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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PEARLAND H S administration to hear?
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Enrollment
3,412
High
DISTRICT 1,441 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARLAND ISD·NCES 483444003863
Pearland High School
3775 S MAIN ST, PEARLAND, TX 77581 · (281) 997-7445 · Brazoria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,412 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
191 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
1,193 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 868 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 898 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 801 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 845 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 52.0% | 12.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 41.0% | 27.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Pearland High School
Pearland High School's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland High School this school | 3,412 | 35.0% | 71.1% |
| Katy High School KATY | 3,543 | 36.8% | 71.4% |
| Stony Point High School ROUND ROCK | 2,508 | 33.3% | 51.5% |
| Klein Oak High School KLEIN | 3,766 | 40.4% | 67.8% |
| Cedar Ridge High School ROUND ROCK | 2,713 | 32.0% | 59.8% |
| Boswell High School FORT WORTH | 2,445 | 40.8% | 61.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Pearland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #210 of 1,385 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #298 of 1,425 ▼ 64 | #4 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #393 of 1,425 ▼ 30 | #4 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #170 of 1,184 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,412 | #41 of 2,107 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,177 of 1,344 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #178 of 1,346 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #1,294 of 1,522 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #335 of 672 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,412
+281 (+9%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 1,719
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 3,412 | 190.6 | 17.9:1 | 35% (1,193) |
| 2023-24 | 3,400 | 193.2 | 17.6:1 | 38% (1,280) |
| 2022-23 | 3,261 | 191.1 | 17.1:1 | 36% (1,180) |
| 2020-21 | 3,131 | 202 | 15.5:1 | 30% (946) |
| 2017-18 | 3,053 | 177.7 | 17.2:1 | 26% (784) |
| 2015-16 | 2,969 | 185 | 16.1:1 | 27% (787) |
| 2010-11 | 2,273 | 129 | 17.6:1 | 24% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 3,021 | 182 | 16.6:1 | 10% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 1,719 | 24 | 71.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearland High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (3,053 to 3,412); teachers up 7% (177.7 to 190.6).
About Pearland High School
Pearland High School, a large high school, is located in PEARLAND, Texas. It teaches 3,412 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 329% more students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
Pearland High School is one school in PEARLAND ISD, a system of 24 schools with 20,862 students.
The biggest share of students at Pearland High School, 43%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 35% White, 13% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Brazoria County's population at about 32%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pearland High School scores 67%.
Pearland High School lists 190.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 35% of students at Pearland High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Brazoria County is 15 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Pearland High School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Texas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pearland High School is +12.3 points: 71.1% actual, 58.8% predicted.
Brazoria County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 115 public schools in the county, enrolling about 75,767, Pearland High School among them.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Alexander Middle School, is the closest to Pearland High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 55.5% proficiency; Pearland High School posts 71.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.5:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Pearland High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEARLAND ISD
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Berry Miller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- E A Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
Other schools in PEARLAND
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Middle School0.9 mi · 765
- Shadycrest Elementary School1.1 mi · 512
- Iltexas Pearland Middle School1.3 mi · 197
- Iltexas Pearland Elementary School1.3 mi · 602
- Robert Turner College and Career High School1.4 mi · 1,128
- Pearland J H South1.6 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Pearland High SchoolHow large is Pearland High School?
Pearland High School enrolls approximately 3,412 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pearland High School serve?
Pearland High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pearland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pearland High School is approximately 17.9:1 (191 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pearland High School?
At Pearland High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 43% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pearland High School public or private?
Pearland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PEARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.