Mae Smythe Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Mae Smythe Elementary School serves 710 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 851st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 52.87 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 | 483432003833 |
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 | 710 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.9% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Mae Smythe Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Mae Smythe Elementary School is the 2nd largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 567; Mae Smythe Elementary School is larger 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 2 with 132 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 84, against an average of 118 per grade. This year grade 4 has 22% more students than kindergarten (129 against 106). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 84 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.6% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.9% 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 52.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 710 students, Mae Smythe Elementary School has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 710 students would have about 48 teachers, so Mae Smythe Elementary School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Mae Smythe 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 Bailey Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 150 other elementary schools, 45 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 | 88.6% |
| White | 5.4% |
| Black | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 84 |
| Kindergarten | 106 |
| Grade 1 | 131 |
| Grade 2 | 132 |
| Grade 3 | 128 |
| Grade 4 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2424 Burke Rd, Pasadena, TX 77502
Phone: (713)740-0728
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mae Smythe Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.7 mi | 602 | 12.8 | 86% |
| Fisher Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.7 mi | 566 | 12 | 84.1% |
| Sparks Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 370 | 11.2 | 92.4% |
| Jensen Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 567 | 12.9 | 83.2% |
| Pomeroy Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 769 | 13.3 | 92.3% |
| Parks Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 379 | 10.5 | 90.2% |
| South Shaver Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 527 | 13 | 95.3% |
| L F Smith Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 572 | 13.3 | 91.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.