Tegeler Community School
Public high school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades 9–12
Tegeler Community School serves 150 students in grades 9–12 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 1458th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 29.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative 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 | 483432017033 |
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 | 150 | 46,491 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5.1 | 13.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.7% | 81.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Tegeler Community School in context
Size
Tegeler Community School is the smallest of Pasadena ISD's 7 high schools; its 150 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 846; Tegeler Community School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 9 with 58 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 22, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 12 has 40% fewer students than grade 9 (35 against 58). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 82% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.7% of its students are eligible 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
With 29.51 full-time-equivalent teachers for 150 students, Tegeler Community School has 5.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 150 students would have about 10.7 teachers, so Tegeler Community School has 18.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Tegeler Community School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Pasadena Memorial High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 33 other high schools, 13 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 | 82% |
| Black | 8.7% |
| White | 6% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
60% of students are girls and 40% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 35 |
| Grade 11 | 22 |
| Grade 12 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4949 Burke Rd, Pasadena, TX 77504
Phone: (713)740-0410
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tegeler Community School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena Memorial High School | Pasadena ISD | 0.3 mi | 3,177 | 17.4 | 65.2% |
| YES Prep - Southeast | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.7 mi | 854 | 15.3 | 82.7% |
| South Houston High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.1 mi | 2,185 | 15.3 | 85.3% |
| Beta Academy | Beta Academy | 2.6 mi | 537 | 22.9 | 64.4% |
| Sam Rayburn High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.7 mi | 2,627 | 15.7 | 86.1% |
| The Summit (High School) | Pasadena ISD | 3.3 mi | 161 | 10.1 | 77% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3.7 mi | 837 | 15.3 | 87.1% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 3.9 mi | 123 | 15.3 | 69.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.