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Tegeler Community School

4949 BURKE RD, PASADENA, TX 77504 · (713) 740-0410 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
150
High
DISTRICT 1,777 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
130 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 95839%
Grade 103523%
Grade 112215%
Grade 123523%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
96%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
12382%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
139%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
6040%
Female
9060%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
31.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
74.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading2.0%29.0%34.0%35.0%
Mathematics39.0%35.0%23.0%3.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2631.0%74.0%
2024-2524.0%65.0%
2023-2424.0%58.0%
2022-2326.0%49.0%
2021-2224.0%51.0%
2020-218.0%28.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Tegeler Community School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
150#1,447 of 2,107#171 of 223
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
86.7%#267 of 1,522#62 of 175
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
150
-174 (-54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
was 9.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2515029.55.1:187% (130)
2023-2414126.65.3:188% (124)
2022-2334637.59.2:187% (300)
2020-21324369.0:184% (272)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tegeler Community School.

About Tegeler Community School

Tegeler Community School is a small high school for students in PASADENA, Texas. The school serves 150 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.

The district, PASADENA ISD, has 46,491 students enrolled across 67 schools.

The large majority of students at Tegeler Community School, 82%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Tegeler Community School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.

Tegeler Community School employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 5.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Tegeler Community School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 87%. That is 17 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.

Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tegeler Community School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.

The next-closest public school is Teague Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tegeler Community School.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.

Tegeler Community School had 324 students in 2020-21 and 150 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.0:1 to 5.1:1 over the same years.

The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Harris County at a glance

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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
Tegeler Community School
District
PASADENA ISD
Address
4949 BURKE RD, PASADENA, TX 77504
Phone
(713) 740-0410
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
150
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
5.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
130 (87%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
483432017033
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Tegeler Community School
How many students attend Tegeler Community School?
Tegeler Community School enrolls approximately 150 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tegeler Community School serve?
Tegeler Community School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Tegeler Community School?
Approximately 5.1:1 students per teacher at Tegeler Community School.
How diverse is Tegeler Community School?
Tegeler Community School reports a student body of 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tegeler Community School public or private?
Tegeler Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
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