E C MASON EL

E C MASON EL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in MANVEL, Texas, one of the schools within ALVIN ISD, caters to 692 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 37 schools in ALVIN ISD (30,038 students total), E C MASON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, E C MASON EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 20% Black, 19% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, E C MASON EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Brazoria County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, E C MASON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 48.2%.

In the surrounding community, 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%. Across Brazoria County's 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), E C MASON EL is one campus in the mix.

ADAPT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts E C MASON EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 690 students in 2018 compared to 692 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 39% to 19%.

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