More than 60 Pasadena ISD students were recognized by the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) with various academic awards during the 2006-2007 school year.

The National Merit program allows high school students to compete academically for scholarships and national recognition by taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during their junior year. The NMSC state that of the 1.3 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest scores qualify for recognition in the program. High-scoring participants from every state may choose two colleges or universities to which they would like to be referred by NMSC.

Pasadena ISD boasted five National Merit Commended honorees and one National Merit Semi-Finalist. The district also had eight students named as National Hispanic Scholars.

The Advanced Placement program offers students the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school. The College Board offers several scholar awards to students who demonstrate college-level achievement through the AP courses and exams.

Six students received Advanced Placement Scholars with Honor, which is achieved by students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of three or higher on four or more AP exams.

The College Board recognized eleven Pasadena ISD students as Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction. Students qualify for this award by receiving an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of three or higher on five or more AP exams.

Pasadena ISD also congratulates 35 students on being named Advanced Placement Scholars. Students are granted this award fro receiving grades of three or higher on three or more AP exams.