Total enrollment
16,432
-1,214 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in Alvord Unified
California · 16,432 students · 2 cities
Across Alvord Unified (California), 26 public K-12 schools serve approximately 16,432 students, an average of 632 per school.
4-year change in Alvord Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Alvord Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #372 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,432 | #75 of 587 | #498 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #79 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #346 of 587 | #8,707 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 85.4% | #91 of 587 | #928 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #417 of 530 | #4,572 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Alvord Unified
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Lake Hills Elementary at 62.9% proficient to Wells Middle at 13.9%, a gap of 49.0 points. That is the 80th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 18,976 to 16,432 students (down 13%) and from 788 to 743 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Alvord Unified
As a small district in California, Alvord Unified hosts 16,432 students across 26 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Alvord Unified is made up of 15 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Alvord Unified has contracted 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 17,646 students to 16,432.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Alvord Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.