Pasadena Memorial H S

Pasadena Isd · Harris County · High school

Pasadena Memorial H S enrolled 3,159 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 94.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 36% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~8 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 Memorial H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 18% in TX-5.0 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 84.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 27% in TX+15.8 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 90.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 48% in TX+0.9 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 45.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 32% in TX+12.8 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 93.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 45% in TX-4.8 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 9.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 25% in TX+16.9 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 42.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 17% in TX-14.8 vs TX
Pasadena Memorial H S 40.3%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

60708090100201220152018202120249085

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320249175

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.

406080201620182020202246

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.

406080100201220152018202120249481

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.

01020304050201220152018202120241510

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.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434

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.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

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

Avg ACT math

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

15202530201320162019202220243016

Avg ACT English

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

15202530201320162019202220243216

Avg ACT science

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

1520253035201320162019202220243517

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20406080201720192022202420254326

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

203040506070201720192022202420256049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

204060802017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

102030405060201420172020202320245540

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040602015201720192021202320243521

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203040201220152018202120241713

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

2040602012201520182021202438

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336165

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494.3%84.8%95.1%90%93.8%
College/career/military ready202493.6%90.9%93.8%94.9%92.4%
Algebra I proficiency202553%42.9%52%63%49.5%
Biology proficiency202562.6%59.5%60.3%74.4%58.7%
English II proficiency202558%42.9%57.5%69.2%55.7%
Advanced course completion202455.1%40.3%53.5%64.4%52%
Took an AP/IB course202436.6%21.2%35.3%41%36.4%
Took an AP/IB exam202419.5%12.9%17.4%25.6%18%
Passed an AP/IB exam202466.7%37.5%64.2%73.9%66.3%

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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).