Alvarado High School
Public high school in Alvarado, Texas · Alvarado ISD · Grades 9–12
Alvarado High School serves 1,163 students in grades 9–12 in Alvarado (Johnson County). It is one of 6 schools in Alvarado ISD. By enrollment it is the 537th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 71.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alvarado ISD |
| County | Johnson County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001100128 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alvarado ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,163 | 3,788 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61% | 65.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alvarado High School in context
Size
Alvarado High School is the only high school in Alvarado ISD. Its 1,163 students are 30.7% of the district's 3,788. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10 miles away and have a median of 394 students, so Alvarado High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 319 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 274, against an average of 291 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 287 in grade 9 and 283 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 50.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Alvarado ISD (52.6%). White students are next, at 42.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.9% across Alvarado ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Alvarado High School has 71.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,163 students would have about 83.1 teachers, so Alvarado High School has 11.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Keene High School, 6.5 miles away in Keene ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50.4% |
| White | 42.5% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 287 |
| Grade 10 | 319 |
| Grade 11 | 274 |
| Grade 12 | 283 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1301 S Pkwy, Alvarado, TX 76009
Phone: (817)783-6940
Website: alvaradoisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alvarado High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene High School | Keene ISD | 6.5 mi | 373 | 12.7 | 57.1% |
| Venus High School | Venus ISD | 6.5 mi | 717 | 15.1 | 76% |
| Clearfork Academy South | University of Texas University Charter School | 9.1 mi | 31 | – | – |
| Grandview High School | Grandview ISD | 9.2 mi | 414 | 9.3 | 32.4% |
| Team School | Cleburne ISD | 10.9 mi | 65 | 9 | 81.5% |
| Joshua H S Ninth Grade Campus | Joshua ISD | 11.0 mi | 467 | 16.4 | 39.6% |
| New Horizon High School | Joshua ISD | 11.0 mi | 30 | 6.5 | 63.3% |
| Joshua High School | Joshua ISD | 11.1 mi | 1,313 | 13.9 | 37.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alvarado ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado El-North | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 276 |
| Alvarado El-South | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 386 |
| Alvarado Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 792 |
| Alvarado Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 862 |
| Lillian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 309 |