📍 1000 N Cummings, Alvarado, Johnson County, 76009
Alvarado J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alvarado, Johnson County. The school has 845 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Newcomer. It is part of the Alvarado Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alvarado J H enrolls 845 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 384 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
565 of the school's 845 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 479 qualify for free lunch and 86 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 J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 J H 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 845 students, Alvarado J H is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe