Manvel’s public schools outscore 63% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Manvel, 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.
Manvel’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 283 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Manvel’s, its schools beat 53%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 43% 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
The district spends $11,435 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
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 Manvel’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 Manvel, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Don Jeter El
Grades PK–5 · 800 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rosharon
E C Mason El
Grades PK–5 · 692 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Barbara Bennett El
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Rodeo Palms J H
Grades 6–8 · 842 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Manvel J H
Grades 6–8 · 705 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Jackie Doucet Caffey J H
Grades 6–8 · 540 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Rodeo Palms J H
Grades 6–8 · 842 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Manvel J H
Grades 6–8 · 705 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Jackie Doucet Caffey J H
Grades 6–8 · 540 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Manvel · depends on your address
Rodeo Palms J H
Grades 6–8 · 842 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Manvel J H
Grades 6–8 · 705 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Jackie Doucet Caffey J H
Grades 6–8 · 540 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Manvel
Manvel H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,238 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Manvel
Manvel H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,238 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Manvel
Manvel H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,238 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Manvel
Manvel H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,238 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Manvel’s public schools are run by Alvin Independent School District, which also serves Alvin, Hillcrest Village, Iowa Colony and Liverpool and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Manvel vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Manvel’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Manvel | B | Alvin Independent |
| Alvin | B | Alvin Independent PK–12 · Angleton Independent PK–12 |
| Pearland | A− | Pearland Independent PK–12 · Alvin Independent PK–12 |
| Iowa Colony | B | Alvin Independent |
All 3 neighbors share Alvin Independent with Manvel, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Manvel
8 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).
Questions about Manvel’s schools
Are Manvel’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Manvel 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 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Manvel in?
Alvin Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 30,038 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Manvel kids go to high school?
Manvel H S, with 2,238 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Manvel’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 Manvel spend per student?
$11,435 in Alvin Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Manvel families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Manvel → They have their own page.
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.