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Enrollment
781
Middle
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809005386
G W Harby Junior High School
1910 ROSHARON RD, ALVIN, TX 77511 · (281) 585-6626 · Brazoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
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.
- BBeats 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
17.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
520 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 | 259 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 30% |
Student demographics
49%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 G W Harby Junior High School
G W Harby Junior High School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G W Harby Junior High School this school | 781 | 66.6% | 43.2% |
| Pleasanton Junior High School PLEASANTON | 754 | 64.1% | 35.3% |
| Jim Barnes Middle School SEGUIN | 762 | 70.3% | 28.4% |
| Miller Middle School SAN MARCOS | 896 | 69.9% | 43.4% |
| Howell Middle School VICTORIA | 716 | 66.3% | 33.2% |
| Armando Chapa Middle School KYLE | 724 | 65.1% | 41.0% |
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 G W Harby Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #779 of 1,635 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,129 of 1,670 ▼ 280 | #24 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #831 of 1,670 ▼ 63 | #20 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #871 of 1,570 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #593 of 1,749 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,411 of 1,542 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #925 of 1,543 | #23 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #794 of 1,648 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #357 of 437 | #8 of 9 |
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
781
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 781 | 43.7 | 17.9:1 | 67% (520) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 46.4 | 16.7:1 | 71% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 71% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 75% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 56.4 | 13.4:1 | 64% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 65% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 69% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 49% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G W Harby Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (756 to 781); teachers down 22% (56.4 to 43.7).
About G W Harby Junior High School
G W Harby Junior High School is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in ALVIN, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 781 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Besides G W Harby Junior High School, ALVIN ISD runs 36 other schools. The district enrolls 30,038 students.
About 67% of the student body at G W Harby Junior High School is Hispanic. Other students are 26% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Brazoria County residents are about 32% Hispanic. The diversity index for G W Harby Junior High School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 3.5 fewer students per teacher than here. G W Harby Junior High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 67%. The rate at public schools in Brazoria County averages 50%, lower than here.
G W Harby Junior High 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, G W Harby Junior High School would be expected to post about 45.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.2%.
Looking at the county, Brazoria County, median household income comes to about $97,993, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 115 public schools and about 75,767 students.
Among nearby public schools, Hood-Case Elementary School is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of G W Harby Junior High School. By average proficiency, G W Harby Junior High School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.9:1, from 15.4:1.
The allk12 page for G W Harby Junior High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Alvin Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Alvin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hood-Case Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Fairview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 644 students
Nearby schools
- Hood-Case Elementary School0.1 mi · 698
- Fairview Junior High School1.0 mi · 644
- Melba Passmore Elementary School1.3 mi · 592
- Rise1.5 mi · 116
- Alvin High School1.5 mi · 2,766
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.9 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About G W Harby Junior High SchoolHow many students attend G W Harby Junior High School?
G W Harby Junior High School enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does G W Harby Junior High School serve?
G W Harby Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at G W Harby Junior High School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at G W Harby Junior High School.
How diverse is G W Harby Junior High School?
G W Harby Junior High School reports a student body of 26% White, 67% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is G W Harby Junior High School in?
G W Harby Junior High School is part of ALVIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.