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Alvarado Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 841 students in Alvarado Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Alvarado Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
6 Schools
2,747 Schools
# Students
3,782 Students
1,489,538 Students
# Teachers
261 Teachers
103,135 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Alvarado Independent School District, which is ranked #843 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#854 out of 1204 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
46%
Graduation Rate
97%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.64
# American Indian Students
12 Students
5,199 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
77,599 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,885 Students
795,444 Students
% Hispanic Students
50%
53%
# Black Students
122 Students
186,072 Students
% Black Students
3%
13%
# White Students
1,616 Students
378,957 Students
% White Students
43%
26%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,404 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
135 Students
43,863 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
176
15,212
# Students in K Grade:
234
21,462
# Students in 1st Grade:
273
22,752
# Students in 2nd Grade:
249
22,958
# Students in 3rd Grade:
273
22,862
# Students in 4th Grade:
269
22,563
# Students in 5th Grade:
267
30,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
285
326,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
276
406,424
# Students in 8th Grade:
280
414,179
# Students in 9th Grade:
319
56,165
# Students in 10th Grade:
301
48,628
# Students in 11th Grade:
304
42,213
# Students in 12th Grade:
276
37,320
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,330 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,648 is less than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,330
$13,387
Spending / Student
$12,648
$14,116
Best Alvarado Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alvarado J High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1000 N Cummings
Alvarado, TX 76009
(817) 783-6840
Alvarado, TX 76009
(817) 783-6840
Grades: 6-8
| 841 students
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