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What's one thing SOUTHMORE INT gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003852
Southmore Intermediate School
2000 PATRICIA LN, PASADENA, TX 77502 · (713) 740-0500 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
628 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 321 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 52% |
Student demographics
14%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Southmore Intermediate School
Southmore Intermediate School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southmore Intermediate School this school | 673 | 93.3% | 36.9% |
| Bobby Shaw Middle School PASADENA | 655 | 93.4% | 34.9% |
| Riverside Middle School FORT WORTH | 739 | 93.4% | 24.6% |
| Elder Middle School FORT WORTH | 646 | 94.4% | 23.9% |
| Meacham Middle School FORT WORTH | 680 | 94.3% | 25.5% |
| Cunningham Middle at South Park CORPUS CHRISTI | 706 | 94.1% | 26.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Southmore Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,094 of 1,635 | #138 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,211 of 1,670 ▼ 446 | #168 of 219 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,518 of 1,670 ▼ 197 | #205 of 219 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #143 of 1,570 | #14 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #803 of 1,749 | #139 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #474 of 1,542 | #62 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,348 of 1,543 | #195 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #153 of 1,648 | #42 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #509 of 942 | #88 of 145 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
673
-76 (-10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 673 | 49.7 | 13.5:1 | 93% (628) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 52.2 | 13.2:1 | 94% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 54.9 | 12.5:1 | 92% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 92% (686) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 58.7 | 13.3:1 | 86% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 89% (743) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 12% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 864 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 73% (629) |
| 1990-91 | 1,089 | 48 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southmore Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (783 to 673); teachers down 15% (58.7 to 49.7).
About Southmore Intermediate School
Southmore Intermediate School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in PASADENA, Texas, under PASADENA ISD. It had 673 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8.
Besides Southmore Intermediate School, PASADENA ISD runs 66 other schools. The district enrolls 46,491 students.
At Southmore Intermediate School, 93% of students are Hispanic. It is also 4% Black and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southmore Intermediate School scores 14%.
There are 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. Of all students at Southmore Intermediate School, 93% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Southmore Intermediate School would be expected to post about 33.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.9%.
The county, Harris County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Of the public schools around it, Southmore Intermediate School is closest to Mae Smythe Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.0%; Southmore Intermediate School's is 36.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 673, down from 749 in 2020-21.
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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
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
- Mae Smythe Elementary School0.5 mi · 710
- Bobby Shaw Middle School0.5 mi · 655
- Sam Rayburn High School0.6 mi · 2,627
- Bailey Elementary School0.9 mi · 602
- Sparks Elementary School1.0 mi · 370
- Pomeroy Elementary School1.1 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About Southmore Intermediate SchoolHow large is Southmore Intermediate School?
Southmore Intermediate School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 07-08.
Is Southmore Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southmore Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Southmore Intermediate School have?
Southmore Intermediate School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Southmore Intermediate School?
Southmore Intermediate School reports a student body of 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Southmore Intermediate School public or private?
Southmore Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.