Several schools in the Pasadena Independent School District received Gold Performance Acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency for continued increases in many academic areas on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Overall, 30 schools were recognized for their performance in Math and 25 were noted for their gains in reading. In addition, 23 campuses were distinguished for Writing scores and 18 campuses were acknowledged for gains in attendance.

Four schools received commended ratings in science and five campuses received the same rating for their performance in social studies. Five campuses received recognition for comparable improvement in Reading and English Language Arts, while six schools were noted for comparable improvement in Math. Pasadena Memorial High School was recognized with a gold performance acknowledgement for its gains in the Texas Success Initiative in English Language Arts and Dobie High School was credited for increases in the Texas Success Initiative in Math.

The Texas Legislature created the Gold Performance Acknowledgment program in 2001 to publicly recognize districts and campuses for high performance in areas that are in addition to those used to determine state accountability ratings.

Schools in Pasadena ISD that received Gold Performance Acknowledgements are listed by category and are as follows:

Commended in Math
San Jacinto Intermediate
Southmore Intermediate
Fisher Elementary
Gardens Elementary
Garfield Elementary
Genoa Elementary
Golden Acres Elementary
Pearl Hall Elementary
Kruse Elementary
Parks Elementary
Red Bluff Elementary
Richey Elementary
L. F. Smith Elementary
Mae Smythe Elementary
South Houston Elementary
South Shaver Elementary
Williams Elementary
McMasters Elementary
Atkinson Elementary
Jensen Elementary
Burnett Elementary
Frazier Elementary
Teague Elementary
Moore Elementary
Young Elementary
Sparks Elementary
Turner Elementary
Morales Elementary
Matthys Elementary
De Zavala Fifth Grade Center

Commended in Reading
Beverly Hills Intermediate
San Jacinto Intermediate
Miller Intermediate
Thompson Intermediate
Bondy Intermediate
Fisher Elementary
Garfield Elementary
Golden Acres Elementary
Parks Elementary
Richey Elementary
L. F. Smith Elementary
Mae Smythe Elementary
South Shaver Elementary
Williams Elementary
McMasters Elementary
Stuchbery Elementary
Atkinson Elementary
Burnett Elementary
Frazier Elementary
Teague Elementary
Moore Elementary
Sparks Elementary
Turner Elementary
Morales Elementary
Matthys Elementary

Commended in Writing
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Jackson Intermediate
Park View Intermediate
Queens Intermediate
San Jacinto Intermediate
Southmore Intermediate
Miller Intermediate
Thompson Intermediate
Bondy Intermediate
Garfield Elementary
Golden Acres Elementary
Pearl Hall Elementary
Richey Elementary
L. F. Smith Elementary
South Houston Elementary
South Shaver Elementary
Atkinson Elementary
Frazier Elementary
Moore Elementary
Sparks Elementary
Turner Elementary
Morales Elementary
Matthys Elementary

Attendance
Dobie High School
Memorial High School
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Thompson Intermediate
Kruse Elementary
Pomeroy Elementary
Richey Elementary
L. F. Smith Elementary
Mae Smythe Elementary
South Houston Elementary
South Shaver Elementary
Williams Elementary
Frazier Elementary
Teague Elementary
Moore Elementary
Morales Elementary
Morris Fifth Grade Center
De Zavala Fifth Grade Center

Commended in Science
L. F. Smith Elementary
Mae Smythe Elementary
Turner Elementary
Young Elementary

Commended in Social Studies
Dobie High School
Memorial High School
Beverly Hills Intermediate
San Jacinto Intermediate
Southmore Intermediate

Comparable Improvement in Reading/ELA
Beverly Hills Intermediate
Miller Intermediate
Bondy Intermediate
South Houston Elementary
Young Elementary

Comparable Improvement in Math
Southmore Intermediate
Genoa Elementary
South Shaver Elementary
Frazier Elementary
Sparks Elementary
Morales Elementary

Texas Success Initiative/ELA
Pasadena Memorial High School

Texas Success Initiative Math
Dobie High School