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ALVIN EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ALVIN EL
As a reasonably sized elementary school in ALVIN, Texas, ALVIN EL enrolls 724 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within ALVIN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 519.
ALVIN ISD comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 30,038 students; ALVIN EL is among them.
On demographics, ALVIN EL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 26% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
On the resource side, ALVIN EL reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brazoria County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, ALVIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Brazoria County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Brazoria County's 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), ALVIN EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ALVIN J H, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALVIN EL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.
ALVIN EL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 38%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 724 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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