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What's the biggest difference between ALEXANDER MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
765
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARLAND ISD·NCES 483444011469
ALEXANDER MIDDLE
3001 OLD ALVIN RD, PEARLAND, TX 77581 · (832) 736-6700 · Brazoria County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
235 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
765
-41 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.7:1
% White
42%
was 49%
% Hispanic
39%
was 32%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALEXANDER MIDDLE
ALEXANDER MIDDLE is a junior high of reasonably sized scale in PEARLAND, Texas, overseen by PEARLAND ISD, serveing 765 students in grades 5 through 6.
PEARLAND ISD comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 20,862 students; ALEXANDER MIDDLE is among them.
Looking at the student body, ALEXANDER MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 39% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ALEXANDER MIDDLE has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ALEXANDER MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at ALEXANDER MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALEXANDER MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.3%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Brazoria County put median household income runs about $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. ALEXANDER MIDDLE is one of 115 public schools in Brazoria County (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students).
PEARLAND H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALEXANDER MIDDLE comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 806 students in 2018 compared to 765 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 49% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.
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Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEARLAND ISD
- PEARLAND H SHigh · 3,412 students
- GLENDA DAWSON H SHigh · 2,569 students
- ROBERT TURNER COLLEGE AND CAREER H SHigh · 1,128 students
- PEARLAND J H WESTMiddle · 941 students
- LEON H SABLATURA MIDDLEMiddle · 878 students
- BERRY MILLER J HMiddle · 827 students
Other schools in PEARLAND
- PEARLAND H SHigh · 3,412 students
- SHADOW CREEK H SHigh · 2,599 students
- GLENDA DAWSON H SHigh · 2,569 students
- ROBERT TURNER COLLEGE AND CAREER H SHigh · 1,128 students
- DR RONALD E MCNAIR J HMiddle · 1,034 students
- PEARLAND J H WESTMiddle · 941 students
Nearby schools
- PEARLAND H S0.9 mi · 3,412
- PACE CENTER0.9 mi · 96
- PEARLAND J H EAST1.0 mi · 801
- PEARLAND J H WEST1.0 mi · 941
- C J HARRIS EL1.0 mi · 549
- HORIZON MONTESSORI PEARLAND - STEM ACADEMY1.1 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About ALEXANDER MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ALEXANDER MIDDLE?
ALEXANDER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does ALEXANDER MIDDLE serve?
ALEXANDER MIDDLE serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at ALEXANDER MIDDLE?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at ALEXANDER MIDDLE.
How diverse is ALEXANDER MIDDLE?
ALEXANDER MIDDLE reports a student body of 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is ALEXANDER MIDDLE in?
ALEXANDER MIDDLE is part of PEARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.