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Enrollment
2,569
High
DISTRICT 1,441 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARLAND ISD·NCES 483444011446
Glenda Dawson High School
2050 CULLEN BLVD, PEARLAND, TX 77581 · (281) 412-8800 · Brazoria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,569 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
147 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
767 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 649 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 644 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 674 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 602 | 23% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 49.0% | 9.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 44.0% | 17.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Glenda Dawson High School
Glenda Dawson High School's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenda Dawson High School this school | 2,569 | 29.9% | 78.0% |
| Cypress Ranch High School CYPRESS | 3,463 | 27.1% | 82.9% |
| Ridge Point High School MISSOURI CITY | 2,816 | 21.8% | 75.6% |
| Wylie High School WYLIE | 3,189 | 24.8% | 82.0% |
| George Ranch High School RICHMOND | 2,337 | 26.8% | 76.3% |
| Foster High School RICHMOND | 2,747 | 33.3% | 78.5% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Glenda Dawson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #116 of 1,385 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #77 of 1,425 ▼ 2 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #196 of 1,425 ▲ 43 | #2 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +43.5pp | #17 of 1,184 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,569 | #155 of 2,107 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,134 of 1,344 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #3 of 1,346 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #1,362 of 1,522 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #604 of 672 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,569
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 2,004
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 2,569 | 147 | 17.5:1 | 30% (767) |
| 2023-24 | 2,548 | 143.4 | 17.8:1 | 30% (759) |
| 2022-23 | 2,557 | 142 | 18.0:1 | 28% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 2,568 | 144 | 17.8:1 | 22% (564) |
| 2017-18 | 2,518 | 145.3 | 17.3:1 | 17% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 2,407 | 143 | 16.8:1 | 19% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 2,004 | 117 | 17.1:1 | 23% (465) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenda Dawson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,518 to 2,569); teachers up 1% (145.3 to 147).
About Glenda Dawson High School
Glenda Dawson High School is a large high school in PEARLAND, Texas, one of the schools in PEARLAND ISD. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,569 students. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 223% above that.
Glenda Dawson High School belongs to PEARLAND ISD, a district of 24 schools and 20,862 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Glenda Dawson High School, 26% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 24% White, 21% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Glenda Dawson High School comes in at 77%.
At Glenda Dawson High School, 147 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.5:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 30% of enrollment. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Brazoria County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Glenda Dawson High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Glenda Dawson High School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.9% with an actual 78.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brazoria County, median household income is about $97,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 115 public schools operate in Brazoria County, serving about 75,767 students.
Challenger Elementary School is located about 0.9 miles from Glenda Dawson High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 66.9%, lower than Glenda Dawson High School's 78.0%.
Glenda Dawson High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,569, close to the 2,568 recorded in 2020-21.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEARLAND ISD
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Berry Miller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- E A Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
Other schools in PEARLAND
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Challenger Elementary School0.9 mi · 614
- Silverlake Elementary School1.9 mi · 691
- Silvercrest Elementary School2.0 mi · 704
- Rogers Middle School2.1 mi · 721
- E A Lawhon Elementary School2.1 mi · 816
- Berry Miller Junior High School2.3 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Glenda Dawson High SchoolHow large is Glenda Dawson High School?
Glenda Dawson High School enrolls approximately 2,569 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Glenda Dawson High School serve?
Glenda Dawson High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenda Dawson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenda Dawson High School is approximately 17.5:1 (147 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Glenda Dawson High School?
Glenda Dawson High School reports a student body of 24% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 21% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenda Dawson High School?
Glenda Dawson High School is overseen by PEARLAND ISD in Brazoria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.