Summary:
The five public schools in zip code 77587 (South Houston, TX) serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and are all part of the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd), a district with a 2-star rating. The schools include three elementary schools—Pearl Hall Elementary, Matthys Elementary, and South Houston Elementary—one middle school, South Houston Intermediate, and one high school, South Houston High School. A dominant theme across all schools is high economic disadvantage, with free or reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 85% to nearly 95%.
Among the elementary schools, Matthys Elementary stands out as the top performer, showing a dramatic improvement from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in one year, and excelling in 4th Grade Math where 66.67% of students scored proficient, well above the state average. South Houston Elementary has a notable strength in its Spanish-language program, consistently outperforming state averages on STAAR Spanish assessments, while Pearl Hall Elementary is the lowest-performing elementary, with the highest poverty rate and very low math and reading scores. At the middle school level, South Houston Intermediate has a standout Algebra I program where over 92% of 8th graders taking the exam score proficient, yet 7th Grade Math is a critical weakness with only 7.81% proficiency.
South Houston High School faces the most significant challenges, earning a 1-star rating for three consecutive years with test scores consistently 10-20 points below state averages and a graduation rate of 80.8%, nearly 9 points below the district average. Overall, the data reveals inconsistent performance across schools serving similar demographics, with no clear link between per-student spending and outcomes. The academic struggles seen in elementary and middle schools appear to compound by high school, though targeted programs like the Algebra I track and bilingual instruction show that pockets of excellence exist within the system.
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