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Pearland J H East

Q: Is Pearland J H East a good school?

Pearland J H East ranks 433 rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Pearland J H East is a 7th and 8th-grade middle school in Pearland, TX, serving 801 students as part of the highly-rated Pearland Independent School District (Isd). The school has a strong track record, consistently earning 4-star ratings over the past decade, and it maintains a perfect 0% dropout rate. While its overall state ranking has seen a slight decline, it remains a solidly above-average performer, though it is the lowest-ranked of the three 7th-8th grade schools in the district, with Berry Miller J H being the clear leader.

The most striking differentiator for Pearland J H East is its exceptional performance in Algebra I, where proficiency rates consistently exceed 90%, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. This suggests a highly effective advanced math program that accelerates students. However, the school shows a notable weakness in 7th-grade mathematics, with only 28.28% of students proficient in the most recent year, which is below the state average. This creates a "7th-grade math bottleneck" that contrasts sharply with the school's stellar 8th-grade math and Algebra I results, indicating that while the school excels at catching students up and accelerating them, the general 7th-grade curriculum may need attention.

Pearland J H East also demonstrates remarkable support for its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this subgroup and earning a 5-star rating. This is a significant point of differentiation from nearby schools. In contrast, the school's performance with its Gifted and Talented (GT) students has been volatile, dropping dramatically to the 47th percentile in the most recent data, which is a red flag worth monitoring. Compared to its close neighbor, Pearland J H West, which ranks higher overall, Pearland J H East is a very close competitor, particularly in math acceleration, and serves a similar demographic.

801

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,466

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2315 Old Alvin Rd
Pearland, TX 77581-4427

(281) 485-2481

District: Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pearland J H East usually attend:

High:

Pearland High School

Feeder schools for Pearland J H East:

Elementary:	C J Harris Elementary
	Rustic Oak Elementary
	Shadycrest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

White:

39.7%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg65%

Texas avg47%

433^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

77^th of 951Pearland 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	74.0	433 of 2335	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	385 of 2344	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	314 of 2372	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	289 of 2330	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	309 of 2254	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	295 of 2252	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	205 of 2193	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	242 of 2080	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.9	232 of 2027	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.6	89 of 1987	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	135 of 2043	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	82.1	228 of 1987	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	297 of 1973	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	252 of 1951	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	198 of 1895	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	271 of 1803	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	296 of 1763	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	59.7	720 of 1718	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	551 of 1684	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.2	315 of 1585	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	226 of 1582	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	77 of 1573	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	251 of 1295	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	188 of 997	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	262 of 1280	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	200 of 1273	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	95 of 1251	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.9	198 of 1213	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	140 of 1193	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	258 of 1167	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	243 of 642	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	198 of 505	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	198 of 617	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	353 of 616	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	283 of 606	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	175 of 589	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	106 of 594	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	196 of 587	66.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.7	606 of 2182	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	285 of 2118	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	383 of 2058	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	522 of 2008	74.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	125 of 1390	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	175 of 1428	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	239 of 1770	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	235 of 1720	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	831 of 1643	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	599 of 1592	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	498 of 2240	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	341 of 1825	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	264 of 2242	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	278 of 2241	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	269 of 2221	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	340 of 2151	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	199 of 2047	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	228 of 2008	88.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	799 of 1497	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.6	274 of 1230	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	385 of 1481	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	91 of 1488	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	407 of 1501	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	24 of 1446	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	313 of 1430	78.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	475 of 2141	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	277 of 1731	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	217 of 2119	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	148 of 2116	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	300 of 2077	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	145 of 2043	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	136 of 1935	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	233 of 1895	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	510 of 2253	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	380 of 1820	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	355 of 2235	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	274 of 2251	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	299 of 2220	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	154 of 2172	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	208 of 2073	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	299 of 2039	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	371 of 2253	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	279 of 1818	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	394 of 2246	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	300 of 2245	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	303 of 2228	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	247 of 2168	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	198 of 2069	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	274 of 2030	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	106 of 806	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	163 of 676	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	205 of 818	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	143 of 817	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	42 of 813	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	64.8	190 of 743	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	82 of 753	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	107 of 720	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	374 of 1956	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	270 of 1568	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	662 of 1891	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	612 of 1815	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	452 of 1757	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	163 of 1712	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	153 of 1626	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	63.4	297 of 1597	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	445 of 1731	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	318 of 1439	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	382 of 1733	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	360 of 1749	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	292 of 1723	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	434 of 1700	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	297 of 1684	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	289 of 1673	82.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile~ school

African American (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)47th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I95%+41 vs state

Reading74%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+13 vs state

Social Studies31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (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 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pearland J H East	Public	7-8	2315 Old Alvin Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 485-2481	801	47	17.0	35.5%	318 (39.7%)	84 (10.5%)	328 (40.9%)	41 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	74	433^rd of 2335 public middle schools	81.5%		77.2	385^th of 2344 public middle schools	83.6%	48			94.6				72.4	75.0			28.3	64.3	30.6	$8,466
Pearland J H West	Public	7-8	2337 N Galveston Ave	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1222	941	54	17.5	34.5%	194 (20.6%)	85 (9.0%)	423 (45.0%)	195 (20.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.6%)	85.3	223^rd of 2335 public middle schools	90.4%		86.5	214^th of 2344 public middle schools	90.9%	9			94.7				78.2	77.6			19.1	72.8	52.8	$7,543
Leon H Sablatura Middle	Public	5-6	2201 N Galveston Ave	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1500	878	52	17.0	34.9%	197 (22.4%)	87 (9.9%)	372 (42.4%)	186 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)								(n/a)	11.1	0.0			78.1	78.9			64.7	66.3		100.0		$6,935
Alexander Middle	Public	5-6	3001 Old Alvin Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 736-6700	765	45	16.8	30.7%	318 (41.6%)	80 (10.5%)	301 (39.3%)	32 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.9%)								(n/a)					70.4	77.9			71.2	74.8				$7,253
Sam Jamison Middle	Public	5-6	2506 Woody Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1440	728	53	13.7	54.0%	158 (21.7%)	132 (18.1%)	375 (51.5%)	35 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)								(n/a)	44.4	0.0			63.1	64.4			43.1	50.2				$8,137
Iltexas Pearland Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2468 E Broadway St	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 479-9078	197	15	12.7	65.5%	7 (3.6%)	85 (43.1%)	88 (44.7%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	19.1	2070^th of 2335 public middle schools	11.3%		26.1	1859^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.7%	211			36.4	82.6		35.7	37.4	32.4		29.8		10.8	15.3	$00
Thompson Intermediate	Public	7-8	8750 Hughes Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0510	835	64	12.9	65.6%	50 (6.0%)	124 (14.9%)	567 (67.9%)	71 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.2%)	46.3	1166^th of 2335 public middle schools	50.1%		59.4	810^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.4%	356			95.8				49.8	58.1			15.6	49.2	24.3	$10,570
Melillo Middle	Public	5-6	9220 Hughes Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5260	612	47	13.1	64.7%	34 (5.6%)	89 (14.5%)	416 (68.0%)	58 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)								(n/a)					61.9	64.4			49.7	56.5				$12,085
Pearland J H South	Public	7-8	4719 Bailey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-1500	764	50	15.3	53.1%	181 (23.7%)	130 (17.0%)	388 (50.8%)	37 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	69.4	526^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.5%		68.9	562^nd of 2344 public middle schools	76.0%	36			99.0				65.9	66.9			31.3	62.1	32.6	$8,332
Rogers Middle	Public	5-6	3121 Manvel	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 736-6400	721	42	17.2	29.0%	191 (26.5%)	165 (22.9%)	195 (27.0%)	122 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.4%)								(n/a)					75.6	82.3			64.7	75.3				$7,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearland J H East

Is Pearland J H East a good school?

Pearland J H East ranks 433^rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pearland J H East in?

Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Pearland J H East?

Students at Pearland J H East are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Pearland J H East attend?

Students who attend Pearland J H East usually go on to attend Pearland High School

How many students attend Pearland J H East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Pearland J H East.

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