IOWA COLONY J H

IOWA COLONY J H is a middle school of mid-sized scale in IOWA COLONY, Texas, one of the schools within ALVIN ISD, caters to 699 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within ALVIN ISD, which oversees 37 schools and 30,038 students, IOWA COLONY J H is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, IOWA COLONY J H reports that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 38% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, IOWA COLONY J H has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brazoria County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, IOWA COLONY J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 42.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Brazoria County put the typical household earns roughly $97,993 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Brazoria County's 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), IOWA COLONY J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IOWA COLONY H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IOWA COLONY J H ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.