Middle Schools in Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

The Pasadena Independent School District (Isd) oversees 22 middle schools in Texas, split into 11 "Intermediate" schools for grades 7-8 and 11 "Middle" schools for grades 5-6, serving a predominantly low-income student population with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 82.5%.

Among the 5-6 grade schools, Melillo Middle stands out as the top performer, consistently exceeding district and state averages in reading and math, with 5th-grade reading proficiency at 61.88% compared to the district's 44.53%. In contrast, De Zavala Middle and Keller Middle struggle significantly. For the 7-8 grade schools, Miller Intermediate shows the strongest overall 8th-grade scores in reading (63.22%) and math (64.86%), both well above state averages, and has shown consistent improvement in its state ranking over three years. Bondy Intermediate and Thompson Intermediate also perform well, particularly in Algebra I, where all intermediate schools achieve proficiency rates above 82%, far exceeding the state average of 54%. However, The Summit (Intermediate) is a severe outlier, ranking in the bottom 2% of Texas middle schools with critically low test scores, including 0% proficiency in 8th-grade math, despite having the highest per-student spending ($79,514) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.1:1).

A critical district-wide weakness is 7th-grade math, where the average proficiency is just 13.22%, far below the state average of 29.41%, with Jackson Intermediate hitting a particularly low 2.8%. This contrasts sharply with the "Algebra I anomaly," where students in advanced math tracks achieve exceptional results. While poverty is a strong predictor of lower scores, schools like Melillo Middle (64.71% free/reduced lunch) and Bondy Intermediate (66.77%) prove that success is possible even with moderate poverty levels. The district's overall ranking is 595th out of 951 in Texas (37th percentile, 2 stars), highlighting significant room for improvement, especially in addressing the 7th-grade math crisis and the systemic challenges at The Summit (Intermediate).