📍 1301 S Pkwy, Alvarado, Johnson County, 76009
Alvarado H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alvarado, Johnson County. The school has 1,172 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Israel Stephens. It is part of the Alvarado Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alvarado H S enrolls 1,172 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 564 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 522 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
736 of the school's 1,172 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 629 qualify for free lunch and 107 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alvarado H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 58.
Alvarado H S is one of 7 schools in ALVARADO ISD, based in ALVARADO, Texas. The district serves 3,788 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,172 students, Alvarado H S is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe