The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Schools›Texas›PASADENA
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003843

SAM RAYBURN H S

2121 CHERRYBROOK LN, PASADENA, TX 77502 · (713) 740-0330 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,627 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,627
High
DISTRICT 1,777 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
167 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
2,263 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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
Grade 9
667
Grade 10
700
Grade 11
639
Grade 12
621
Student demographics
White
1094%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
2,39391%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54%
Black
1034%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13%
Asian
50%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Two+
141%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1,43955%
Female
1,18845%

Discussions

HotNewTop
+ POST

Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
39.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +1.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.

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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,627
-401 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.4:1
% White
4%
was 5%
% Hispanic
91%
was 92%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SAM RAYBURN H S

SAM RAYBURN H S is a roomy secondary school in PASADENA, Texas, operated by PASADENA ISD. The school educates 2,627 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 230% above the state mean of about 796.

PASADENA ISD comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 46,491 students; SAM RAYBURN H S is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAM RAYBURN H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 4% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 86% of students at SAM RAYBURN H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SAM RAYBURN H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.3%, the actual is 49.6%, a residual of +13.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SAM RAYBURN H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: MAE SMYTHE EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SAM RAYBURN H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

SAM RAYBURN H S operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. SAM RAYBURN H S's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 3,028 (now 2,627). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the SAM RAYBURN H S community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
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
SAM RAYBURN H S
District
PASADENA ISD
Address
2121 CHERRYBROOK LN, PASADENA, TX 77502
Phone
(713) 740-0330
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,627
Teachers (FTE)
167
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
2,263 (86%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
483432003843
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in PASADENA ISD
Other schools in PASADENA
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About SAM RAYBURN H S
What is the total enrollment at SAM RAYBURN H S?
SAM RAYBURN H S enrolls approximately 2,627 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SAM RAYBURN H S serve?
SAM RAYBURN H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAM RAYBURN H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAM RAYBURN H S is approximately 15.7:1 (167 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SAM RAYBURN H S?
SAM RAYBURN H S reports a student body of 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SAM RAYBURN H S?
SAM RAYBURN H S is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
＋ Post