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Pearl Hall Elementary

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Pearl Hall Elementary ranks 3414 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pearl Hall Elementary is a public elementary school in South Houston, Texas, serving 540 students in grades PK-4. It is part of the Pasadena Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 565 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pearl Hall Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with its performance on state assessments generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math for 3rd and 4th grades were 5-15 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the Pasadena ISD, such as South Houston Elementary and Thomas Hancock Elementary, Pearl Hall Elementary generally performs worse on state assessments.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 90% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, similar to the nearby schools in the Pasadena ISD. Despite these challenges, Pearl Hall Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spends around $11,600 per student, which is slightly higher than the district and state averages. This suggests the school has the potential to improve if the right strategies and resources are implemented to address the specific needs of its student population and enhance their academic achievement.

571

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,554

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1504 9th St
South Houston, TX 77587

(713) 740-0688

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pearl Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Earnesteen Milstead Middle
	Miller Intermediate
High:	South Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

African American:

6.1%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

Texas avg48%

3,414^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

565^th of 961Pasadena 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	30.2	3414 of 4651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3615 of 4710	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3134 of 4647	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3559 of 4581	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4190 of 4578	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2882 of 4479	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2306 of 4359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	2032 of 4329	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	1934 of 4286	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	1997 of 4320	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.7	1786 of 4260	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	2012 of 4221	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.4	1447 of 4206	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	1098 of 4095	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	729 of 3937	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	775 of 3884	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.0	1239 of 3768	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.7	569 of 3724	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	591 of 3476	83.0%	★★★★☆
2005	70.4	971 of 3475	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	61.1	1435 of 3465	58.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	58.5	834 of 2515	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	243 of 2483	90.2%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	2936 of 4461	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3332 of 4331	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.4	779 of 4295	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	869 of 4240	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1435 of 2918	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	2375 of 3668	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1921 of 3556	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	2568 of 3446	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.8	607 of 3333	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	461 of 3226	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	2793 of 3744	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	3812 of 4658	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3234 of 4588	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3643 of 4561	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3782 of 4499	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3253 of 4348	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	2999 of 4306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	1567 of 2619	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	2155 of 3006	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	2485 of 3184	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.5	680 of 3106	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	2261 of 3644	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3271 of 4465	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2473 of 4401	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3401 of 4376	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3872 of 4329	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2355 of 4188	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2032 of 4168	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2086 of 3705	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2922 of 4594	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	2198 of 4521	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	2872 of 4477	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3884 of 4451	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	1673 of 4309	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	1591 of 4264	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	2654 of 3739	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3422 of 4647	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2878 of 4585	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3555 of 4563	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	4279 of 4498	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2390 of 4357	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	1714 of 4319	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2902 of 3549	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3598 of 4292	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2501 of 4086	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2203 of 3799	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3342 of 3684	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	3191 of 3558	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)67th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Pearl Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1504 9th St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0688	571	44	12.9	94.7%	17 (3.0%)	35 (6.1%)	508 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.2	3414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%		27.5	3615^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.2%	201	31.0	12.5	46.3	0.0	39.6	42.7		41.7	30.0			$10,554
Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2323 Theta St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0568	382	36	10.6	94.0%	22 (5.8%)	37 (9.7%)	316 (82.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29.7	3450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.8%		26.6	3680^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.9%	230	25.0				27.5	33.3		41.1	40.0			$13,729
Southeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	507 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5555	816	50	16.4	84.7%	26 (3.2%)	56 (6.9%)	723 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	48.7	2211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.5%		51.7	2074^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.0%	137	52.1	64.0	69.4	70.0	48.1	57.9	48.2	32.1	50.0	45.2	31.1	$12,822
Matthys Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0632	457	36	12.6	89.7%	12 (2.6%)	7 (1.5%)	434 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	3369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%		43.4	2634^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.1%	735	26.5		58.8		44.4	35.5		36.1	38.2			$10,799
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10301 Hartsook St	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0584	537	43	12.4	87.5%	12 (2.2%)	48 (8.9%)	473 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.6	3877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%		13.2	4403^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	6.5%	526	21.2	44.4	58.9	66.7	51.4	33.7		23.4	18.3			$11,831
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%)	24	3802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%		19.9	4078^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.4%	276	13.4	32.6	25.4	32.6	25.0	41.2		20.4	42.3			$10,749
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%)	54.6	1867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.9%		56.5	1780^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.2%	87	33.3		33.3		50.5	62.8		31.8	52.9			$10,932
South Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Main St	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0736	422	34	12.4	94.5%	17 (4.0%)	20 (4.7%)	382 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.8	2940^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%		23.5	3866^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.9%	926	42.9	40.0	48.3	15.8	38.2	41.7		54.3	35.6			$11,854
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%)	51.7	2045^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.0%					(n/a)							60.0			50.0	20.0	$35,314
Thomas Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9604 Minnesota St	Houston	77075	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5430	336	28	12.0	94.3%	16 (4.8%)	114 (33.9%)	191 (56.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	20.1	4018^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.5	3985^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.4%	33	23.5	33.3	41.2	52.2	36.7	42.9		26.5	12.2			$12,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearl Hall Elementary

What district is Pearl Hall Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Pearl Hall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pearl Hall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Earnesteen Milstead Middle
Middle : Miller Intermediate
High : South Houston High School

How many students attend Pearl Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Pearl Hall Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pearl Hall Elementary?

Students at Pearl Hall Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Pearl Hall Elementary a good school?

Pearl Hall Elementary ranks 3414^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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