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Enrollment
2,238
High
DISTRICT 1,370 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809010456
Manvel High School
19601 HWY 6, MANVEL, TX 77578 · (281) 245-2232 · Brazoria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
145 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,144 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 573 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 578 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 605 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 482 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 52.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 37.0% | 33.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Manvel High School
Manvel High School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manvel High School this school | 2,238 | 51.1% | 64.7% |
| Iowa Colony High School IOWA COLONY | 1,781 | 51.7% | 54.2% |
| Dr Thomas E Randle High School RICHMOND | 1,966 | 45.3% | 57.3% |
| Chaparral High School KILLEEN | 2,031 | 47.6% | 52.7% |
| C E Ellison High School KILLEEN | 1,761 | 58.7% | 45.3% |
| Summer Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,972 | 47.1% | 54.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Manvel High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #368 of 1,385 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #375 of 1,425 ▼ 168 | #5 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #587 of 1,425 ▼ 17 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #176 of 1,184 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,238 | #237 of 2,107 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #802 of 1,344 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #224 of 1,346 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #980 of 1,522 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #180 of 672 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,238
-323 (-13%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 2,018
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 2,238 | 145.1 | 15.4:1 | 51% (1,144) |
| 2023-24 | 2,540 | 170.8 | 14.9:1 | 55% (1,399) |
| 2022-23 | 2,607 | 169.8 | 15.3:1 | 57% (1,494) |
| 2020-21 | 2,561 | 160 | 16.0:1 | 58% (1,494) |
| 2017-18 | 1,826 | 136.3 | 13.4:1 | 51% (939) |
| 2015-16 | 3,107 | 172 | 18.1:1 | 41% (1,284) |
| 2010-11 | 2,018 | 123 | 16.4:1 | 42% (852) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manvel High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,826 to 2,238); teachers up 6% (136.3 to 145.1).
About Manvel High School
Manvel High School runs as a high-enrollment high school in MANVEL, Texas. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,238 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 181% larger than that.
Manvel High School is in ALVIN ISD, a district with 30,038 students across 37 schools.
Black students form the largest group at Manvel High School, 41% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 40% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Brazoria County overall, about 16% of residents are Black. Manvel High School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Manvel High School employs 145.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. High schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Manvel High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%. Across public schools in Brazoria County, the average is about the same, 50%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Manvel High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.7%; the prediction is 51.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Brazoria County show that median household income is about $97,993, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Manvel High School is one of 115 public schools in Brazoria County, which together enroll about 75,767 students.
The next-closest public school is Manvel Junior High School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Manvel High School. Its average proficiency rate of 64.7% is above the 48.6% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Manvel High School as Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,561 in 2020-21 and 2,238 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Discussions about Manvel High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Don Jeter Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Other schools in MANVEL
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Pomona Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Red Duke Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Manvel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- E C Mason Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Manvel Junior High School0.4 mi · 705
- E C Mason Elementary School0.7 mi · 692
- Adapt0.9 mi · 89
- Barbara Bennett Elementary School1.7 mi · 333
- Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School2.6 mi · 540
- Meridiana Elementary School3.6 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Manvel High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manvel High School?
Manvel High School enrolls approximately 2,238 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Manvel High School serve?
Manvel High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Manvel High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Manvel High School.
How diverse is Manvel High School?
Manvel High School reports a student body of 9% White, 40% Hispanic, 41% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Manvel High School?
Manvel High School is overseen by ALVIN ISD in Brazoria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.