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MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE
MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in PASADENA, Texas, operated by PASADENA ISD. The school educates 652 students in grades 5 through 6.
PASADENA ISD runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 46,491 students. MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Other groups include 7% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.
In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
Nearest neighbor: FISHER EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.1%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 782 (now 652). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
On this page, members of the MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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