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Enrollment
716
Middle
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809000133
Alvin Junior High School
2300 W S ST, ALVIN, TX 77511 · (281) 245-2680 · Brazoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
496 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 242 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 253 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 31% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like Alvin Junior High School
Alvin Junior High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Junior High School this school | 716 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
| Fairview Junior High School ALVIN | 644 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| Alvarado Junior High School ALVARADO | 862 | 67.7% | 38.8% |
| Sealy Junior High School SEALY | 664 | 66.0% | 34.5% |
| Norman Junior High School KAUFMAN | 961 | 69.9% | 44.4% |
| Marble Falls Middle School MARBLE FALLS | 852 | 65.5% | 39.2% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alvin Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #665 of 1,635 | #17 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #837 of 1,670 ▼ 164 | #20 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #830 of 1,670 ▼ 179 | #19 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #775 of 1,570 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #716 of 1,749 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #796 of 1,542 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #701 of 1,543 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #731 of 1,648 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #473 of 942 | #4 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
716
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 716 | 48.6 | 14.7:1 | 69% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 48.8 | 15.3:1 | 69% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 50.2 | 15.3:1 | 69% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 811 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 67% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 59.7 | 14.2:1 | 58% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 56% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 55% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 39% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alvin Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (847 to 716); teachers down 19% (59.7 to 48.6).
About Alvin Junior High School
Alvin Junior High School serves students in ALVIN, Texas, as a medium-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 716 students.
Alvin Junior High School is part of ALVIN ISD, where 37 schools serve 30,038 students.
Alvin Junior High School's enrollment is 55% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 38% White and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Brazoria County's population at about 32%. Alvin Junior High School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.7:1. Middle schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Brazoria County.
The allk12 Grade for Alvin Junior High School is B. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Alvin Junior High School is 1.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.8%. Predicted: 44.1%.
Among Brazoria County residents, median household income is about $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 115 public schools in Brazoria County, with a combined enrollment of about 75,767.
The nearest public school is Alvin Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Alvin Junior High School is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Alvin Junior High School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Alvin Junior High School went from 811 students to 716.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Alvin Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ALVIN ISD
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
Other schools in ALVIN
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- G W Harby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Alvin Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Hood-Case Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Fairview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 644 students
Nearby schools
- Alvin Elementary School0.4 mi · 724
- Melba Passmore Elementary School1.0 mi · 592
- Alvin High School1.2 mi · 2,766
- Rise1.4 mi · 116
- Fairview Junior High School1.7 mi · 644
- Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School1.8 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Alvin Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alvin Junior High School?
Alvin Junior High School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 06-08.
Is Alvin Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alvin Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Alvin Junior High School have?
Alvin Junior High School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alvin Junior High School?
At Alvin Junior High School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 55% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Alvin Junior High School?
Alvin Junior High School is overseen by ALVIN ISD in Brazoria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.