers, so Carter Lomax Middle School has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Carter Lomax Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is Bondy Intermediate School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 53 other middle schools, 21 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79.5% |
| White | 11.2% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 242 |
| Grade 6 | 310 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1519 Genoa Red Bluff Rd, Pasadena, TX 77504
Phone: (713)740-5230
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carter Lomax Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondy Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 1.1 mi | 933 | 14 | 66.8% |
| Fred Roberts Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 1.8 mi | 493 | 12.7 | 75.5% |
| Miller Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 1.9 mi | 780 | 13.4 | 86% |
| Marshall Kendrick Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.2 mi | 652 | 13.3 | 83.3% |
| Park View Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 2.5 mi | 532 | 13.2 | 89.5% |
| Fairmont Junior High School | Deer Park ISD | 2.7 mi | 676 | 15.4 | 37.7% |
| Earnesteen Milstead Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.9 mi | 641 | 12.4 | 85.8% |
| Morris Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 3.6 mi | 603 | 11.6 | 81.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.