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HOOD-CASE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HOOD-CASE EL
As a reasonably sized K-5 school in ALVIN, Texas, HOOD-CASE EL teaches 698 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within ALVIN ISD. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
ALVIN ISD runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 30,038 students. HOOD-CASE EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, HOOD-CASE EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 32% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, HOOD-CASE EL lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brazoria County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HOOD-CASE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 40.1%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Brazoria County indicate median household income runs about $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Brazoria County's 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), HOOD-CASE EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is G W HARBY J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOOD-CASE EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.9%.
HOOD-CASE EL operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. HOOD-CASE EL's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 672 (now 698). White enrollment moved from 39% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.
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Brazoria County at a glance
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