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Alvin Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

301 E House St
Alvin, TX 77511
Brazoria County
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PH: (281) 388-1130
FAX: (281) 388-0566

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Grades PK-12
14,192 students
22 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

95% (2009)

97% (2008)

97% (2007)

97% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2009.

Math

89% (2009)

89% (2008)

88% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

86% (2009)

86% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

90% (2009)

94% (2008)

93% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2009.

Math

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

93% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

91% (2009)

93% (2008)

92% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2009.

Science

90% (2009)

92% (2008)

84% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Science was 84% in 2009.

Math

96% (2009)

94% (2008)

96% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

93% (2009)

95% (2008)

97% (2007)

96% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2009.

Math

82% (2009)

87% (2008)

90% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

85% (2009)

87% (2008)

88% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

93% (2009)

93% (2008)

95% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 93% in 2009.

Math

79% (2009)

80% (2008)

84% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

97% (2009)

95% (2008)

93% (2007)

87% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 87% in 2009.

Social Studies

95% (2009)

93% (2008)

88% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 92% in 2009.

Science

83% (2009)

71% (2008)

71% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 72% in 2009.

Math

88% (2009)

84% (2008)

81% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading

88% (2009)

85% (2008)

92% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 93% in 2009.

Math

66% (2009)

59% (2008)

63% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies

91% (2009)

92% (2008)

91% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2009.

Science

74% (2009)

70% (2008)

65% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Science was 66% in 2009.

English Language Arts

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

88% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 88% in 2009.

Math

70% (2009)

65% (2008)

68% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2009)

97% (2008)

97% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 97% in 2009.

Science

91% (2009)

86% (2008)

82% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Science was 85% in 2009.

English Language Arts

96% (2009)

91% (2008)

93% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 92% in 2009.

Math

84% (2009)

80% (2008)

85% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the tests

In 2008-2009, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	95%
Male	94%
African American	92%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	93%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	93%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	89%
African American	83%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	84%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	92%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	83%
African American	81%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	71%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	94%
Male	86%
African American	85%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	89%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	92%
Male	89%
African American	81%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	74%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	91%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	92%
Male	91%
African American	90%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	77%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	90%
Female	88%
Male	93%
African American	89%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	90%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	96%
Female	96%
Male	96%
African American	95%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	87%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	90%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	92%
Male	93%
African American	95%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	65%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	83%
Male	82%
African American	74%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	40%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	88%
Male	83%
African American	86%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	44%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	97%
Male	90%
African American	97%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	70%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	56%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	77%
African American	73%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	73%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	44%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	97%
Female	98%
Male	97%
African American	97%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	82%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	62%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	95%
Female	95%
Male	95%
African American	96%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	77%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	83%
Female	80%
Male	86%
African American	76%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	67%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	41%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	77%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	92%
Male	84%
African American	90%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	65%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	33%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	66%
Female	72%
Male	60%
African American	60%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	50%
White	73%
Economically disadvantaged	57%
Not economically disadvantaged	72%
Special education	21%
Not special education	69%
Limited English proficient	24%
Not limited English proficient	68%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	91%
Male	92%
African American	91%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	100%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	76%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	32%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	74%
Female	70%
Male	76%
African American	68%
Asian	77%
Hispanic	66%
Native American	89%
White	81%
Economically disadvantaged	67%
Not economically disadvantaged	77%
Special education	33%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	20%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	91%
Female	95%
Male	87%
African American	92%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	51%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	35%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	72%
Male	69%
African American	59%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	66%
Native American	100%
White	75%
Economically disadvantaged	63%
Not economically disadvantaged	75%
Special education	23%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	25%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	99%
Male	97%
African American	98%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	97%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	97%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	92%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	92%
African American	89%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	76%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	96%
Female	97%
Male	94%
African American	98%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	72%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	83%
African American	72%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	59%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the Tests

In 2008-2009, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Accountability Rating

In 2008-2009 this district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2007-2008, this district was rated "Recognized". In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2007-2008 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Writing
Commended Performance: Social Studies

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	20	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Beginning teachers	13%	8%
1 to 5 years	37%	30%
6 to 10 years	22%	20%
11 to 20 years	18%	23%
21 or more years	12%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	21	19
Grade 1	20	19
Grade 2	20	19
Grade 3	20	19
Grade 4	21	20
Grade 5	25	22
Grade 6	23	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)	21	22
English (middle and high school)	19	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	22	21
Math (middle and high school)	21	20
Science (middle and high school)	19	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	20	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	42%	47%
White	41%	35%
Black	11%	14%
Asian or Pacific Islander	5%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged	48%	55%
Special education	11%	10%
Gifted/talented students	7%	8%
Limited English proficient	13%	17%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,312	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	60%
Support services	8%	10%
School leadership	10%	11%
Other expenditures	25%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >