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Alumni: what's one memory from DE ZAVALA MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432009284
De Zavala Middle School
101 E JACKSON AVE, PASADENA, TX 77506 · (713) 740-0544 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
430 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 | 229 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 228 | 50% |
Student demographics
9%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 17.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 De Zavala Middle School
De Zavala Middle School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Zavala Middle School this school | 457 | 94.1% | 28.7% |
| KIPP Aspire Academy SAN ANTONIO | 470 | 94.0% | 26.5% |
| Miller Jordan Middle School SAN BENITO | 477 | 94.5% | 29.2% |
| Iltexas Bg Ramirez Middle School CLEVELAND | 418 | 95.5% | 21.5% |
| Edgar Allan Poe STEM Dual Language Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 439 | 95.4% | 16.6% |
| KIPP Austin College Prep AUSTIN | 465 | 94.2% | 28.7% |
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 De Zavala Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #1,429 of 1,635 | #192 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,598 of 1,670 ▼ 62 | #214 of 219 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,438 of 1,670 ▲ 60 | #194 of 219 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,076 of 1,570 | #151 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #1,156 of 1,749 | #184 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #28 of 1,542 | #2 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,401 of 1,543 | #208 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #136 of 1,648 | #37 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.2% | #76 of 942 | #19 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
457
-209 (-31%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 812
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 457 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 94% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 50 | 10.1:1 | 93% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 51 | 11.1:1 | 96% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 93% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 54.4 | 13.2:1 | 90% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 56 | 13.2:1 | 92% (678) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 47 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Zavala Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (716 to 457); teachers down 19% (54.4 to 44).
About De Zavala Middle School
De Zavala Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Texas, with an address in PASADENA. It enrolls 457 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 6. That puts enrollment 29% below the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
De Zavala Middle School is part of PASADENA ISD, where 67 schools serve 46,491 students.
The share of students at De Zavala Middle School who are Hispanic is 95%. The remaining students are 3% White. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Teacher count: 44 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.4:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Roughly 94% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 24 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, De Zavala Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 28.7% actual against 33.5% predicted.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting De Zavala Middle School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Kruse Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of De Zavala Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, De Zavala Middle School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes De Zavala Middle School as City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 31% decline, from 666 to 457. The ratio was 12.6:1 in 2020-21 and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Kruse Elementary School0.2 mi · 408
- Pasadena High School0.3 mi · 2,217
- Richey Elementary School0.6 mi · 505
- Morales Elementary School0.7 mi · 379
- Jackson Intermediate School0.8 mi · 527
- Gardens Elementary School1.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About De Zavala Middle SchoolHow large is De Zavala Middle School?
De Zavala Middle School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 05-06.
Is De Zavala Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
De Zavala Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does De Zavala Middle School have?
De Zavala Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at De Zavala Middle School?
At De Zavala Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees De Zavala Middle School?
De Zavala Middle School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.