Young Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Young Elementary School serves 545 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 2090th 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 ÷ 41.97 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 | 483432005569 |
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 | 545 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.8% | 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.
Young Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Young Elementary School is the 12th largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 569; Young 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 3 with 117 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 66, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 4 has 55% more students than kindergarten (102 against 66). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 85.3% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.8% 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 41.97 full-time-equivalent teachers for 545 students, Young Elementary School has 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 545 students would have about 36.8 teachers, so Young Elementary School has 5.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Young 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 Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena, 0.4 miles away in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success. Within 10 miles there are 142 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 | 85.3% |
| Black | 8.8% |
| White | 5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 66 |
| Grade 1 | 86 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 117 |
| Grade 4 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4221 Fox Meadow Ln, Pasadena, TX 77504
Phone: (713)740-0784
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Young Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 0.4 mi | 147 | 14.1 | 94.6% |
| Southeast Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 0.7 mi | 816 | 16.4 | 84.7% |
| Teague Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 709 | 13.6 | 80.5% |
| Pearl Hall Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 571 | 13 | 94.7% |
| Jensen Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 567 | 12.9 | 83.2% |
| Genoa Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 535 | 12.2 | 89% |
| Bailey Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 602 | 12.8 | 86% |
| Fisher Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 566 | 12 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.