Student Alternative Center
Public high school in Angleton, Texas · Angleton ISD · Grades 5–12
Student Alternative Center serves 41 students in grades 5–12 in Angleton (Brazoria County). It is one of 10 schools in Angleton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1768th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.5 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 ÷ 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Angleton ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480831006642 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Angleton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 41 | 7,105 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.5 | 14.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.5% | 65.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Student Alternative Center in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Angleton ISD, Student Alternative Center is the 2nd largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.8 miles away and have a median of 719 students, so Student Alternative Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 10 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 67% more students than grade 5 (5 against 3). 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 51.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Angleton ISD (52.5%). White students are next, at 36.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.3% across Angleton ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Student Alternative Center has 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 3.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 41 students would have about 2.9 teachers, so Student Alternative Center has 8.8 more.
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 Brazoria County Juvenile Detention, 2.5 miles away in the same district. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 51.2% |
| White | 36.6% |
| Black | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
34.1% of students are girls and 65.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 S Walker, Angleton, TX 77515
Phone: (979)864-8003
Website: angletonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Student Alternative Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | Angleton ISD | 2.5 mi | 33 | 4.4 | – |
| Angleton High School | Angleton ISD | 3.2 mi | 2,225 | 17.7 | 61.4% |
| Danbury High School | Danbury ISD | 7.4 mi | 220 | 11 | 23.2% |
| Brazos Success Academy | Brazosport ISD | 8.1 mi | 134 | 12.2 | 80.6% |
| Brazoswood High School | Brazosport ISD | 9.5 mi | 2,436 | 15.5 | 44.4% |
| Columbia High School | Columbia-Brazoria ISD | 12.8 mi | 885 | 15.6 | 55.4% |
| Brazosport High School | Brazosport ISD | 14.6 mi | 841 | 11.6 | 63.6% |
| Sweeny High School | Sweeny ISD | 17.7 mi | 597 | 12 | 45.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Angleton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angleton High School | High | 9–12 | 2,225 |
| Angleton J H School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,567 |
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | High | 5–12 | 33 |
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 533 |
| Frontier Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 430 |
| Northside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 479 |
| Rancho Isabella Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 464 |
| Southside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 304 |
| Westside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,029 |