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Pomeroy Elementary

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Pomeroy Elementary ranks 3263 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pomeroy Elementary in Pasadena, TX, is a PK-4 school serving 769 students in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd), where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community.

Pomeroy’s standout strength is its Spanish-language program, where students consistently outperform district and state averages on STAAR Spanish exams—for example, 4th graders achieved 93% proficiency in reading in 2022-2023, far exceeding the district’s 40%. This success contrasts sharply with its English-language instruction, which lags behind peers like nearby Sparks Elementary, a school with similar poverty levels but stronger English STAAR results (e.g., 65.96% vs. Pomeroy’s 47% in 4th grade math). Pomeroy also has a history of effectively supporting "At Risk" students, ranking in the 89th percentile for this group in 2021-2022, though recent data shows a decline. The school’s overall ranking dropped from the 52nd percentile to the 29th percentile in the latest year, a trend mirrored in subgroups like Special Education and low-income students.

Compared to neighbors, Pomeroy is the largest elementary in its group, with a higher student-teacher ratio (13.2) and lower per-student spending ($11,148) than schools like McMasters Elementary ($13,661) or Sparks ($14,201). While its bilingual program is a clear asset, the recent widespread decline suggests systemic challenges, possibly tied to resource allocation or curriculum changes. For parents, Pomeroy offers a strong bilingual pathway but faces hurdles in English academics that warrant attention, especially given the proven success of nearby Sparks in similar circumstances.

769

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,896

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

920 Burke Rd
Pasadena, TX 77506-5242

(713) 740-0696

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pomeroy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bobby Shaw Middle
	Southmore Intermediate
High:	Sam Rayburn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

5.3%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg42%

Texas avg48%

3,263^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	32.5	3263 of 4627	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.1	2249 of 4651	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	2852 of 4710	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	2213 of 4647	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	2060 of 4581	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	2756 of 4578	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1903 of 4479	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	3442 of 4359	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	2638 of 4329	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.0	2052 of 4286	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.7	1871 of 4320	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.4	1394 of 4260	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	1435 of 4221	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.7	2788 of 4206	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	2424 of 4095	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.8	3717 of 3937	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	3630 of 3884	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.3	3171 of 3768	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	2968 of 3724	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.1	2639 of 3476	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.4	1906 of 3475	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.8	1186 of 3465	65.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.5	483 of 4461	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	1087 of 4331	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	529 of 4295	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	1960 of 4240	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1113 of 2918	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1240 of 3668	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	704 of 3556	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	736 of 3487	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	1315 of 3446	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	874 of 3333	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	38.9	2109 of 3226	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3624 of 4575	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	2369 of 3744	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2361 of 4658	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	2366 of 4588	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	1694 of 4561	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	2795 of 4499	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	1726 of 4348	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	3142 of 4306	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1980 of 3075	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	2315 of 2619	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.1	392 of 2980	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1283 of 2958	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	1612 of 3006	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2548 of 3184	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2485 of 3106	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	2780 of 4413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	1613 of 3644	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	2001 of 4465	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	1606 of 4401	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1394 of 4376	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	2148 of 4329	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	1530 of 4188	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	3089 of 4168	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2599 of 4520	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.1	1310 of 3705	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	2064 of 4594	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1518 of 4521	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	1505 of 4477	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	2217 of 4451	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	994 of 4309	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	2883 of 4264	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	2598 of 4582	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	1658 of 3739	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	2774 of 4647	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	2086 of 4585	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	2467 of 4563	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2650 of 4498	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2164 of 4357	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.5	3805 of 4319	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	3429 of 4301	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.8	1698 of 3549	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.5	3730 of 4292	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	1354 of 4086	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	2267 of 3952	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	1749 of 3799	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	952 of 3684	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	1375 of 3558	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	2561 of 3108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)89th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)18th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 6, 2023

My daughter just started prek and loves it and enjoys going to school. My son in first enjoys school but deals with alot of bulling and when speaking with teacher then escalated to principal finally they did something but my kids enjoy this school and they always have so much going on for the kids and the pictures on fb help parents stay involved in there kids development getting to see activities and class work Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Pomeroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	920 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0696	769	58	13.2	92.3%	41 (5.3%)	38 (4.9%)	685 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	32.5	3263^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.5%		48.1	2249^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%	1014	32.7	52.4	25.0	50.0	36.8	47.5		18.2	47.0			$10,896
Red Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	416 Bearle St	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0704	476	38	12.6	91.0%	33 (6.9%)	7 (1.5%)	434 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	3910^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.5%		34.7	3143^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	767	45.8				43.6	29.5		31.7	30.8			$10,438
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
Parks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3302 San Augustine Ave	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0680	379	36	10.5	90.2%	25 (6.6%)	37 (9.8%)	316 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.4	2490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.2%		46.9	2324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.0%	166	41.4	33.3	0.0	0.0	48.6	41.9		37.3	51.1			$13,202
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	401 Glenmore	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8390	250	24	10.5	74.8%	45 (18.0%)	10 (4.0%)	186 (74.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)												$19,026
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
Deepwater Elementary	Public	3-5	309 Glenmore	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-8300	629	48	13.0	83.3%	37 (5.9%)	36 (5.7%)	549 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	25.1	3745^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.1%		27.3	3590^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.8%	155	29.2	28.6	23.3	23.1	35.3	38.9	44.3	24.6	32.3	34.8	92.5	$12,200
Kruse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Park Ln	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0624	408	35	11.7	94.6%	17 (4.2%)	7 (1.7%)	378 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29.3	3462^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	25.2%		49.5	2167^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%	1295	30.0	20.0		40.0	35.3	43.7		16.1	46.5			$12,717
McMasters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1011 Bennett Dr	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0640	339	31	10.9	88.5%	35 (10.3%)	10 (2.9%)	291 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	63.5	1433^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.0%		78.3	822^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	611	22.2	37.5			58.2	57.1		44.4	56.8			$14,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Pomeroy Elementary

Is Pomeroy Elementary a good school?

Pomeroy Elementary ranks 3263^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pomeroy Elementary?

Students at Pomeroy Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pomeroy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pomeroy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bobby Shaw Middle
Middle : Southmore Intermediate
High : Sam Rayburn High School

What district is Pomeroy Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Pomeroy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Pomeroy Elementary.

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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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