Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432005905
Sparks Elementary School
2503 E SOUTHMORE AVE, PASADENA, TX 77502 · (713) 740-0744 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
342 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 64 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
23%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 35.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Sparks Elementary School
Sparks Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks Elementary School this school | 370 | 92.4% | 54.0% |
| Gardens Elementary School PASADENA | 382 | 92.1% | 33.0% |
| KIPP Austin Obras AUSTIN | 373 | 92.8% | 29.8% |
| Allison Elementary School AUSTIN | 362 | 91.2% | 27.3% |
| Sanborn Elementary School AMARILLO | 404 | 93.3% | 33.1% |
| Stanton Elementary School EL PASO | 366 | 92.1% | 27.1% |
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 Sparks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,134 of 4,401 | #122 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #835 of 4,466 ▲ 259 | #100 of 625 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,975 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #255 of 625 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,823 of 3,998 | #282 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #3,729 of 4,938 | #568 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #157 of 4,622 | #26 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #3,672 of 4,628 | #535 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #790 of 4,789 | #193 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #1,210 of 2,838 | #226 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
370
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 370 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 92% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 32 | 11.5:1 | 92% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 33.5 | 10.8:1 | 94% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 96% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 36.8 | 12.5:1 | 92% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 87% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 83% (632) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 38 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sparks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (460 to 370); teachers down 10% (36.8 to 33).
About Sparks Elementary School
Sparks Elementary School is a small elementary school in PASADENA, Texas. It serves 370 students in pre-K through 4. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
PASADENA ISD operates 67 schools. Combined enrollment is 46,491 students.
The student body at Sparks Elementary School is 88% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 7% White and 5% Black. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Sparks Elementary School, 33 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 11.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 92% of enrollment. That is 22 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Sparks Elementary School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.2% with an actual 54.0%.
Sparks Elementary School is located in Harris County, where the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Sparks Elementary School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Sparks Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Unlimited Visions Aftercare. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sparks Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Sparks Elementary School's enrollment grew from 338 in 2020-21 to 370 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Sparks Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Sparks Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sparks Elementary. Sparks Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Sparks Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 531 students
- Sparks ElementarySparks, MD · 509 students
- Sparks ElementaryLa Puente, CA · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Unlimited Visions Aftercare0.4 mi · 14
- Pomeroy Elementary School0.5 mi · 769
- Keller Middle School0.8 mi · 522
- Parks Elementary School0.8 mi · 379
- Red Bluff Elementary School0.9 mi · 476
- Southmore Intermediate School1.0 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Sparks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sparks Elementary School?
Sparks Elementary School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-04.
Is Sparks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sparks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Sparks Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Sparks Elementary School.
How diverse is Sparks Elementary School?
Sparks Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sparks Elementary School?
Sparks Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
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