Pasadena ISD

Name

Pasadena ISD

Legal name

Pasadena Independent School District

Website

https://www1.pasadenaisd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI), Alternative Schools (Behavioral/Disciplinary & Nontraditional Settings) (EDAJAEAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Career technical education
• Alternative education programs
• Virtual learning school
• School district communications

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pasadena Independent School District provides free K-12 public education to students in the Pasadena, Texas area, delivered across a network of traditional elementary, intermediate, middle, and high schools. It supplements classroom instruction with career and technical education, alternative education programs, and the FLEx Powered by PVS virtual school option. The district uses the ParentSquare Smart Sites platform for its website and for two-way school-to-family communication.

Product overview

Pasadena ISD operates a K-12 public school district website serving the Pasadena, Texas area. The district website (Pasadena1) serves as the primary digital portal for 8 high schools, 12 middle schools, 10 intermediate schools, 35+ elementary schools, and alternative education programs. The core digital infrastructure is built on ParentSquare's Smart Sites CMS platform, which provides the district's website functionality along with integrated communication tools for staff and family engagement. The district also offers a virtual school option (FLEx Powered by PVS) for online education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program Free, full-time K-12 classroom-based education delivered across the district's elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school campuses for students residing within the Pasadena ISD attendance zone.
• Career & Technical High School Specialized high school focused on career and technical education pathways, preparing students for direct entry into skilled trades, industry credentials, and post-secondary career opportunities.
• Dobie 9 Pasadena ISD high school program (Dobie 9) serving ninth-grade students as part of the J. Frank Dobie High School feeder structure.
• Alternative Education Centers Three dedicated alternative education locations — Our Pasadena ISD, Tegeler Community School/Career Center, and The Summit & Guidance Center — providing non-traditional learning pathways for students who need alternative academic or career-focused settings.
• FLEx Powered by PVS Virtual School Online virtual learning program (FLEx Powered by PVS) offering flexible, remote K-12 instruction for students who prefer or require a non-classroom-based educational pathway.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationParentSquare is a communication platform used by Pasadena ISD to facilitate district-wide announcements and two-way communication between schools and families. The platform supports both web and mobile access for parents and staff.
• McDonald's Texas Invitational Basketball TournamentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual basketball tournament program hosted by Pasadena ISD featuring teams from across Texas. The tournament is sponsored by McDonald's and has its own dedicated website (texasinvitational.com).
• Pasadena ISD Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit foundation supporting Pasadena ISD educational programs and initiatives. The foundation raises funds to enhance educational opportunities for district students and has its own dedicated website (pasadenaisdfoundation.org).

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Houston Independent School District: The largest public school district in Texas, also located in Harris County. Operates a comparable K-12 public education model serving a large urban/suburban student population in the Houston metro, with similar CTE, magnet, and alternative education programs.
• Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District: Large suburban Houston-area public school district operating a similar extensive campus network (90+ schools) and offering K-12 public education with career/technical, dual-language, and alternative programs comparable to Pasadena ISD's portfolio.
• Aldine Independent School District: Major Harris County public K-12 district with comparable scale, alternative education campuses, and CTE pathways. Operates in the same metro and competes for students and teachers in overlapping feeder patterns.
• Clear Creek Independent School District: Suburban Houston-area K-12 public district in Harris/Galveston counties, operating a comparable multi-tier campus structure and similar career/technical and special education programs.
• Deer Park Independent School District: Adjacent Harris County public K-12 district physically neighboring Pasadena ISD, with a comparable petrochemical-corridor community profile and overlapping district boundaries that create direct enrollment competition.
• La Porte Independent School District: Neighboring Harris County K-12 public district serving communities adjacent to Pasadena. Comparable suburban industrial-community demographic and similar scope of career/technical and alternative education programs.
• Galena Park Independent School District: Harris County public K-12 district east of Houston with overlapping industrial-community demographics and a comparable scale of elementary, middle, and high schools serving similar student populations.

Regional players

• Texas City Independent School District: Public K-12 district in Galveston County serving petrochemical-community populations analogous to Pasadena ISD, but operating in a different geographic submarket within the broader Houston–Galveston region.

Others

• ParentSquare: The communication and engagement platform that Pasadena ISD has standardized on. As Pasadena ISD's core vendor for family communication and CMS, ParentSquare is comparable as the enabling technology layer rather than a district peer.
• Texas Education Agency: The state-level regulatory and funding authority for all Texas public school districts including Pasadena ISD. Relevant as the upstream regulator and primary state funding source that shapes Pasadena ISD's operating constraints.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PasadenaISD_TX
• Facebookfacebook.com/pasadenaisd

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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