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Best Elementary Schools
in PASADENA ISD

This page covers 36 elementary schools in PASADENA ISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 36
1
rank
FREEMAN EL
Grades PK–04374 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
2
rank
TURNER EL
Grades PK–04533 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.4:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
60/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
3
rank
GARFIELD EL
Grades PK–04525 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
4
rank
GENOA EL
Grades PK–04568 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
5
rank
LAURA WELCH BUSH EL
Grades PK–04573 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
6
rank
ATKINSON EL
Grades PK–04466 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
7
rank
GARDENS EL
Grades PK–04451 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
8
rank
JESSUP EL
Grades PK–04467 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
9
rank
MOORE EL
Grades PK–04388 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
10
rank
MORALES EL
Grades PK–04426 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,899
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
26 more elementary schools in PASADENA ISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
36
Elementary Schools
67
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
StateTexas →
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
FREEMAN EL
Score: 57/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.