Alvin High School
Public high school in Alvin, Texas · Alvin ISD · Grades 9–12
Alvin High School serves 2,766 students in grades 9–12 in Alvin (Brazoria County). It is one of 36 schools in Alvin ISD. By enrollment it is the 115th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 164.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alvin ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480809000132 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alvin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,766 | 30,038 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 15.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.5% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
Alvin High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Alvin ISD, Alvin High School is the largest, with 9.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 7.4 miles away and have a median of 1,664 students, so Alvin 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 9 with 842 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 568, against an average of 692 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% fewer students than grade 9 (568 against 842). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 58.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Alvin ISD (40.3%). White students are next, at 34.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Alvin 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
Alvin High School has 164.21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,766 students would have about 197.6 teachers, so Alvin High School has 33.4 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Rise, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.6% |
| White | 34.8% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 842 |
| Grade 10 | 650 |
| Grade 11 | 706 |
| Grade 12 | 568 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
802 S Johnson St, Alvin, TX 77511
Phone: (281)245-3000
Website: alvinisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alvin High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise | Alvin ISD | 0.2 mi | 116 | 5.7 | 70.7% |
| Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe ISD | 6.9 mi | 1,314 | 16.2 | 46.4% |
| Adapt | Alvin ISD | 7.0 mi | 89 | 4.3 | 75.3% |
| Friendswood High School | Friendswood ISD | 7.0 mi | 2,014 | 16.4 | – |
| Manvel High School | Alvin ISD | 7.8 mi | 2,238 | 15.4 | 51.1% |
| Robert Turner College and Career High School | Pearland ISD | 8.3 mi | 1,128 | 17.5 | 34.9% |
| Pearland High School | Pearland ISD | 8.5 mi | 3,412 | 17.9 | 35% |
| Clear Springs High School | Clear Creek ISD | 8.7 mi | 2,668 | 17.4 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.