Melba Passmore Elementary School
Public elementary school in Alvin, Texas · Alvin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Melba Passmore Elementary School serves 592 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Alvin (Brazoria County). It is one of 36 schools in Alvin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1666th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 40.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 480809003080 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 592 | 30,038 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.3% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Melba Passmore Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 21 elementary schools in Alvin ISD, Melba Passmore Elementary School is the 16th largest, with 2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 621; Melba Passmore Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 3 with 109 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 28, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (92 against 82). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 28 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 54.2% here and 40.3% across Alvin ISD. White students are next, at 40.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Alvin ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 40.16 full-time-equivalent teachers for 592 students, Melba Passmore Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 592 students would have about 40 teachers, so Melba Passmore Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Melba Passmore Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Alvin Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 32 other elementary schools, 7 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 54.2% |
| White | 40.4% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 28 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 87 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 109 |
| Grade 4 | 104 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 E Kost Rd, Alvin, TX 77511
Phone: (281)585-6696
Website: alvinisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Melba Passmore Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 1.2 mi | 724 | 15.2 | 77.8% |
| Hood-Case Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 1.3 mi | 698 | 14.6 | 67.6% |
| Bill Hasse Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 1.8 mi | 574 | 12.7 | 71.6% |
| Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 2.8 mi | 655 | 14.9 | 60% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 3.3 mi | 634 | 14 | 72.9% |
| R L Stevenson Primary School | Alvin ISD | 3.3 mi | 461 | 13.5 | 71.8% |
| Walt Disney Elementary School | Alvin ISD | 3.6 mi | 457 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
| Windsong Elementary School | Friendswood ISD | 5.5 mi | 607 | 14.5 | 8.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.