JACKSON INT

As an intimate 6-8 campus in PASADENA, Texas, JACKSON INT hosts 527 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by PASADENA ISD.

JACKSON INT is one of 67 schools operated by PASADENA ISD, a district that instructs 46,491 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JACKSON INT reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at JACKSON INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, JACKSON INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 39.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which JACKSON INT is one.

GARDENS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACKSON INT ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSON INT has declined 27%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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