Laura Welch Bush Elementary School
- Elementary school in Pasadena ISD
- Houston, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
Total students
575
Avg. teacher experience
11.8 years
Pasadena ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Laura Welch Bush Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Pasadena ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 575 students. 71.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 61.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,538, which is $5,064 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.
Take our public schools explorer surveyContact information
Principal
- Stephanie Miller
- smiller@pasadenaisd.org
- (713) 740-0928
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Laura Welch Bush Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
575
African American
33 (5.7%)
Pasadena ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
58 (10.1%)
Pasadena ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
420 (73%)
Pasadena ISD: 82.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
56 (9.7%)
Pasadena ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
7 (1.2%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
71.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 69.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
68 %
Pasadena ISD: 81.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
43.7 %
Pasadena ISD: 37.1%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
61.7 %
Pasadena ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
11.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
10.3 %
Pasadena ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
9.8 %
Pasadena ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
24.1 %
Pasadena ISD: 35.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 24.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
4.7 %
Pasadena ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
9.7 %
Pasadena ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
2.9 %
Pasadena ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 31.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
43.9
African American
2 (4.6%)
Pasadena ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.3%)
Pasadena ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
28.9 (65.8%)
Pasadena ISD: 43.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
12 (27.3%)
Pasadena ISD: 42.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
37.9 (86.3%)
Pasadena ISD: 76.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
6 (13.7%)
Pasadena ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.1
Pasadena ISD: 13.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.8 years
Pasadena ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$67,538
Pasadena ISD: $67,171
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$62,457
Pasadena ISD: $62,202
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,506
Pasadena ISD: $63,587
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$65,516
Pasadena ISD: $66,146
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,041
Pasadena ISD: $69,769
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,180
Pasadena ISD: $73,539
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,870
Pasadena ISD: $79,188
Statewide: $74,014