Best Public Schools in Zip Code 77502

Summary:

The 77502 zip code area in Pasadena, Texas is home to 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd). While the district as a whole is ranked 562 out of 968 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools in the area are worth highlighting.

South Shaver Elementary is the highest-ranked elementary school in the area, ranking 1,398 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has strong performance on STAAR reading and math tests, with over 50% of students proficient or better in most grade levels. Williams Elementary and Sparks Elementary also stand out for their solid STAAR scores, with over 60% and 40% of students, respectively, proficient or better in reading and math.

However, the data also reveals significant socioeconomic challenges facing the student population, with all schools in the area having high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 86.28% at Sam Rayburn High School to 95.6% at South Shaver Elementary. This may contribute to the varying academic performance observed, with some schools, such as Mae Smythe Elementary and Bobby Shaw Middle, struggling to meet state and district averages on STAAR tests. Targeted interventions and support tailored to the unique needs of each school could help to address these disparities and improve educational outcomes for all students in the 77502 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2024)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2024)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2024)	STAAR EOC Biology (2024)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)						STAAR Mathematics (2024)						STAAR Science (2024)		STAAR Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2707 Lafferty Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0528	601	46	13.1	93.8%	29 (4.8%)	49 (8.2%)	522 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45.4	2459^th of 4675 public elementary schools	47.4%		33.1	3209^th of 4647 public elementary schools	30.9%	750	34.3	31.8		20.8	46.9							59.1	47.4					26.4	31.3								$11,815	$1,570	$10,245
Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2920 Watters Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0552	578	48	12.0	84.6%	48 (8.3%)	20 (3.5%)	498 (86.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	35	3116^th of 4675 public elementary schools	33.3%		31.1	3331^st of 4647 public elementary schools	28.3%	215	12.2	72.7		21.2	57.1							33.8	52.2					12.9	38.8								$12,516	$1,642	$10,874
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	742	52	14.3	86.3%	34 (4.6%)	28 (3.8%)	671 (90.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	34.9	3125^th of 4675 public elementary schools	33.2%		23.8	3782^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	18.6%	657	24.0			32.0								41.0	35.2					18.2	45.6								$10,711	$1,556	$9,155
Park View Intermediate	Public	7-8	3003 Dabney Dr	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0460	568	42	13.4	85.7%	43 (7.6%)	53 (9.3%)	457 (80.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	40.7	1371^st of 2361 public middle schools	41.9%		35.9	1538^th of 2330 public middle schools	34.0%	167							86.2									42.2	43.4					18.2	43.0		31.3	32.4	$12,261	$1,437	$10,824
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	2,692	171	15.7	80.1%	108 (4.0%)	96 (3.6%)	2,471 (91.8%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	33.8	1328^th of 1987 public high schools	33.2%		37.1	1237^th of 1961 public high schools	36.9%	91							42.3	51.0	35.6	41.3	65.1																$10,283	$889	$9,394
L F Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2703 Perez Rd	South Houston	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0720	605	45	13.4	90.2%	22 (3.6%)	10 (1.7%)	568 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56.5	1766^th of 4675 public elementary schools	62.2%		33.7	3173^rd of 4647 public elementary schools	31.7%	1407	16.7	0.0		0.0								55.8	40.7					41.3	50.0								$11,077	$1,619	$9,458
South Shaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0842	528	38	13.8	93.0%	29 (5.5%)	11 (2.1%)	485 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.1	1398^th of 4675 public elementary schools	70.1%		61.5	1537^th of 4647 public elementary schools	66.9%	139	19.2	0.0		41.2	6.7							52.4	54.1					34.9	56.5								$11,822	$2,005	$9,817
Southmore Intermediate	Public	7-8	2000 Patricia Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0500	686	52	13.1	94.2%	18 (2.6%)	21 (3.1%)	643 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30.3	1728^th of 2361 public middle schools	26.8%		27.2	1784^th of 2330 public middle schools	23.4%	56							98.5									38.0	46.0					11.6	34.2		27.7	18.2	$10,875	$1,329	$9,546
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	439	37	11.8	90.4%	11 (2.5%)	12 (2.7%)	411 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	56.1	1793^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	61.6%		40.2	2779^th of 4647 public elementary schools	40.2%	986	30.0			31.0								63.5	43.0					42.3	45.2								$11,970	$2,007	$9,963
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	369	32	11.5	91.9%	21 (5.7%)	14 (3.8%)	327 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	59	1639^th of 4675 public elementary schools	64.9%		41.5	2697^th of 4647 public elementary schools	42.0%	1058	0.0											42.9	48.3					46.7	55.0								$14,201	$2,528	$11,673
Bobby Shaw Middle	Public	5-6	1201 Houston Ave	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5268	667	54	12.3	86.4%	26 (3.9%)	16 (2.4%)	622 (93.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)			19.1			11.1								39.4	38.8					43.6	8.1	67.1		14.6			$11,400	$1,478	$9,922
Nelda Sullivan Middle	Public	5-6	1112 Queens Rd	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-5420	514	42	12.1	93.6%	14 (2.7%)	12 (2.3%)	486 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														40.9	42.5					31.4	15.8	73.0		13.6			$11,061	$1,113	$9,948

Cities Near Zip Code 77502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pasadena	0.55 mi	50	536^th
South Houston	0.98 mi	6	682^nd
Houston	2.66 mi	828	562^nd
Deer Park	3.72 mi	11	180^th
Dallas	3.84 mi	407	575^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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