Alvin’s public schools outscore 63% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Alvin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Alvin’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Alvin Independent spends $11,435 per student and Angleton Independent $12,546, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Living Stones Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Alvin’s grade
B: better than 63% of Texas school districts, #205 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alvin, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Alvin · depends on your address
G W Harby J H
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Alvin J H
Grades 6–8 · 716 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Fairview J H
Grades 6–8 · 644 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Alvin · depends on your address
G W Harby J H
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Alvin J H
Grades 6–8 · 716 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Fairview J H
Grades 6–8 · 644 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Alvin · depends on your address
G W Harby J H
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Alvin J H
Grades 6–8 · 716 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Fairview J H
Grades 6–8 · 644 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Alvin
Alvin H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Alvin
Alvin H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Alvin
Alvin H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Alvin
Alvin H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Alvin runs its own schools through grade 12 (Alvin Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Angleton Independent School District, shared with Angleton, Bailey's Prairie, Bonney, Holiday Lakes and Sandy Point. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Alvin
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Alvin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Alvin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin | B | Alvin Independent PK–12 · Angleton Independent PK–12 |
| Manvel | B | Alvin Independent |
| Pearland | A− | Pearland Independent PK–12 · Alvin Independent PK–12 |
| Iowa Colony | B | Alvin Independent |
| Hitchcock | C | Hitchcock Independent |
| Friendswood | A− | Friendswood Independent PK–12 · Clear Creek Independent PK–12 |
| Hillcrest Village | — | Alvin Independent |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Alvin Independent with Alvin for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Alvin
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Alvin’s schools
Are Alvin’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Alvin children attend outscore 63% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #205 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Alvin in?
Two districts: Alvin Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Angleton Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Angleton, Bailey's Prairie, Bonney, Holiday Lakes and Sandy Point.
Where do Alvin kids go to high school?
Alvin H S, with 2,766 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Alvin’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Alvin Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Alvin spend per student?
$11,435 in Alvin Independent School District and $12,546 in Angleton Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Alvin?
Yes: Living Stones Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 220 students).
Parents talk
What Alvin families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.