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South Houston Elementary

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South Houston Elementary ranks 2940 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South Houston Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Pasadena Independent School District (ISD) in Texas, with 432 students. Despite its higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, South Houston Elementary has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade.

The school's academic performance on STAAR tests is significantly lower than the Pasadena ISD and Texas state averages, with only 38.24% of 3rd graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 46.21% for Pasadena ISD and 52.02% for Texas. This trend extends to other subjects, including Math, Spanish Reading, and Spanish Math. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

While South Houston Elementary is part of the Pasadena ISD, which is a relatively low-performing district, the school's academic performance is still notably lower than its nearby counterparts within the district, such as Pearl Hall Elementary, Williams Elementary, and Matthys Elementary. This suggests that there may be specific challenges or issues at South Houston Elementary that are not present at the other Pasadena ISD schools, such as the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which could be contributing to the school's underperformance.

422

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,854

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Main St
South Houston, TX 77587-3219

(713) 740-0736

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rick Schneider Middle
	South Houston Intermediate
High:	South Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

African American:

4.7%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

Texas avg48%

2,940^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 49 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	37.8	2940 of 4651	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	3866 of 4710	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3885 of 4647	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3941 of 4581	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	4538 of 4578	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	4196 of 4479	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	4219 of 4359	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	2943 of 4329	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	71.4	1192 of 4286	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	627 of 4320	85.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	666 of 4260	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	627 of 4221	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	1336 of 4206	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.9	769 of 4095	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	257 of 3937	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	407 of 3884	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	62.6	1496 of 3768	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	1848 of 3724	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.7	2474 of 3476	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	3024 of 3475	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.7	2879 of 3465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	2576 of 4461	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4283 of 4331	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3038 of 4295	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3286 of 4240	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1575 of 2918	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	2668 of 3668	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	2310 of 3487	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	3373 of 3446	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2361 of 3333	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2526 of 3226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	2366 of 3744	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3857 of 4658	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	3832 of 4588	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4163 of 4561	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	4451 of 4499	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4044 of 4348	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4205 of 4306	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	1273 of 2619	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	768 of 3106	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	1710 of 3644	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3243 of 4465	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3533 of 4401	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3801 of 4376	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	4310 of 4329	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3829 of 4188	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	3991 of 4168	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	1280 of 3705	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	3357 of 4594	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3436 of 4521	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3651 of 4477	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	4395 of 4451	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	3862 of 4309	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4095 of 4264	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1728 of 3739	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	3453 of 4647	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	3928 of 4585	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3667 of 4563	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	4450 of 4498	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4065 of 4357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4081 of 4319	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	1068 of 3549	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.4	3997 of 4292	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	3694 of 3952	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3232 of 3799	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2659 of 3684	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3193 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)

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%-3 vs state

Reading40%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th 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
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
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
Yes Prep Hobby Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	7660 Hansen Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5550	186	18	10.1	90.3%	3 (1.6%)	39 (21.0%)	139 (74.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$00
KIPP Climb Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	679	36	18.9	71.0%	8 (1.2%)	119 (17.5%)	541 (79.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	30.3	3406^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%		18.7	4136^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.2%	730								35.0	42.6		37.0	35.6			$7,508
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Elrod St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5740	561	39	14.4	96.8%	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	544 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41.5	2671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%		37.8	2967^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.0%	296	25.0	25.0		28.0	0.0			34.7	67.3	55.7	44.0	67.3	25.3	8.9	$13,288
Patterson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5302 Allendale Rd	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5750	811	48	16.8	94.0%	15 (1.8%)	46 (5.7%)	746 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.5	2168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%		56.1	1808^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.6%	360	5.6	28.6	23.5	31.6	16.7	13.3	0.0	42.1	60.0	54.8	34.2	46.1	55.8	25.5	$8,161
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
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
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1522 Scarborough Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0776	455	40	11.3	92.1%	14 (3.1%)	17 (3.7%)	418 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	45.1	2436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.6%		56.1	1807^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.6%	629	30.0	60.0		40.0				40.4	47.0		36.5	50.6			$13,037
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Houston Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rick Schneider Middle
Middle : South Houston Intermediate
High : South Houston High School

What district is South Houston Elementary in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Is South Houston Elementary a good school?

South Houston Elementary ranks 2940^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Houston Elementary?

Students at South Houston Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White.

How many students attend South Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended South Houston Elementary.

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