📍 802 S Johnson St, Alvin, Brazoria County, 77511
Alvin H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alvin, Brazoria County. The school has 2,821 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Robert Ford. It is part of the Alvin Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 174.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers 35 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Alvin H S enrolls 2,821 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 174.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,655 | 59% |
| White | 982 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 44 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,823 of the school's 2,821 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,641 qualify for free lunch and 182 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.
Alvin H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 29.
Alvin H S is one of 33 schools in ALVIN ISD, based in ALVIN, Texas. The district serves 30,038 students district-wide and employs 1,863 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,821 students, Alvin H S is larger than the district average of about 910 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large