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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003840
Pearl Hall Elementary School
1504 9TH ST, SO HOUSTON, TX 77587 · (713) 740-0688 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
541 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (117).
Student demographics
20%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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Pearl Hall Elementary School
Pearl Hall Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Hall Elementary School this school | 571 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| Rankin Elementary School ARLINGTON | 562 | 94.1% | 29.4% |
| Central Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 573 | 95.1% | 26.8% |
| Arcadia Park Elementary School DALLAS | 568 | 95.4% | 39.6% |
| McRae Elementary School FORT WORTH | 543 | 95.4% | 24.8% |
| Leslie A Stemmons Elementary School DALLAS | 603 | 95.7% | 41.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Pearl Hall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #3,132 of 4,401 | #442 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,139 of 4,466 ▲ 45 | #462 of 625 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,785 of 4,466 ▼ 267 | #545 of 625 ▼ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,836 of 3,998 | #447 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,852 of 4,938 | #384 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #817 of 4,622 | #119 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #3,745 of 4,628 | #552 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #549 of 4,789 | #146 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #867 of 2,838 | #169 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
571
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 571 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 95% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 36.9 | 14.6:1 | 92% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 41.8 | 13.0:1 | 95% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 92% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 50.6 | 14.8:1 | 88% (664) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 50 | 16.7:1 | 88% (732) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 69% (549) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 36 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl Hall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (751 to 571); teachers down 13% (50.6 to 44).
About Pearl Hall Elementary School
SO HOUSTON, Texas, is home to Pearl Hall Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 571 students at the school, in pre-K through 4.
Pearl Hall Elementary School is one of 67 schools in PASADENA ISD, which enrolls 46,491 students in total.
At Pearl Hall Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 6% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Pearl Hall Elementary School comes in at 20%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Pearl Hall Elementary School reports 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
allk12 grades Pearl Hall Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pearl Hall Elementary School is 33.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.3%.
In the county around the school, Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest public school, South Houston High School, is about 0.6 miles from Pearl Hall Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pearl Hall Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (561) and 2024-25 (571).
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SO HOUSTON
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- South Houston Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- South Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- South Houston High School0.6 mi · 2,185
- Freeman Elementary School0.8 mi · 382
- Earnesteen Milstead Middle School0.9 mi · 641
- YES Prep - Southeast1.2 mi · 854
- Southeast Elementary School1.3 mi · 816
- Matthys Elementary School1.3 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl Hall Elementary SchoolHow large is Pearl Hall Elementary School?
Pearl Hall Elementary School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-04.
Is Pearl Hall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pearl Hall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Pearl Hall Elementary School have?
Pearl Hall Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Pearl Hall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pearl Hall Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pearl Hall Elementary School in?
Pearl Hall Elementary School is part of PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.