Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Pasadena ISD: B

Total students

405

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Pasadena ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Pasadena ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

Parks Elementary School is an elementary school in Pasadena, TX, in the Pasadena ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 405 students. 76.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,843, which is $3,956 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3302 San Augustine Ave
Pasadena, TX 77503-2528

Office phone number

(713) 740-0680

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Parks 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

405

African American

32 (7.9%)

Pasadena ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.5%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

339 (83.7%)

Pasadena ISD: 82.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

26 (6.4%)

Pasadena ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (1.5%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.9%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

83.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.4%

Two or more races

1.5%

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

76.3 %

Pasadena ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

94.1 %

Pasadena ISD: 79.4%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

34.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

29.9 %

Pasadena ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.9 %

Pasadena ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.5 %

Pasadena ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.9%

Gifted and talented

5.9%

Special education

16.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Pasadena ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Pasadena ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Pasadena ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Pasadena ISD: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.8 %

Pasadena ISD: 18%

Statewide: 15%

African American

45.7 %

Pasadena ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Pasadena ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.9 %

Pasadena ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pasadena ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25 %

Pasadena ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Pasadena ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

38.8

African American

4.9 (12.6%)

Pasadena ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.6%)

Pasadena ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

19.8 (51%)

Pasadena ISD: 39.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.2 (33.9%)

Pasadena ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.2 (62.2%)

Pasadena ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14.7 (37.8%)

Pasadena ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pasadena ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

10.4

Pasadena ISD: 12.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

$62,843

Pasadena ISD: $61,600

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,819

Pasadena ISD: $56,914

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,758

Pasadena ISD: $58,997

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,139

Pasadena ISD: $61,821

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,000

Pasadena ISD: $63,221

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,292

Pasadena ISD: $65,542

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Pasadena ISD: $71,867

Statewide: $71,111

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