Total enrollment
20,862
-205 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in PEARLAND ISD
Texas · 20,862 students · 2 cities
24 public K-12 schools sit under PEARLAND ISD in Texas, serving roughly 20,862 students (11 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in PEARLAND ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PEARLAND ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #22 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,862 | #69 of 760 | #379 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #81 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #664 of 758 | #6,655 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.8% | #661 of 750 | #5,914 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #23 of 557 | #193 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PEARLAND ISD
State test results across the district's 22 scored schools run from Silvercrest Elementary School at 86.8% proficient to H C Carleston Elementary School at 46.4%, a gap of 40.3 points. That is the 100th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 21,624 to 20,860 students (down 4%) and from 1,317 to 1,279 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARLAND H S | Pearland | High | 09-12 | 3,412 |
| GLENDA DAWSON H S | Pearland | High | 09-12 | 2,569 |
| ROBERT TURNER COLLEGE AND CAREER H S | Pearland | High | 09-12 | 1,128 |
| PEARLAND J H WEST | Pearland | Middle | 07-08 | 941 |
| LEON H SABLATURA MIDDLE | Pearland | Middle | 05-06 | 878 |
| BERRY MILLER J H | Pearland | Middle | 07-08 | 827 |
| E A LAWHON EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 816 |
| PEARLAND J H EAST | Pearland | Middle | 07-08 | 801 |
| ALEXANDER MIDDLE | Pearland | Middle | 05-06 | 765 |
| PEARLAND J H SOUTH | Pearland | Middle | 07-08 | 764 |
| BARBARA COCKRELL EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 741 |
| SAM JAMISON MIDDLE | Pearland | Middle | 05-06 | 728 |
| ROGERS MIDDLE | Pearland | Middle | 05-06 | 721 |
| H C CARLESTON EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 714 |
| SILVERCREST EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 704 |
| MAGNOLIA EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 703 |
| SILVERLAKE EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 691 |
| RUSTIC OAK EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 645 |
| CHALLENGER EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 614 |
| C J HARRIS EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 549 |
| MASSEY RANCH EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 541 |
| SHADYCREST EL | Pearland | Elementary | PK-04 | 512 |
| PACE CENTER | Pearland | High | 10-12 | 96 |
| BRAZORIA CO J J A E P | Angleton | High | 08-10 | 2 |
About PEARLAND ISD
PEARLAND ISD runs 24 public schools across Texas, collectively serveing roughly 20,862 students.
For a sense of the school types, PEARLAND ISD is made up of 11 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 869 in this district, meaningfully above the Texas typical of 606.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 21,067 students in SY 2020-21 versus 20,862 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 23 to 24 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for PEARLAND ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.