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Enrollment
1,034
Middle
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809013577
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School
2950 KINGSLEY, PEARLAND, TX 77584 · (713) 814-7200 · Brazoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,034 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
17.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
269 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 | 332 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 343 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 35% |
Student demographics
76%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
89.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 68.0% | 21.0% | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 89.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School this school | 1,034 | 26.0% | 70.6% |
| Billy Baines Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 1,383 | 36.1% | 51.4% |
| Berry Miller Junior High School PEARLAND | 827 | 26.2% | 71.9% |
| Dr Al Draper Intermed WYLIE | 963 | 26.2% | 69.8% |
| Raymond B Cooper Junior High School WYLIE | 1,019 | 24.9% | 69.0% |
| Scoggins Middle School MCKINNEY | 809 | 21.4% | 65.2% |
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 Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #88 of 1,635 | #4 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #72 of 1,670 ▲ 22 | #1 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #21 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #1 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #836 of 1,570 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,034 | #254 of 1,749 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,360 of 1,542 | #21 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #15 of 1,543 | #3 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #1,499 of 1,648 | #26 of 26 |
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
1,034
-23 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,034 | 59.3 | 17.4:1 | 26% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 1,021 | 57.4 | 17.8:1 | 27% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 1,012 | 61.9 | 16.4:1 | 27% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 1,057 | 66 | 16.0:1 | 28% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School.
About Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School is a large middle school based in PEARLAND, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,034 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 61% higher.
Across its 37 schools, ALVIN ISD enrolls 30,038 students. Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School is Black (30%). Enrollment also includes 28% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 14 points above the 16% share among Brazoria County residents. By the diversity index, Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School comes in at 76%.
Teachers at the school number 59.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.4:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brazoria County is 50%.
allk12 grades Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.6% for Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School. The school posts 70.6%, 8.0 points above the prediction.
Among Brazoria County residents, median household income is about $97,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School is one of 115 public schools in Brazoria County, which together enroll about 75,767 students.
The nearest public school is Glenn York Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 63.4% proficiency; Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School posts 70.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 1,057 students in 2020-21 and 1,034 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.0:1 to 17.4:1.
Discussions about Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Don Jeter Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
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- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Glenn York Elementary School0.3 mi · 758
- Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School0.7 mi · 665
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School1.0 mi · 678
- Shadow Creek High School1.1 mi · 2,599
- The Tshepang Center Fresno1.6 mi · 8
- Red Duke Elementary School1.8 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolHow large is Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School?
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,034 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School serve?
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School have?
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School?
Student demographics at Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School are roughly 14% White, 23% Hispanic, 30% Black, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School in?
Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School is part of ALVIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.