De Zavala Middle School
Public middle school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades 5–6
De Zavala Middle School serves 457 students in grades 5–6 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 1153rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.4 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 ÷ 44 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 | 483432009284 |
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 | 457 | 46,491 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 13.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.1% | 81.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
De Zavala Middle School in context
Size
De Zavala Middle School is the 21st largest of Pasadena ISD's 22 middle schools; its 457 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 583; De Zavala Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 5 with 229 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 228, against an average of 229 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 229 in grade 5 and 228 in grade 6.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.2% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.1% 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 44 full-time-equivalent teachers for 457 students, De Zavala Middle School has 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 457 students would have about 31.7 teachers, so De Zavala Middle School has 12.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
De Zavala 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 Jackson Intermediate School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 63 other middle schools, 22 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 | 95.2% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 229 |
| Grade 6 | 228 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 E Jackson Ave, Pasadena, TX 77506
Phone: (713)740-0544
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: De Zavala Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 0.8 mi | 527 | 11.6 | 93% |
| Bobby Shaw Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 655 | 13.6 | 93.4% |
| Southmore Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 2.0 mi | 673 | 13.5 | 93.3% |
| Nelda Sullivan Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.1 mi | 479 | 12.3 | 91% |
| Queens Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 2.3 mi | 526 | 13.6 | 86.3% |
| Galena Park Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 2.6 mi | 896 | 14.6 | 87.6% |
| Keller Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.9 mi | 522 | 11.1 | 89.5% |
| Deepwater Junior High School | Deer Park ISD | 3.0 mi | 639 | 11.9 | 81.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.