DE ZAVALA MIDDLE

DE ZAVALA MIDDLE operates as a cozy 6-8 campus in PASADENA, Texas, one of the schools within PASADENA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 457 students spanning grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 643.

Within PASADENA ISD, which oversees 67 schools and 46,491 students, DE ZAVALA MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, DE ZAVALA MIDDLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Other groups include 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DE ZAVALA MIDDLE has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at DE ZAVALA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, DE ZAVALA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DE ZAVALA MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: KRUSE EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DE ZAVALA MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. DE ZAVALA MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 36% since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 457). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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