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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432012706
Nelda Sullivan Middle School
1112 QUEENS RD, PASADENA, TX 77075 · (713) 740-5420 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
436 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 252 | 53% |
| Grade 6 | 227 | 47% |
Student demographics
8%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 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 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Nelda Sullivan Middle School
Nelda Sullivan Middle School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelda Sullivan Middle School this school | 479 | 91.0% | 38.8% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy SAN ANTONIO | 455 | 89.7% | 50.3% |
| East Montana Middle School EL PASO | 496 | 88.9% | 34.2% |
| Uplift Williams Prep Middle School DALLAS | 532 | 89.5% | 36.8% |
| A Leal Jr Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 499 | 92.8% | 34.4% |
| Jackson Intermediate School PASADENA | 527 | 93.0% | 38.3% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Nelda Sullivan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #1,000 of 1,635 | #122 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #975 of 1,670 ▼ 1 | #131 of 219 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #861 of 1,670 ▼ 141 | #106 of 219 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #682 of 1,570 | #102 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #1,122 of 1,749 | #181 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #215 of 1,542 | #28 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #1,408 of 1,543 | #209 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #219 of 1,648 | #60 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #237 of 942 | #48 of 145 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
479
-136 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 91% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 42.1 | 12.2:1 | 94% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 45 | 12.3:1 | 94% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 93% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 46.1 | 13.8:1 | 84% (536) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelda Sullivan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (636 to 479); teachers down 15% (46.1 to 39).
About Nelda Sullivan Middle School
Among the schools in PASADENA, Texas, is Nelda Sullivan Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. The school's enrollment of 479 students covers grades 5 through 6. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
PASADENA ISD has a total of 67 schools and 46,491 students, Nelda Sullivan Middle School among them.
About 96% of the student body at Nelda Sullivan Middle School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. Nelda Sullivan Middle School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.3:1, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Nelda Sullivan Middle School is 91%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Nelda Sullivan Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8% is 3.9 points above the 34.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Nelda Sullivan Middle School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The closest public school, Queens Intermediate School, is about 0.4 miles from Nelda Sullivan Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Nelda Sullivan Middle School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Nelda Sullivan Middle School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 136 students since 2020-21, to 479. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Nelda Sullivan Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Queens Intermediate School0.4 mi · 526
- South Shaver Elementary School0.7 mi · 527
- L F Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 572
- Williams Elementary School0.8 mi · 455
- Patterson Elementary School1.3 mi · 811
- Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena1.3 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Nelda Sullivan Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nelda Sullivan Middle School?
Nelda Sullivan Middle School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Nelda Sullivan Middle School serve?
Nelda Sullivan Middle School serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Nelda Sullivan Middle School have?
Nelda Sullivan Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Nelda Sullivan Middle School?
Student demographics at Nelda Sullivan Middle School are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Nelda Sullivan Middle School public or private?
Nelda Sullivan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.