MCMASTERS EL

MCMASTERS EL is an elementary-level community of compact scale in PASADENA, Texas, one of the schools within PASADENA ISD, serveing 339 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

MCMASTERS EL is one of 67 schools operated by PASADENA ISD, a district that hosts 46,491 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MCMASTERS EL lists that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 10% White, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MCMASTERS EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.2%; MCMASTERS EL posts 64.5%, +29.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MCMASTERS EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is DEEPWATER J H, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCMASTERS EL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCMASTERS EL has contracted 27%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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