Enrollment
182
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVORD ISD·NCES 480810006205
ALVORD MIDDLE
328 FM 1655, ALVORD, TX 76225 · (940) 427-5511 · Wise County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
58 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ALVORD MIDDLE→ALVORD H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALVORD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -26.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -25.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 26 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 25 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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
182
+10 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
82%
was 86%
% Hispanic
16%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALVORD MIDDLE
Set in ALVORD, Texas, ALVORD MIDDLE is a minimally staffed junior high, overseen by ALVORD ISD. It enrolls 182 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 72% below typical.
ALVORD ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 844 students; ALVORD MIDDLE is among them.
On demographics, ALVORD MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, ALVORD MIDDLE records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Wise County's rate of about 47%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALVORD MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.3%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Wise County put median household earnings sit near $93,421, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Wise County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students), of which ALVORD MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: ALVORD H S, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALVORD MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.6%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. ALVORD MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 182). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 10% to 16%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.
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Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,005
Census ACS
Median income
$93,421
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALVORD ISD
- ALVORD ELElementary · 437 students
- ALVORD H SHigh · 225 students
Other schools in ALVORD
- ALVORD ELElementary · 437 students
- ALVORD H SHigh · 225 students
Nearby schools
- ALVORD H S0.2 mi · 225
- ALVORD EL0.5 mi · 437
- CHICO MIDDLE7.2 mi · 122
- CHICO H S7.3 mi · 166
- CHICO EL7.4 mi · 284
- BRIDGEPORT INT9.6 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About ALVORD MIDDLEHow large is ALVORD MIDDLE?
ALVORD MIDDLE enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ALVORD MIDDLE serve?
ALVORD MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does ALVORD MIDDLE have?
ALVORD MIDDLE employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is ALVORD MIDDLE?
ALVORD MIDDLE reports a student body of 82% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is ALVORD MIDDLE public or private?
ALVORD MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALVORD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.