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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003844
Red Bluff Elementary School
416 BEARLE ST, PASADENA, TX 77506 · (713) 740-0704 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
433 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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
16%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Red Bluff Elementary School
Red Bluff Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff Elementary School this school | 476 | 91.0% | 38.0% |
| McMullan Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 482 | 90.0% | 32.0% |
| Hutchins Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 441 | 90.5% | 29.6% |
| Blanton Elementary School ARLINGTON | 456 | 90.8% | 23.6% |
| Irene C Cardwell Elementary School DEL RIO | 452 | 90.3% | N/A |
| Harvey Elementary School KINGSVILLE | 486 | 88.5% | 24.4% |
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 Red Bluff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,834 of 4,401 | #388 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,377 of 4,466 ▼ 489 | #502 of 625 ▼ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,605 of 4,466 ▲ 162 | #513 of 625 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #187 of 3,998 | #16 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #2,766 of 4,938 | #486 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #608 of 4,622 | #92 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #3,882 of 4,628 | #577 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #958 of 4,789 | #233 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #1,754 of 2,838 | #299 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
476
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 476 | 37.7 | 12.6:1 | 91% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 35.7 | 14.2:1 | 90% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 36.6 | 14.4:1 | 95% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 93% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 39.2 | 14.0:1 | 90% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 89% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 20% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 80% (513) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 31 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bluff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (549 to 476); teachers down 4% (39.2 to 37.7).
About Red Bluff Elementary School
Red Bluff Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in PASADENA, Texas. It serves 476 students in pre-K through 4.
Red Bluff Elementary School is one school in a 67-school district, PASADENA ISD, which enrolls 46,491 students.
The large majority of students at Red Bluff Elementary School, 91%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 7% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Red Bluff Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Its 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 21 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Red Bluff Elementary School would score about 34.8%. It scores 38.0%, 3.2 points above that figure.
Harris County census figures show that median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest other public school is Pomeroy Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Red Bluff Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Red Bluff Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 476, close to the 481 recorded in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Red Bluff Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Pomeroy Elementary School0.5 mi · 769
- Gardens Elementary School0.7 mi · 382
- Jackson Intermediate School0.8 mi · 527
- Sparks Elementary School0.9 mi · 370
- Unlimited Visions Aftercare1.0 mi · 14
- Bobby Shaw Middle School1.2 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bluff Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Red Bluff Elementary School?
Red Bluff Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Red Bluff Elementary School serve?
Red Bluff Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Bluff Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Red Bluff Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Red Bluff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Red Bluff Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Red Bluff Elementary School?
Red Bluff Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
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