DOBIE H S

As a sizable secondary school in HOUSTON, Texas, DOBIE H S instructs 3,692 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by PASADENA ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 364% larger than the state mean of about 796.

PASADENA ISD comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 46,491 students; DOBIE H S is among them.

Looking at the student body, DOBIE H S reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 9% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, DOBIE H S records 231 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, DOBIE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.7%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of +10.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which DOBIE H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOORE EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOBIE H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOBIE H S at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

DOBIE H S operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 4,205 students in 2018 compared to 3,692 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the DOBIE H S community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.