📍 2503 e Southmore Ave, Pasadena, Harris County, 77502
Sparks el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pasadena, Harris County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erica Kirk. It is part of the Pasadena Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparks el enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Black or African American and 2.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 334 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.3% |
| White | 10 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 362 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sparks el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 144.
Sparks el is one of 67 schools in PASADENA ISD, based in PASADENA, Texas. The district serves 46,491 students district-wide and employs 3,821 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Sparks el is smaller than the district average of about 694 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize