Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS·NCES 480002223012
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena
1062 FAIRMONT PKWY, PASADENA, TX 77054 · (713) 640-3700 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
139 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 104 | 71% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2024, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 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 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena this school | 147 | 94.6% | 43.3% |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key AUSTIN | 159 | 95.6% | 16.0% |
| Prelude Preparatory Charter School SAN ANTONIO | 162 | 91.4% | 40.1% |
| Lasater Elementary School FALFURRIAS | 156 | 92.3% | N/A |
| Falfurrias Innovation Academy FALFURRIAS | 124 | 95.2% | N/A |
| Roosevelt Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 155 | 98.1% | 18.3% |
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 Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,176 of 4,401 | #289 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,569 of 4,466 ▼ 901 | #361 of 625 ▼ 148 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,579 of 4,466 ▼ 1,116 | #347 of 625 ▼ 178 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #4,756 of 4,938 | #669 of 682 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #565 of 4,789 | #151 of 671 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 147 | 10.4 | 14.1:1 | 95% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 4.1 | 16.4:1 | 91% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena.
About Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena is a very small elementary school with an address in PASADENA, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 147 students. It has 72% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS oversees Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena and 7 other schools, with 1,991 students in total.
At Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena, 92% of students are Hispanic. It is also 3% White and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. The diversity index for Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena, there are about 14.1 students; the school has 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 95%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena would be expected to post about 33.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.3%.
For the population of Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena.
Miller Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends PasadenaWhat is the total enrollment at Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena?
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena serve?
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena have?
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena?
Student demographics at Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena are roughly 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena public or private?
Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS.
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