Alvord Middle School
Public middle school in Alvord, Texas · Alvord ISD · Grades 6–8
Alvord Middle School serves 182 students in grades 6–8 in Alvord (Wise County). It is one of 3 schools in Alvord ISD. By enrollment it is the 1557th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 480810006205 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 182 | 844 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31.9% | 38.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Alvord Middle School is the only middle school in Alvord ISD. Its 182 students are 21.6% of the district's 844. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.2 miles away and have a median of 332 students, so Alvord Middle 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 8 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 53, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 6 (65 against 53). 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
White students are the largest group, at 82.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Alvord ISD (77.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 15.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 38.4% across Alvord ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Alvord Middle School has 15.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 182 students would have about 12.6 teachers, so Alvord Middle School has 3.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Chico Middle School, 7.2 miles away in Chico ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 82.4% |
| Hispanic | 15.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 53 |
| Grade 7 | 64 |
| Grade 8 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
328 Fm 1655, Alvord, TX 76225
Phone: (940)427-5511
Website: alvordisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alvord Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Middle School | Chico ISD | 7.2 mi | 122 | 12.3 | 59% |
| Bridgeport Middle School | Bridgeport ISD | 10.6 mi | 478 | 15.4 | 61.1% |
| McCarroll Middle School | Decatur ISD | 11.2 mi | 838 | 16.1 | 45.5% |
| Paradise Middle School | Paradise ISD | 14.6 mi | 319 | 15.1 | 25.7% |
| Bowie Junior High School | Bowie ISD | 15.9 mi | 344 | 13.4 | 47.1% |
| Boyd Intermediate School | Boyd ISD | 21.0 mi | 212 | 13.5 | 47.6% |
| Boyd Middle School | Boyd ISD | 21.0 mi | 216 | 12.4 | 48.1% |
| Springtown Middle School | Springtown ISD | 26.0 mi | 633 | 12.8 | 47.4% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 225 |