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DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H
Set in PEARLAND, Texas, DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H is a heavily attended middle-grades school, overseen by ALVIN ISD. It works with 1,034 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H sits 61% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 37 schools in ALVIN ISD (30,038 students total), DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H records that 30% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 28% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Brazoria County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.5%, the actual is 71.8%, a residual of +9.3 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Brazoria County put median household income runs about $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H is one.
Nearest neighbor: GLENN YORK EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H. On composite proficiency, DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 62.8%.
DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H operates from an outer-ring location.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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