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Enrollment
655
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432010785
Bobby Shaw Middle School
1201 HOUSTON AVE, PASADENA, TX 77502 · (713) 740-5268 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
612 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 326 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 329 | 50% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% | 34.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bobby Shaw Middle School
Bobby Shaw Middle School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shaw Middle School this school | 655 | 93.4% | 34.9% |
| Southmore Intermediate School PASADENA | 673 | 93.3% | 36.9% |
| Riverside Middle School FORT WORTH | 739 | 93.4% | 24.6% |
| Hot Wells Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 595 | 93.9% | 19.1% |
| Elder Middle School FORT WORTH | 646 | 94.4% | 23.9% |
| Meacham Middle School FORT WORTH | 680 | 94.3% | 25.5% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bobby Shaw Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,170 of 1,635 | #146 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,370 of 1,670 ▼ 265 | #192 of 219 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,373 of 1,670 ▼ 127 | #181 of 219 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,304 of 1,570 | #187 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #835 of 1,749 | #141 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #502 of 1,542 | #69 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #1,336 of 1,543 | #193 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #147 of 1,648 | #40 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #456 of 942 | #83 of 145 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
655
-65 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 655 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 93% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 53.9 | 12.4:1 | 86% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 57.9 | 12.0:1 | 95% (658) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 91% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 86% (672) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 58 | 14.4:1 | 89% (742) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 53 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bobby Shaw Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (782 to 655); teachers down 16% (57 to 48).
About Bobby Shaw Middle School
Bobby Shaw Middle School is a medium-sized middle school located in PASADENA, Texas. Grades offered run from 5 through 6, with 655 students enrolled.
Bobby Shaw Middle School is one school in PASADENA ISD, a system of 67 schools with 46,491 students.
At Bobby Shaw Middle School, Hispanic students make up 91% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% White and 4% Black. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. By the diversity index, Bobby Shaw Middle School comes in at 16%.
Teachers at Bobby Shaw Middle School total 48 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 93%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
On BeatsExpectations, Bobby Shaw Middle School is 1.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Southmore Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Bobby Shaw Middle School is behind the 41.3% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Bobby Shaw Middle School had 720 students in 2020-21 and 655 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
Discussions about Bobby Shaw Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Southmore Intermediate School0.5 mi · 673
- Gardens Elementary School0.7 mi · 382
- Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena0.7 mi · 123
- Jackson Intermediate School0.8 mi · 527
- Pomeroy Elementary School0.9 mi · 769
- South Shaver Elementary School1.0 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Bobby Shaw Middle SchoolHow large is Bobby Shaw Middle School?
Bobby Shaw Middle School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 05-06.
Is Bobby Shaw Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bobby Shaw Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Bobby Shaw Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Bobby Shaw Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bobby Shaw Middle School?
Student demographics at Bobby Shaw Middle School are roughly 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Bobby Shaw Middle School in?
Bobby Shaw Middle School is part of PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.