Alvord High School
Public high school in Alvord, Texas · Alvord ISD · Grades 9–12
Alvord High School serves 225 students in grades 9–12 in Alvord (Wise County). It is one of 3 schools in Alvord ISD. By enrollment it is the 1288th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alvord ISD |
| County | Wise County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480810000141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alvord ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 225 | 844 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 11.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.4% | 38.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Alvord High School in context
Size
Alvord High School is the only high school in Alvord ISD. Its 225 students are 26.7% of the district's 844. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 442; Alvord High School is smaller 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 65 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 43, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 12 has 34% fewer students than grade 9 (43 against 65). 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
The largest group is White students: 78.2% here and 77.5% across Alvord ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 38.4% across Alvord 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
With 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 225 students, Alvord High School has 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 225 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Alvord High School has 8.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Alvord High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Chico High School, 7.5 miles away in Chico ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 78.2% |
| Hispanic | 20.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.4% |
40% of students are girls and 60% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 65 |
| Grade 10 | 59 |
| Grade 11 | 58 |
| Grade 12 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1049 W Bypass 287, Alvord, TX 76225
Phone: (940)427-9643
Website: alvordisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alvord High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico High School | Chico ISD | 7.5 mi | 166 | 8.9 | 50% |
| Bridgeport High School | Bridgeport ISD | 10.1 mi | 674 | 14.3 | 53.4% |
| Decatur High School | Decatur ISD | 12.1 mi | 1,163 | 17.7 | 43.5% |
| Paradise High School | Paradise ISD | 14.6 mi | 373 | 12.9 | 22.5% |
| Bowie High School | Bowie ISD | 15.7 mi | 467 | 13.5 | 39% |
| Boyd High School | Boyd ISD | 20.8 mi | 417 | 11.1 | 36.5% |
| Saint Jo High School | Saint Jo ISD | 25.6 mi | 145 | 9.4 | 40% |
| Ponder High School | Ponder ISD | 26.3 mi | 557 | 12.4 | 37.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alvord ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvord Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 437 |
| Alvord Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 182 |