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Enrollment
3,692
High
DISTRICT 1,777 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003821
DOBIE H S
10220 BLACKHAWK, HOUSTON, TX 77089 · (713) 740-0370 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,692 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
231 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
2,380 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,692
-513 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.3:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
67%
was 66%
% Black
17%
was 17%
% Asian
9%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
- PASADENA MEMORIAL H SHigh · 3,177 students
- SAM RAYBURN H SHigh · 2,627 students
- PASADENA H SHigh · 2,217 students
- SOUTH HOUSTON H SHigh · 2,185 students
- DR KIRK LEWIS CAREER AND TECHNICAL H SCombined · 1,486 students
- BONDY INTMiddle · 933 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- MOORE EL0.3 mi · 356
- MELILLO MIDDLE0.6 mi · 612
- THOMPSON INT1.0 mi · 835
- SOUTH BELT EL1.1 mi · 690
- ATKINSON EL1.3 mi · 454
- FRAZIER EL1.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About DOBIE H SHow large is DOBIE H S?
DOBIE H S enrolls approximately 3,692 students in grades 09-12.
Is DOBIE H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
DOBIE H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOBIE H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOBIE H S is approximately 16.0:1 (231 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DOBIE H S?
DOBIE H S reports a student body of 4% White, 67% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DOBIE H S?
DOBIE H S is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.