Pearl Hall Elementary School
Public elementary school in So Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Pearl Hall Elementary School serves 571 students in grades Pre-K–4 in So Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 1847th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 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 ÷ 44 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, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003840 |
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 | 571 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.7% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Pearl Hall Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Pearl Hall Elementary School is the 8th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 497; Pearl Hall Elementary 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 4 with 117 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 68, against an average of 95 per grade. This year grade 4 has 30% more students than kindergarten (117 against 90). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 68 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.7% 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 44 full-time-equivalent teachers for 571 students, Pearl Hall Elementary School has 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 571 students would have about 38.6 teachers, so Pearl Hall Elementary School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Pearl Hall Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Freeman Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 158 other elementary schools, 51 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% |
| Black | 6.1% |
| White | 3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 68 |
| Kindergarten | 90 |
| Grade 1 | 103 |
| Grade 2 | 102 |
| Grade 3 | 91 |
| Grade 4 | 117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1504 9th St, So Houston, TX 77587
Phone: (713)740-0688
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pearl Hall Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.8 mi | 382 | 10.6 | 94% |
| Southeast Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.3 mi | 816 | 16.4 | 84.7% |
| Matthys Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 457 | 12.7 | 89.7% |
| Garfield Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 537 | 12.5 | 87.5% |
| Young Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 545 | 13 | 93.8% |
| L F Smith Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 572 | 13.3 | 91.1% |
| South Houston Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 422 | 12.4 | 94.5% |
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.7 mi | 147 | 14.1 | 94.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.