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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809013606
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School
14400 COUNTY RD 185, ALVIN, TX 77511 · (281) 388-1130 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
393 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
60%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School this school | 655 | 60.0% | 50.5% |
| Oppe Elementary School GALVESTON | 669 | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| Groves Primary School GROVES | 613 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Flour Bluff Primary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 716 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Colt Elementary School MARBLE FALLS | 572 | 58.4% | 43.1% |
| Tatum Elementary School FARMERSVILLE | 591 | 58.5% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,382 of 4,401 | #32 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,368 of 4,466 ▲ 304 | #27 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #997 of 4,466 ▲ 84 | #17 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,052 of 3,998 | #17 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #1,215 of 4,938 | #25 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,357 of 4,622 | #28 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #1,378 of 4,628 | #30 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #3,113 of 4,789 | #27 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
655
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 655 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 60% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 64% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 41.2 | 15.5:1 | 62% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 63% (399) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School.
About Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in ALVIN, Texas. It had 655 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
ALVIN ISD (37 schools, 30,038 students) runs Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School.
About 45% of students at Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 44% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Brazoria County residents, the White share is about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.9:1 is based on 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%. Public schools in Brazoria County average 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Texas public elementary schools.
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.5% and a predicted 48.1%.
The school's county is Brazoria County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,993 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School shares Brazoria County with 114 other public schools.
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Alvin Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School had a net gain of 20 students, or 3%.
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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 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
- Alvin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hood-Case Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Fairview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 644 students
Nearby schools
- Alvin Elementary School1.8 mi · 724
- Alvin Junior High School1.8 mi · 716
- Melba Passmore Elementary School2.8 mi · 592
- Alvin High School3.0 mi · 2,766
- Rise3.2 mi · 116
- Fairview Junior High School3.2 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School?
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School have?
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School?
At Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School in?
Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School is part of ALVIN ISD.
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