Pasadena H S

Pasadena Isd · Harris County · High school

Pasadena H S enrolled 2,208 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 89.2% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 19% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~7 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Pasadena H S Texas
Graduation rate ’22-18.4 vs TX
Pasadena H S 70.0%Texas 88.4%
College/career/military ready ’22-27.4 vs TX
Pasadena H S 28.6%Texas 56.0%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-1.7 vs TX
Pasadena H S 42.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’22-16.2 vs TX
Pasadena H S 57.1%Texas 73.3%
College-ready test score ’19-9.3 vs TX
Pasadena H S 10.0%Texas 19.3%
Algebra I proficiency ’24-2.4 vs TX
Pasadena H S 20.0%Texas 22.4%
Advanced course completion ’24-9.6 vs TX
Pasadena H S 45.5%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

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College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

020406080201720192021202320247529

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

020406080201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

020406080100201220152018202120248157

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

02040602012201520182021202415

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

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The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

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The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1618202224201320162019202220242516

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

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Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

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State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

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Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

020406080201720192022202420254925

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

020406020172019202220242025448

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

020406080201420172020202320245546

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

02040602015201720192021202320243514

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

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Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

2530352012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

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Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202489.2%89.8%81%88.2%
College/career/military ready202491.6%92.2%78.9%92.2%
Algebra I proficiency202539.6%39.9%40%40.8%
Biology proficiency202555.5%25%55.3%73.7%54.7%
English II proficiency202540.6%8.3%40.9%46.7%38.9%
Advanced course completion202468.4%45.5%69%53.6%68.9%
Took an AP/IB course202445.4%45.9%31.6%46.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202427.1%23.1%27.5%16.7%26.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202433.3%33%60%31.3%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).