📍 101 e Jackson Ave, Pasadena, Harris County, 77506
De Zavala Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pasadena, Harris County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ruben Marichalar. It is part of the Pasadena Isd school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
De Zavala Middle enrolls 563 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Black or African American and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 533 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.2% |
| White | 11 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 563 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 509 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
De Zavala Middle 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.
De Zavala Middle 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 563 students, De Zavala Middle 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