Golden Acres Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Golden Acres Elementary School serves 390 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 3531st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003828 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 390 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.4% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Golden Acres Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Golden Acres Elementary School is the 27th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 546; Golden Acres Elementary 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 3 with 76 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 54, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 4 has 41% more students than kindergarten (76 against 54). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.2% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 390 students, Golden Acres Elementary School has 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 390 students would have about 26.4 teachers, so Golden Acres Elementary School has 8.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Golden Acres Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Jensen Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 130 other elementary schools, 40 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 | 89.2% |
| White | 8.7% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 76 |
| Grade 4 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5232 Sycamore Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
Phone: (713)740-0600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Golden Acres Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 567 | 12.9 | 83.2% |
| Fisher Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 566 | 12 | 84.1% |
| Parks Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 379 | 10.5 | 90.2% |
| Ignite Community School - Pasadena | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 1.6 mi | 194 | 18.4 | 72.7% |
| Mae Smythe Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 710 | 13.4 | 88.9% |
| Carpenter Elementary School | Deer Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 837 | 14.7 | 56% |
| Turner Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.8 mi | 526 | 13.5 | 64.4% |
| McMasters Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.8 mi | 339 | 10.9 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.