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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003841

POMEROY EL

920 BURKE RD, PASADENA, TX 77506 · (713) 740-0696 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
710 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
Pre-K
109
Kindergarten
125
Grade 1
152
Grade 2
128
Grade 3
133
Grade 4
122
Student demographics
White
5%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
89%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54%
Black
5%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13%
Two+
1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
n/r
Pacific Islander
n/r
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Male
50%
Female
50%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +8.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
769
-121 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.2:1
% White
5%
was 2%
% Hispanic
89%
was 95%
% Black
5%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About POMEROY EL

POMEROY EL operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in PASADENA, Texas, operated by PASADENA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 769 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 48% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

PASADENA ISD runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 46,491 students. POMEROY EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, POMEROY EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder comes out to 5% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, POMEROY EL logs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, POMEROY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. POMEROY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is RED BLUFF EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts POMEROY EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. POMEROY EL's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 890 (now 769). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 95% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the POMEROY EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
POMEROY EL
District
PASADENA ISD
Address
920 BURKE RD, PASADENA, TX 77506
Phone
(713) 740-0696
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
769
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
710 (92%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
483432003841
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About POMEROY EL
What is the total enrollment at POMEROY EL?
POMEROY EL enrolls approximately 769 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does POMEROY EL serve?
POMEROY EL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does POMEROY EL have?
POMEROY EL employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at POMEROY EL?
At POMEROY EL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is POMEROY EL in?
POMEROY EL is part of PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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