Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

The Alvin Independent School District (Isd) serves 36 schools across the Houston metropolitan area, including 21 elementary, 9 middle, and 6 high schools, and has earned a strong 4-star rating, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide.

The district's standout performers are concentrated in the "Shadow Creek Corridor," where schools like Dr Ronald E McNair J H (a 5-star school in the 96th percentile for three consecutive years) and elementary schools Glenn York Elementary, Pomona Elementary, and Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary (all 5-star, 94th-96th percentile) consistently achieve top results. At the high school level, Shadow Creek High School leads with a 4-star rating and an 84th percentile rank, while the district's graduation rate is an impressive 97.2%. In contrast, schools like Alvin Elementary and Mark Twain Elementary face significant challenges with higher rates of economic disadvantage and lower academic performance, though Mark Twain has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 48th to the 80th percentile in recent years.

A key district-wide finding is the "5th Grade Math Dip," where nearly all elementary schools see a sharp decline in math proficiency between 4th and 5th grade—for example, Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary dropped from 69% to 14% proficiency. Additionally, while middle schools like Rodeo Palms J H achieve 100% Algebra I proficiency, high schools like Alvin High School (50.1%) struggle with the subject, suggesting a transition gap. The district also shows that high spending per student, such as at alternative schools like Rise ($18,162), does not guarantee high test scores, while efficient schools like Glenn York ($9,069) achieve excellent results with near-average spending.