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The Summit (High School)

Public Grades 9-12

1853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 6% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Summit (High School) is a public high school located in Pasadena, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 235 students. It is part of the Pasadena Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 565 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Summit (High School) consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Texas, with statewide rankings between 1798 and 1878 out of around 1900 high schools over the past 5 years. Its performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 4.55% in Algebra I to 27.03% in U.S. History. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with rankings for various student subgroups in the bottom 10-20% of Texas high schools. Additionally, The Summit (High School) has consistently high dropout rates, ranging from 2.0% to 2.2% over the past 3 years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Despite the high per-student spending at The Summit (High School), the school's academic outcomes are not commensurate with the resources invested. When compared to other high schools in the Pasadena ISD, such as Pasadena High School, South Houston High School, Pasadena Memorial High School, and Sam Rayburn High School, The Summit (High School) lags far behind in academic achievement. The school also performs significantly worse than nearby Beta Academy and Yes Prep - Southeast charter schools.

161

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,664

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S
Pasadena, TX 77503

(713) 740-0290

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.5%

African American:

16.8%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (15% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Biology scores 45 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg52%

Texas avg56%

1,853^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2021

From bottom 3% (2021) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High 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	5.3	1853 of 1974	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1881 of 1990	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1848 of 1961	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1798 of 1876	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1814 of 1861	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	786 of 834	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1038 of 1069	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	923 of 1031	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	1726 of 1837	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1766 of 1829	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	7.0	1396 of 1437	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1288 of 1371	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1083 of 1278	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	8.9	1706 of 1891	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1774 of 1841	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1782 of 1815	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	1439 of 1453	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1779 of 1805	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1694 of 1820	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1678 of 1762	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1687 of 1743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1483 of 1513	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1842 of 1884	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1784 of 1897	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1751 of 1847	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1798 of 1848	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1472 of 1515	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1854 of 1891	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1842 of 1913	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1782 of 1853	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	1815 of 1840	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1220 of 1299	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1500 of 1548	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1380 of 1478	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1283 of 1418	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History27%-41 vs state

English II Reading19%-37 vs state

Biology18%-45 vs state

English I Reading14%-37 vs state

Algebra I5%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
The Summit (High School)	Public	9-12	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	161	16	10.1	77.0%	13 (8.1%)	27 (16.8%)	120 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5.3	1853^rd of 1974 public high schools	6.1%		5.4	1881^st of 1990 public high schools	5.5%	28	4.6	17.5	14.5	18.9	27.0									$17,664
Sam Rayburn High School	Public	9-12	2121 Cherrybrook Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0330	2,627	167	15.7	86.1%	109 (4.1%)	103 (3.9%)	2,393 (91.1%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	14 (0.5%)	30.2	1389^th of 1974 public high schools	29.6%		33.8	1330^th of 1990 public high schools	33.2%	59	37.1	51.7	30.2	42.1	59.8									$9,094
Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	710 W San Augustine	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7200	4,057	272	14.9	34.4%	1,309 (32.3%)	94 (2.3%)	2,519 (62.1%)	42 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (2.2%)	62.7	605^th of 1974 public high schools	69.4%		68.4	470^th of 1990 public high schools	76.4%	135	32.9	78.4	58.9	63.6	75.9									$9,957
Harris County J J A E P	Public	6-12	203 Ivy	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 930-4606	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Southmore Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 730-4570	123	8	15.2	69.9%	8 (6.5%)	3 (2.4%)	111 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5.2	1858^th of 1974 public high schools	5.9%		3.8	1910^th of 1990 public high schools	4.0%	52	0.0	25.0	6.3	14.3	45.5									$10,432
Pasadena Memorial High School	Public	9-12	4410 Crenshaw	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0390	3,177	183	17.3	65.2%	205 (6.5%)	165 (5.2%)	2,671 (84.1%)	108 (3.4%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	22 (0.7%)	55.8	771^st of 1974 public high schools	60.9%		60.9	666^th of 1990 public high schools	66.5%	105	54.9	63.8	56.3	59.5	66.3									$8,457
Tegeler Community School	Public	9-12	4949 Burke Rd	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0410	150	30	5.0	86.7%	9 (6.0%)	13 (8.7%)	123 (82.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	26.4	1488^th of 1974 public high schools	24.6%		19.8	1629^th of 1990 public high schools	18.1%	141	67.7	41.1	21.7	22.2	36.7									$25,945
Pasadena High School	Public	9-12	206 S Shaver	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0310	2,217	142	15.6	89.6%	61 (2.8%)	36 (1.6%)	2,108 (95.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	33	1324^th of 1974 public high schools	32.9%		35.6	1299^th of 1990 public high schools	34.7%	25	39.4	57.8	33.7	41.4	59.3									$10,158
South Houston High School	Public	9-12	3820 S Shaver	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0350	2,185	143	15.2	85.3%	50 (2.3%)	229 (10.5%)	1,874 (85.8%)	16 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	19.7	1622^nd of 1974 public high schools	17.8%		25.8	1502^nd of 1990 public high schools	24.5%	120	24.7	49.0	28.6	30.6	46.6									$9,661
Yes Prep - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-12	353 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9400	854	56	15.3	82.7%	12 (1.4%)	31 (3.6%)	803 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	621^st of 1974 public high schools	68.5%		57.5	747^th of 1990 public high schools	62.5%	126	46.6	62.5	61.9	69.2	77.8	54.1	59.5	65.0	31.7	38.9	64.6	41.1	24.2	$13,867

Frequently Asked Questions about The Summit (High School)

How many students attend The Summit (High School)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended The Summit (High School).

What is the racial makeup of The Summit (High School)?

Students at The Summit (High School) are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% White.

Is The Summit (High School) a good school?

The Summit (High School) ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Texas high schools.

What district is The Summit (High School) in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

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