PASADENA H S

As a large senior high in PASADENA, Texas, PASADENA H S caters to 2,217 students from grades 9 through 12, run under PASADENA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 179% above typical.

Across the 67 schools in PASADENA ISD (46,491 students total), PASADENA H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PASADENA H S logs that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. 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 142 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PASADENA H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 48.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harris County put 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. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), PASADENA H S is one campus in the mix.

DE ZAVALA MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PASADENA H S comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PASADENA H S has edged down 18%, going from 2,711 students in 2018 to 2,217 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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