MARY BURKS MAREK EL

Located at 1947 KIRBY DR, in PEARLAND, Texas, MARY BURKS MAREK EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that works with 762 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by ALVIN ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MARY BURKS MAREK EL sits 47% larger than that benchmark.

Within ALVIN ISD, which oversees 37 schools and 30,038 students, MARY BURKS MAREK EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MARY BURKS MAREK EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Black, 11% Asian, 9% White, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MARY BURKS MAREK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Brazoria County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,993 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Brazoria County's 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), MARY BURKS MAREK EL is one campus in the mix.

NOLAN RYAN J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARY BURKS MAREK EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARY BURKS MAREK EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 764 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 13% to 39%.

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