PEARLAND H S

PEARLAND H S, a roomy four-year high school in PEARLAND, Texas, operated by PEARLAND ISD, teaches 3,412 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 329% bigger than the state mean of about 796.

PEARLAND H S is one of 24 schools operated by PEARLAND ISD, a district that teaches 20,862 students overall.

Demographically, PEARLAND H S logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% White, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Brazoria County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PEARLAND H S has 191 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 35% of students at PEARLAND H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PEARLAND H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.6%, the actual is 70.6%, a residual of +12.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Brazoria County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,993 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which PEARLAND H S is one.

The closest other public school is ALEXANDER MIDDLE, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEARLAND H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PEARLAND H S's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 3,053 (now 3,412). Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 43% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the PEARLAND H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.