Enrollment
699
Middle
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809014184
Iowa Colony Junior High School
3704 COUNTY RD 64, IOWA COLONY, TX 77583 · (713) 814-7500 · Brazoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
408 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 251 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Iowa Colony Junior High School
Iowa Colony Junior High School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Colony Junior High School this school | 699 | 58.4% | 42.4% |
| Rodeo Palms Junior High School MANVEL | 842 | 58.2% | 46.3% |
| Charles E Patterson Middle School KILLEEN | 746 | 57.1% | 38.4% |
| Liberty Hill Middle School KILLEEN | 674 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Vernon Schrade Middle School ROWLETT | 697 | 65.6% | 30.4% |
| Springwoods Village Middle School HOUSTON | 590 | 62.7% | 39.2% |
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 Iowa Colony Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #819 of 1,635 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #542 of 1,670 ▲ 308 | #14 of 26 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #462 of 1,670 ▲ 149 | #14 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #750 of 1,749 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,038 of 1,542 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #234 of 1,543 | #8 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #979 of 1,648 | #8 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.
About Iowa Colony Junior High School
Federal records list Iowa Colony Junior High School as a middle school in IOWA COLONY, Texas. Its enrollment is 699 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Iowa Colony Junior High School sits within ALVIN ISD, which has 37 schools and 30,038 students.
About 40% of students at Iowa Colony Junior High School are Black, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 16%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Iowa Colony Junior High School has 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 58% at Iowa Colony Junior High School. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Brazoria County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Iowa Colony Junior High School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Iowa Colony Junior High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.4% is 6.3 points below the 48.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Brazoria County, median household income comes to about $97,993, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 115 public schools and about 75,767 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Iowa Colony High School, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Iowa Colony Junior High School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
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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 IOWA COLONY
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Meridiana Elementary SchoolElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Iowa Colony High School0.3 mi · 1,781
- Meridiana Elementary School1.4 mi · 794
- Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School1.9 mi · 540
- Nichols-Mock Elementary School2.4 mi · 497
- Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School2.7 mi · 719
- Barbara Bennett Elementary School2.9 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Iowa Colony Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Iowa Colony Junior High School?
Iowa Colony Junior High School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Iowa Colony Junior High School serve?
Iowa Colony Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Iowa Colony Junior High School have?
Iowa Colony Junior High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Iowa Colony Junior High School?
Student demographics at Iowa Colony Junior High School are roughly 11% White, 38% Hispanic, 40% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Iowa Colony Junior High School public or private?
Iowa Colony Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALVIN ISD.
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