📍 9815 Meridiana Pkwy, Iowa Colony, Brazoria County, 77583
Meridiana el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iowa Colony, Brazoria County. The school has 998 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kharla Boyce. It is part of the Alvin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Meridiana el enrolls 998 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 20% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 394 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 282 | 28% |
| White | 199 | 20% |
| Asian | 67 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 998 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
Meridiana el 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 29.
Meridiana el 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 998 students, Meridiana el is close to the district average of about 910 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe