Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003828
Golden Acres Elementary School
5232 SYCAMORE AVE, PASADENA, TX 77503 · (713) 740-0600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
341 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
20%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Golden Acres Elementary School
Golden Acres Elementary School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Acres Elementary School this school | 390 | 87.4% | 39.5% |
| Kenedy Elementary School KENEDY | 384 | 85.7% | 35.8% |
| Derry Elementary School PORT ISABEL | 392 | 85.2% | 47.9% |
| Dillman Elementary School MULESHOE | 400 | 87.0% | N/A |
| Mathis Elementary School MATHIS | 362 | 85.4% | N/A |
| Robbin E L Washington International Elementary School EL PASO | 371 | 88.4% | 44.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Golden Acres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,655 of 4,401 | #351 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,441 of 4,466 ▲ 1,048 | #346 of 625 ▲ 160 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,432 of 4,466 ▲ 517 | #327 of 625 ▲ 75 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #244 of 3,998 | #33 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #3,566 of 4,938 | #551 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #147 of 4,622 | #24 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #3,771 of 4,628 | #557 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #1,345 of 4,789 | #320 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #1,553 of 2,838 | #274 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
390
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 390 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 87% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 90% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 90% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 86% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 36.1 | 12.8:1 | 78% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 77% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 36 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 60% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Acres Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (462 to 390); teachers down 3% (36.1 to 35).
About Golden Acres Elementary School
PASADENA, Texas, is home to Golden Acres Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 390 students covers pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
District-wide, PASADENA ISD has 67 schools and 46,491 students.
Hispanic students make up 89% of enrollment at Golden Acres Elementary School. Other students are 9% White. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Golden Acres Elementary School employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.1:1. This ratio sits 4.0 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 87% in 2024-25. That is 17 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Golden Acres Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Golden Acres Elementary School are 3.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.5% actual, 36.4% predicted).
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The closest other public school is The Summit (high School), about 0.9 miles away. Golden Acres Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Golden Acres Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 39.5% versus a 41.9% average.
Locale data from NCES put Golden Acres Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 393 in 2020-21 and 390 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.1 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
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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
- The Summit (high School)0.9 mi · 161
- The Summit (intermediate)0.9 mi · 76
- San Jacinto Intermediate School1.0 mi · 613
- Marshall Kendrick Middle School1.1 mi · 652
- Jensen Elementary School1.2 mi · 567
- Fisher Elementary School1.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Acres Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Golden Acres Elementary School?
Golden Acres Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Golden Acres Elementary School serve?
Golden Acres Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Golden Acres Elementary School have?
Golden Acres Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Golden Acres Elementary School?
Golden Acres Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Golden Acres Elementary School?
Golden Acres Elementary 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.