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The highest-poverty public schools in Pasadena, Texas

47 public schools in Pasadena, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Richey Elementary School leads the list at 96.8%, against a median of 88.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Pasadena, Texas

Top % FRL

96.8%

Median % FRL

88.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · PASADENA, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Richey Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	505	96.8%
2	South Shaver Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	527	95.3%
3	Kruse Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	408	94.6%
4	Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena	PASADENA, TX	RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS	Elementary	147	94.6%
5	De Zavala Middle School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	457	94.1%
6	Morales Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	379	93.9%
7	Young Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	545	93.8%
8	Bobby Shaw Middle School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	655	93.4%
9	Southmore Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	673	93.3%
10	Jackson Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	527	93.0%
11	Sparks Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	370	92.4%
12	Pomeroy Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	769	92.3%
13	Gardens Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	382	92.1%
14	Williams Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	455	92.1%
15	L F Smith Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	572	91.1%
16	Nelda Sullivan Middle School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	479	91.0%
17	Red Bluff Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	476	91.0%
18	Parks Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	379	90.2%
19	Pasadena High School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	High	2,217	89.6%
20	Park View Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	532	89.5%
21	Keller Middle School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	522	89.5%
22	Mae Smythe Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	710	88.9%
23	McMasters Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	339	88.5%
24	San Jacinto Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	613	88.3%
25	Golden Acres Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	390	87.4%
26	Tegeler Community School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	High	150	86.7%
27	Queens Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	526	86.3%
28	Sam Rayburn High School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	High	2,627	86.1%
29	Bailey Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	602	86.0%
30	Miller Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	780	86.0%
31	Fisher Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	566	84.1%
32	Deepwater Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	DEER PARK ISD	Elementary	629	83.3%
33	Marshall Kendrick Middle School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	652	83.3%
34	Jensen Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	567	83.2%
35	Deepwater Junior High School	PASADENA, TX	DEER PARK ISD	Middle	639	81.4%
36	Parkwood Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	DEER PARK ISD	Elementary	619	80.8%
37	Teague Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	709	80.5%
38	The Summit (high School)	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	High	161	77.0%
39	Early Childhood Center	PASADENA, TX	DEER PARK ISD	Elementary	250	74.8%
40	Ignite Community School - Pasadena	PASADENA, TX	TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES	Elementary	194	72.7%
41	Carter Lomax Middle School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	552	70.1%
42	Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	PASADENA, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	High	123	69.9%
43	Bondy Intermediate School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Middle	933	66.8%
44	Pasadena Memorial High School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	High	3,177	65.2%
45	Turner Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	PASADENA ISD	Elementary	526	64.4%
46	Fairmont Junior High School	PASADENA, TX	DEER PARK ISD	Middle	676	37.7%
47	Fairmont Elementary School	PASADENA, TX	DEER PARK ISD	Elementary	776	34.5%

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