Sam Rayburn High School
Public high school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades 9–12
Sam Rayburn High School serves 2,627 students in grades 9–12 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 145th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 167.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003843 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,627 | 46,491 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 13.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.1% | 81.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Sam Rayburn High School in context
Size
Sam Rayburn High School is the 3rd largest of Pasadena ISD's 7 high schools; its 2,627 students are 5.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 1,520 students, so Sam Rayburn High 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 10 with 700 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 621, against an average of 657 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 667 in grade 9 and 621 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Pasadena ISD (82.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Sam Rayburn High School has 167.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,627 students would have about 187.6 teachers, so Sam Rayburn High School has 20.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is The Summit (High School), 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 13 high schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.1% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 667 |
| Grade 10 | 700 |
| Grade 11 | 639 |
| Grade 12 | 621 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2121 Cherrybrook Ln, Pasadena, TX 77502
Phone: (713)740-0330
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sam Rayburn High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Summit (High School) | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 161 | 10.1 | 77% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 1.7 mi | 123 | 15.3 | 69.9% |
| South Houston High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,185 | 15.3 | 85.3% |
| Tegeler Community School | Pasadena ISD | 2.7 mi | 150 | 5.1 | 86.7% |
| Pasadena Memorial High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.8 mi | 3,177 | 17.4 | 65.2% |
| Pasadena High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,217 | 15.6 | 89.6% |
| YES Prep - Southeast | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.1 mi | 854 | 15.3 | 82.7% |
| Deer Park High School | Deer Park ISD | 3.3 mi | 4,057 | 14.9 | 34.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.