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Alvin ISD
Brazoria County · Region 04: Houston · 29,994 students
Alvin ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 86 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.6 average of the 345 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 5 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 88.
Ranks 303rd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 46 others), and 14th of 46 in Region 04: Houston (tied with 2 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 88 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 86 | 82.6 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 84 | 81.8 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 81 | 80.1 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 82 | 80.6 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 81 | 81.3 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Alvin ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 04: Houston
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Alvin ISD
- Similar student population (345)
- Region 04: Houston (46)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 86 | B | 4 |
| School Progress | 86 | B | 4 |
| Closing the Gaps | 87 | B | 3 |
| Academic Growth | 81 | B | 9 |
| Relative Performance | 86 | B | 4 |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 3 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (345)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (345 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 98.7%+2.9 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 99.1%+2.9 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 99.3%+3.0 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.1%−0.3 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 87.0% | 88.8% | −1.8 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 62.2% | 56.6% | +5.6 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 32.2% | 28.9% | +3.3 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 25.2% | 7.3% | +17.9 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 22.8% | 36.2% | −13.4 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 34.0% | 41.3% | −7.3 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.2% | 1.4% | −1.2 |
| Earned an associate degree | 5.5% | 2.4% | +3.1 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.5% | −3.5 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 5.3% | 3.1% | +2.2 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 6.8% | 8.1% | −1.3 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.5% | 3.5% | −1.0 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 29,994
- Economically disadvantaged
- 50.1%−1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 15.8%+7.1 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 15.6%−2.6 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.2%+0.4 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 12.1%−1.2 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 27.6%
- Hispanic 40.1%
- White 18.2%
- American Indian 0.4%
- Asian 9.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.8%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Alvin ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $2,955 less per student than its peer group, and $3,544 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $72,732+$7,470 vs similar
- Teachers
- 2,070
- Students per staff member
- 14.5
Teaching experience
- Beginning 5.3%
- 1 to 5 years 26.1%
- 6 to 10 years 21.9%
- 11 to 20 years 33.4%
- 21 to 30 years 11.9%
- Over 30 years 1.4%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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3of 45
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Region 04: Houston · of the 45 that report this measure
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8of 46
Academic Growth
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 2
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8of 46
Attendance
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 1
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8of 46
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 1
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8of 45
Four-Year Graduation Rate
Region 04: Houston (standard accountability only) · of the 45 that report this measure
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8of 45
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Region 04: Houston (standard accountability only) · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 45
Five-Year Graduation Rate
Region 04: Houston (standard accountability only) · of the 45 that report this measure
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10of 46
Closing the Gaps
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 46
All Subjects — Approaches
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 2
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10of 46
Science — Meets
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 1
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6of 45
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Region 04: Houston (standard accountability only) · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 3
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9of 46
Reading — Masters
Region 04: Houston · of the 46 that report this measure · tied with 3
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
37 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise | High School | A | 96 | 122 |
| Dr Ronald E McNair JH | Middle / Jr. High | A | 94 | 1,015 |
| Glenn York Elem | Elementary | A | 93 | 708 |
| Shirley Dill Brothers Elem | Elementary | A | 93 | 627 |
| Manvel HS | High School | A | 92 | 2,233 |
| Shadow Creek HS | High School | A | 92 | 2,612 |
| Nolan Ryan JH | Middle / Jr. High | A | 92 | 734 |
| Pomona Elem | Elementary | A | 92 | 706 |
| Mark Twain Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 643 |
| Mary Burks Marek Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 706 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 640 |
| Meridiana Elem | Elementary | A | 90 | 825 |
| Fairview JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 89 | 679 |
| Alvin HS | High School | B | 88 | 2,646 |
| Iowa Colony HS | High School | B | 87 | 1,856 |
| Manvel JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 87 | 689 |
| Melba Passmore Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 578 |
| Alvin Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 581 |
| R L Stevenson Pri | Elementary | B | 86 | 422 |
| Walt Disney Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 450 |
| Rodeo Palms JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 894 |
| Jackie Doucet Caffey JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 593 |
| Iowa Colony JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 738 |
| Bob and Betty Nelson Elem | Elementary | B | 85 | 703 |
| Red Duke Elem | Elementary | B | 84 | 677 |
| Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elem | Elementary | B | 84 | 770 |
| Bill Hasse Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 584 |
| Hood-Case Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 647 |
| Nichols-Mock Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 573 |
| Alvin JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 81 | 716 |
| Barbara Bennett Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 480 |
| E C Mason Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 746 |
| Don Jeter Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 749 |
| Savannah Lakes Elem | Elementary | C | 77 | 754 |
| G W Harby JH | Middle / Jr. High | C | 76 | 818 |
| Brazoria Co JJAEP | High School | Not Rated | — | 1 |
| Adapt | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 79 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.