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Bailey Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bailey Elementary in Pasadena, TX, is a PK-4 school serving 602 students in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd), where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty community. The school has a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 and spends about $11,815 per student, but it has experienced a dramatic decline in recent years, dropping from the 48th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026—its lowest point ever. This sharp fall is a major concern, especially when compared to nearby Sparks Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population (92% free/reduced lunch) but ranks in the 75th percentile and consistently outperforms Bailey in nearly every subject.

A key finding is that Bailey’s students taking the STAAR Spanish exam often outperform district and state averages, while those taking the English version significantly underperform. For example, in 3rd Grade Math (2025-2026), Spanish test takers scored 32.65% (above the state’s 27.28%), but English test takers scored just 13.64% (far below the state’s 44.33%). This suggests the school’s bilingual programs are a relative strength, but there is a critical need to help students transition to English-language academic proficiency. The school’s support for key student groups has also been inconsistent, with rankings for Low Socio-Economic Status students plunging from the 72nd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026.

Despite higher per-student spending than some outperforming peers like L F Smith Elementary ($11,077), Bailey’s struggles are not due to a lack of funding but likely how resources are allocated. The school once excelled, ranking in the 86th percentile for At Risk Students in 2018-2019 and for Gifted and Talented Students in 2022-2023, but those support systems have clearly faltered. To turn things around, Bailey could study the strategies of high-performing, demographically similar schools like Sparks Elementary, which achieves strong results despite similar challenges.

602

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,051

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2707 Lafferty Rd
Pasadena, TX 77502-5108

(713) 740-0528

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bailey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall Kendrick Middle
	Park View Intermediate
High:	Sam Rayburn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

African American:

7.1%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

Texas avg48%

3,918^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

595^th of 951Pasadena 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
2026	22.3	3918 of 4627	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	2430 of 4651	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2482 of 4710	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3209 of 4647	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3213 of 4581	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	2940 of 4578	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2178 of 4479	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	1556 of 4359	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	1955 of 4329	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	2156 of 4286	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.7	1971 of 4320	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.6	1331 of 4260	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	950 of 4221	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.7	1434 of 4206	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.2	2224 of 4095	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.4	3220 of 3937	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	2693 of 3884	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	2425 of 3768	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	2338 of 3724	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	2502 of 3476	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.1	2298 of 3475	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.7	2525 of 3465	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	2045 of 2406	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2436 of 2515	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	2610 of 4461	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	2327 of 4331	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.4	620 of 4295	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	387 of 4240	90.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	771 of 2918	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.1	2211 of 3668	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	1778 of 3556	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	2292 of 3487	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	1443 of 3446	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	269 of 3333	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	230 of 3226	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	4186 of 4575	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	45.4	1998 of 3744	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	1571 of 4658	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2477 of 4588	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2727 of 4561	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2851 of 4499	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	2010 of 4348	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	1501 of 4306	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	1904 of 3075	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.2	1259 of 2619	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	423 of 2980	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	800 of 2958	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	2020 of 3006	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.5	23 of 3184	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	8 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3521 of 4413	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.7	1242 of 3644	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2107 of 4465	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	2965 of 4401	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3006 of 4376	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2915 of 4329	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1473 of 4188	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	1024 of 4168	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	3644 of 4520	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.9	1041 of 3705	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	1782 of 4594	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2183 of 4521	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	2826 of 4477	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	2758 of 4451	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	1458 of 4309	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	803 of 4264	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3463 of 4582	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	1485 of 3739	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	3701 of 4647	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3720 of 4585	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3510 of 4563	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3032 of 4498	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2398 of 4357	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	1691 of 4319	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	3494 of 4301	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	2971 of 3549	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3647 of 4292	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	2980 of 4086	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	3819 of 3952	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	2581 of 3799	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	2534 of 3684	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2147 of 3558	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	58.3	1166 of 3082	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	1388 of 3127	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile+26 vs school

White (2021)62nd percentile+26 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2707 Lafferty Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0528	602	47	12.8	86.0%	32 (5.3%)	43 (7.1%)	524 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22.3	3918^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.3%		45.2	2430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.8%	1488	35.3	46.7	32.7	30.4	35.6	45.0			13.6	28.3			$11,051
Mae Smythe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2424 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0728	710	53	13.4	88.9%	38 (5.4%)	36 (5.1%)	629 (88.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	18.6	4126^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		35.2	3111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.1%	1015	15.0				39.5	36.2			17.5	32.1			$10,616
L F Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2703 Perez Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0720	572	43	13.3	91.1%	21 (3.7%)	9 (1.6%)	540 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	2163^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.6	1867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.9%	296	16.7		0.0		48.8	49.6			50.0	42.1			$10,932
South Shaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0842	527	40	13.0	95.3%	24 (4.6%)	14 (2.7%)	485 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.9	2759^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.4%		49.4	2177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%	582	41.0	22.2		55.6	21.4	40.0			46.3	48.8			$11,511
Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2920 Watters Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0552	566	47	12.0	84.1%	62 (11.0%)	24 (4.2%)	466 (82.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	25.7	3706^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.9%		52.8	1978^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.5%	1728	33.3	50.0	47.6	58.8	52.9	32.4			31.5	25.4			$11,845
Ryss Stem Academy At First Friends Pasadena	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1062 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77054	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 640-3700	147	10	14.0	94.6%	5 (3.4%)	5 (3.4%)	135 (91.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	1839^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.7	2045^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.0%	206					26.7		66.7	69.2	13.3		60.0	69.2	$35,314
Jensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3514 Tulip St	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0608	567	44	12.8	83.2%	44 (7.8%)	77 (13.6%)	422 (74.4%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	39.7	2772^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.1%		46.9	2323^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.1%	449	54.6	50.0			48.4	46.7			41.5	36.3			$10,628
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4221 Fox Meadow Ln	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0784	545	42	12.9	93.8%	27 (5.0%)	48 (8.8%)	465 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.3	3862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.5%		24	3802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	60	12.8	44.9	11.4	34.8	31.3	35.7			34.1	34.9			$10,749
Sparks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2503 E Southmore Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0744	370	33	11.2	92.4%	25 (6.8%)	17 (4.6%)	324 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	69.3	1168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.8%		68.3	1201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	74.2%	33	29.2	69.2	0.0	50.0	45.0	58.1			51.4	66.0			$13,351
Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1107 Harris Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0576	382	34	11.2	92.1%	23 (6.0%)	15 (3.9%)	341 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.5	3777^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.2	3961^st of 4651 public elementary schools	14.8%	184	17.4				36.1	43.6			22.0	36.5			$14,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Bailey Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bailey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bailey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall Kendrick Middle
Middle : Park View Intermediate
High : Sam Rayburn High School

Is Bailey Elementary a good school?

Bailey Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Bailey Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Bailey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Bailey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bailey Elementary?

Students at Bailey Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% White.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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