Enrollment
182
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVORD ISD·NCES 480810006205
Alvord Middle School
328 FM 1655, ALVORD, TX 76225 · (940) 427-5511 · Wise County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 53 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 36% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Alvord Middle School→Alvord High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALVORD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -12.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -19.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 37.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 →
Schools most like Alvord Middle School
Alvord Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvord Middle School this school | 182 | 31.9% | 51.0% |
| Pritchard Junior High School BELLS | 231 | 35.1% | 71.0% |
| Harper Middle School HARPER | 197 | 38.1% | 48.0% |
| Henrietta Middle School HENRIETTA | 216 | 38.4% | 47.2% |
| Tom Bean Middle School TOM BEAN | 170 | 38.2% | 44.6% |
| Danbury Middle School DANBURY | 157 | 28.0% | 53.6% |
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 Alvord Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #473 of 1,635 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #379 of 1,670 ▲ 25 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #463 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #804 of 1,570 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #1,565 of 1,749 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #1,428 of 1,648 | #7 of 8 |
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
182
+24 (+15%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 182 | 15.7 | 11.6:1 | 32% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 16.8 | 11.5:1 | 43% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 17.1 | 11.1:1 | 34% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 17 | 9.3:1 | 39% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 12.6 | 13.7:1 | 31% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 35% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 29% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 29% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 104 | 7 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alvord Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (172 to 182); teachers up 24% (12.6 to 15.7).
About Alvord Middle School
The public middle-grades school Alvord Middle School is located in ALVORD, Texas. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 182 students. That is 72% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Alvord Middle School is one of 3 schools in ALVORD ISD, which enrolls 844 students in total.
The share of students at Alvord Middle School who are White is 82%. Other students are 16% Hispanic. Wise County residents are about 80% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Alvord Middle School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 11.6:1 is based on 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Wise County average 47%.
Alvord Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Texas public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Alvord Middle School would be expected to post about 60.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.0%.
Wise County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $93,421 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wise County number 28, with about 12,854 students.
Alvord Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Alvord High School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Alvord Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.8% on proficiency, and Alvord Middle School is above that at 51.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 15%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 9.3 in 2020-21.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Alvord High SchoolHigh · 225 students
Other schools in ALVORD
- Alvord Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Alvord High SchoolHigh · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Alvord High School0.2 mi · 225
- Alvord Elementary School0.5 mi · 437
- Chico Middle School7.2 mi · 122
- Chico High School7.3 mi · 166
- Chico Elementary School7.4 mi · 284
- Bridgeport Intermediate School9.6 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Alvord Middle SchoolHow large is Alvord Middle School?
Alvord Middle School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Alvord Middle School serve?
Alvord Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Alvord Middle School have?
Alvord Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Alvord Middle School?
Alvord Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Alvord Middle School public or private?
Alvord Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALVORD ISD.
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