Pasadena High School
- High school in Pasadena ISD
- Pasadena, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
Total students
2,204
Avg. teacher experience
11.8 years
Pasadena ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
86.4 %
Pasadena ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Pasadena High School is a high school in Pasadena, TX, in the Pasadena ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,204 students. 69.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.7% 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.
In the Class of 2023, 86.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.8% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Pasadena High School was 892 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.4.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,548, which is $6,074 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.
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Principal
- Laura Gomez
- laugomez@pasadenaisd.org
- (713) 740-0310
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Pasadena High 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
2,204
African American
42 (1.9%)
Pasadena ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.1%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.1%)
Pasadena ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
2,081 (94.4%)
Pasadena ISD: 82.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
67 (3%)
Pasadena ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (0.4%)
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
69.3 %
Pasadena ISD: 69.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
87.8 %
Pasadena ISD: 81.3%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
33.1 %
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
30.7 %
Pasadena ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
12.3 %
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.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
86.4 %
Pasadena ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
50 %
Pasadena ISD: 87.6%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 96.7%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
87 %
Pasadena ISD: 90.2%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pasadena ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
87.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 86.9%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 92.3%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
3.8 %
Pasadena ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 2%
African American
2.4 %
Pasadena ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
3.9 %
Pasadena ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
2.9 %
Pasadena ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Pasadena ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 1.7%
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
43.3 %
Pasadena ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
63.6 %
Pasadena ISD: 35.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 24.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
42.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
54.2 %
Pasadena ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
57.1 %
Pasadena ISD: 31.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
24.4 %
Pasadena ISD: 19.7%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
14.3 %
Pasadena ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 0%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 49.8%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
24.6 %
Pasadena ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pasadena ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
24.2 %
Pasadena ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
29.9 %
Pasadena ISD: 37.7%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
Masked
Pasadena ISD: 25%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 70.1%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
29.6 %
Pasadena ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pasadena ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
37.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 42.3%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Pasadena ISD: 62.5%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
892
Pasadena ISD: 907
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
20.4
Pasadena ISD: 15.6
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
83.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 84.5%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
77 %
Pasadena ISD: 80.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
73.5 %
Pasadena ISD: 76.5%
Statewide: 48.4%
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
145.9
African American
19.2 (13.1%)
Pasadena ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2.1 (1.5%)
Pasadena ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
56.7 (38.9%)
Pasadena ISD: 43.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Pasadena ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
65.5 (44.9%)
Pasadena ISD: 42.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2.4 (1.6%)
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
0.3 (0.2%)
Pasadena ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
98.3 (67.4%)
Pasadena ISD: 76.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
45.3 (31%)
Pasadena ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
2 (1.4%)
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
15.1
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
$68,548
Pasadena ISD: $67,171
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$62,548
Pasadena ISD: $62,202
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$64,614
Pasadena ISD: $63,587
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$67,139
Pasadena ISD: $66,146
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$71,581
Pasadena ISD: $69,769
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$74,089
Pasadena ISD: $73,539
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$80,360
Pasadena ISD: $79,188
Statewide: $74,014