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Pace Center

Public Grades 10-12

Summary

Pace Center is a public high school located in Pearland, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 106 students. It is part of the Pearland Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 89 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pace Center has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 1,243 and 1,732 out of around 1,900 high schools. The school struggles with the performance of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas high schools for male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students. Pace Center's STAAR EOC (End of Course) test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 0% of Pace Center students being proficient or better in English I Reading in 2024-2025, compared to 74.66% for the district and 51.26% for the state.

While Pace Center has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.1% to 97.9% over the past few years, its dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 0.1% to 1.2% in recent years. Interestingly, Pace Center spends significantly more per student than the nearby high schools, such as Glenda Dawson High School, Pearland High School, and Robert Turner College and Career High School, which consistently rank in the top 20% of Texas high schools and have much higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates.

Students ?

5.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,462

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2314 Old Alvin Rd
Pearland, TX 77581

(281) 412-5199

District: Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

28.1%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2012 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 61% meeting standards)

!English I Reading scores 44 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg78%

Texas avg61%

Not ranked this year

Pace Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

77^th of 951Pearland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1607 of 1974	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1734 of 1990	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1708 of 1961	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1637 of 1857	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1591 of 1797	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1283 of 1777	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	1416 of 1762	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1419 of 1743	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	1417 of 1734	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1243 of 1603	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	1328 of 1672	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.3	1255 of 1568	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.3	705 of 1539	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.9	926 of 1497	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1124 of 1430	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	68.1	432 of 1429	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.5	1115 of 1427	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	482 of 834	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.4	969 of 1069	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	996 of 1024	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	830 of 1013	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	1420 of 1810	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1537 of 1784	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	169 of 1153	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	6.2	1409 of 1437	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1073 of 1504	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1666 of 1880	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1572 of 1891	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1279 of 1798	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1584 of 1781	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1112 of 1453	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1621 of 1805	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1642 of 1820	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1547 of 1714	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1500 of 1691	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1224 of 1513	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1752 of 1884	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1722 of 1897	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1639 of 1818	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1667 of 1794	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1360 of 1515	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1730 of 1891	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1741 of 1913	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1751 of 1824	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1670 of 1803	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	306 of 1299	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	415 of 1548	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	780 of 1478	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	99.8	8 of 1357	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	30.4	981 of 1347	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1132 of 1294	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1427 of 1556	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1210 of 1576	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1452 of 1526	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1468 of 1539	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+67 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2019)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History54%-16 vs state

English II Reading23%-37 vs state

English I Reading11%-44 vs state

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Schools Near Pace Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pace Center	Public	10-12	2314 Old Alvin Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-5199	96	16	5.9	64.6%	27 (28.1%)	15 (15.6%)	50 (52.1%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)			11.1	22.7	54.3								$24,462
Pearland High School	Public	9-12	3775 S Main St	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-7445	3,412	191	17.9	35.0%	1,188 (34.8%)	432 (12.7%)	1,466 (43.0%)	209 (6.1%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	107 (3.1%)	67.3	497^th of 2009 public high schools	75.3%		72.2	364^th of 1974 public high schools	81.6%	133	54.1	81.6	68.2	72.3	74.4								$7,907
Robert Turner College And Career High School	Public	9-12	4717 Bailey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 727-1600	1,128	64	17.5	34.9%	351 (31.1%)	82 (7.3%)	551 (48.8%)	116 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	83	155^th of 2009 public high schools	92.3%		88.7	82^nd of 1974 public high schools	95.8%	73	55.5	95.6	83.5	87.4	87.3								$7,352
Dobie High School	Public	9-12	10220 Blackhawk	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0370	3,692	231	15.9	64.5%	153 (4.1%)	632 (17.1%)	2,491 (67.5%)	349 (9.5%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	55 (1.5%)	53.6	858^th of 2009 public high schools	57.3%		48.6	949^th of 1974 public high schools	51.9%	91	54.1	70.4	56.3	62.1	69.7								$8,961
Glenda Dawson High School	Public	9-12	2050 Cullen Blvd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-8800	2,569	147	17.4	29.9%	625 (24.3%)	636 (24.8%)	659 (25.7%)	545 (21.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (3.7%)	81.6	180^th of 2009 public high schools	91.0%		80.9	211^th of 1974 public high schools	89.3%	31	68.0	87.1	79.9	81.4	88.5								$7,918
Clear Horizons Early College High School	Public	9-12	13735 Beamer Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 929-4657	459	15	30.3		119 (25.9%)	37 (8.1%)	151 (32.9%)	128 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	91.5	41^st of 2009 public high schools	98.0%		92.8	31^st of 1974 public high schools	98.4%	10	90.9	91.4	91.0	99.2	94.8								$6,322
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	9901 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 649-6817	837	55	15.3	87.1%	11 (1.3%)	178 (21.3%)	626 (74.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	33.1	1413^th of 2009 public high schools	29.7%		32.6	1337^th of 1974 public high schools	32.3%	76	16.1	55.3	40.9	56.3	57.9								$10,700
Beta Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	10929 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Beta Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 385-0203	537	23	22.8	64.4%	56 (10.4%)	52 (9.7%)	411 (76.5%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	76.6	290^th of 2009 public high schools	85.6%		85.9	125^th of 1974 public high schools	93.7%	165	49.3	83.8	87.5	94.7	92.7	64.9	71.7	83.2	35.1	34.3	39.0	35.8	$17,223
Sterling High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11625 Martindale Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 991-0510	1,146	87	13.1	93.7%	14 (1.2%)	631 (55.1%)	480 (41.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.0%)	32.7	1422^nd of 2009 public high schools	29.2%		29.8	1402^nd of 1974 public high schools	29.0%	20	41.2	70.3	37.7	44.1	57.7								$12,465
Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	2,014	123	16.3		1,325 (65.8%)	40 (2.0%)	403 (20.0%)	142 (7.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.7%)	81.1	187^th of 2009 public high schools	90.7%		80.3	221^st of 1974 public high schools	88.8%	34	59.6	89.6	82.6	82.5	85.5								$9,760

Frequently Asked Questions about Pace Center

How many students attend Pace Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended Pace Center.

What is the racial makeup of Pace Center?

Students at Pace Center are 52% Hispanic, 28% White, 16% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Pace Center in?

Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

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