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Nolan Ryan J H

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Nolan Ryan J H ranks 313 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Nolan Ryan J H is a middle school in Pearland, TX, serving 777 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Alvin Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 25% of Texas.

This school stands out for its exceptional support of diverse learners, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for English Language Learners and the 93rd percentile for Gifted and Talented students—a stark contrast to nearby schools like Thomas Middle and Lawson Middle, which rank in the bottom 30% for ELL students. Nolan Ryan has also shown dramatic improvement for Special Education and economically disadvantaged students, jumping from the 45th and 48th percentiles to the 84th and 74th percentiles, respectively, over the past two years. While it faces a district-wide challenge with 6th-grade math proficiency (only 14% proficient, below the state average of 38%), students catch up significantly by 7th and 8th grade, and the school achieves near-perfect scores on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam (98.36% proficient).

Nolan Ryan is a rising star in the district, with its state rank improving by 40% over three years, from 528th to 313th, while nearby Rodeo Palms J H has stagnated. Its consistent reading scores across all grades (75-81% proficient) and strong subgroup performance make it a compelling choice for families seeking a school that closes achievement gaps effectively. For more details, visit the Alvin Independent School District (Isd) page.

777

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,434

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11500 Shadow Creek Pkwy
Pearland, TX 77584

(281) 245-3210

District: Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Nolan Ryan J H usually attend:

High:

Shadow Creek High School

Feeder schools for Nolan Ryan J H:

Elementary:	Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
	Mary Burks Marek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.2%

Asian:

20.7%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg55%

Texas avg47%

313^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Middle Schools in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

231^st of 951Alvin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	313 of 2335	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	341 of 2344	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	528 of 2372	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	424 of 2330	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	548 of 2254	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	413 of 2252	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	382 of 2193	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	374 of 2080	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	274 of 2027	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	338 of 1987	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.3	416 of 2043	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	438 of 1987	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	418 of 1973	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	594 of 1951	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.8	909 of 1895	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	396 of 1803	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	493 of 1763	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	259 of 1295	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	240 of 997	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	465 of 1280	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	407 of 1273	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	436 of 1251	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	373 of 1213	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	354 of 1193	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	349 of 1167	70.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	74 of 642	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	151 of 505	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	221 of 617	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	159 of 616	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	206 of 606	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	111 of 589	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	173 of 594	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	224 of 587	61.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.4	454 of 2182	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	573 of 2118	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	921 of 2058	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1141 of 2008	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	85 of 1390	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.7	107 of 1428	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	157 of 1770	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	76 of 1720	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	184 of 1643	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	221 of 1592	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	359 of 1445	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	398 of 1376	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	221 of 2240	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	76.8	280 of 1825	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	500 of 2242	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	377 of 2241	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	488 of 2221	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	467 of 2151	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	387 of 2047	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	381 of 2008	81.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	110 of 1497	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	114 of 1230	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	164 of 1481	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	243 of 1488	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	118 of 1501	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.4	425 of 1446	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	230 of 1430	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	252 of 2141	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	249 of 1731	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	422 of 2119	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	267 of 2116	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	421 of 2077	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	302 of 2043	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	309 of 1935	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	224 of 1895	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	592 of 2253	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.0	549 of 1820	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1168 of 2235	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	1064 of 2251	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	1388 of 2220	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1334 of 2172	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	1162 of 2073	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1215 of 2039	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	382 of 2253	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	469 of 1818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	635 of 2246	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	474 of 2245	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	659 of 2228	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	348 of 2168	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	364 of 2069	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	377 of 2030	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	280 of 806	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	321 of 676	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	434 of 818	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	248 of 817	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	307 of 813	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.6	10 of 743	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	110 of 753	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	207 of 720	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	318 of 1956	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	43.0	871 of 1568	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1036 of 1891	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	365 of 1815	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	543 of 1757	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	446 of 1712	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	307 of 1626	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	387 of 1597	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	64 of 1731	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	69.7	331 of 1439	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	405 of 1733	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	161 of 1749	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	256 of 1723	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	267 of 1700	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	324 of 1684	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	437 of 1673	73.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)96th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2026)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)79th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+44 vs state

Reading77%+22 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

Social Studies43%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Nolan Ryan J H	Public	6-8	11500 Shadow Creek Pkwy	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3210	777	48	16.2	36.9%	95 (12.2%)	320 (41.2%)	155 (19.9%)	161 (20.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.1%)	80.6	313^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.6%		79.2	341^st of 2344 public middle schools	85.5%	28	98.4			75.9	74.1	81.6		14.4	41.7	67.1	43.5	$8,434
Dr Ronald E McNair J H	Public	6-8	2950 Kingsley	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7200	1,034	59	17.4	26.0%	144 (13.9%)	312 (30.2%)	238 (23.0%)	291 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	92.8	103^rd of 2335 public middle schools	95.6%		90.9	136^th of 2344 public middle schools	94.2%	33	99.0			84.6	87.1	91.5		18.8	65.8	82.3	58.4	$7,814
KIPP Spirit College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	532	20	26.6	91.5%	3 (0.6%)	384 (72.2%)	140 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	59.7	762^nd of 2335 public middle schools	67.4%		48.4	1128^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.9%	366	30.2		43.9	58.7	53.1	69.5	26.0	26.3	38.3		37.5	$8,128
Rogers Middle	Public	5-6	3121 Manvel	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 736-6400	721	42	17.2	29.0%	191 (26.5%)	165 (22.9%)	195 (27.0%)	122 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.4%)								(n/a)			75.6	82.3			64.7	75.3				$7,241
Lawson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	14000 Stancliff St	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 434-5600	1,069	73	14.6	92.7%	8 (0.7%)	402 (37.6%)	652 (61.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34.3	1591^st of 2335 public middle schools	31.9%		35.2	1551^st of 2344 public middle schools	33.8%	40	80.0			44.8	43.2	49.8		39.5	8.0	45.9	7.9	$15,308
Berry Miller J H	Public	7-8	3301 Manvel Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-3900	827	47	17.5	26.2%	211 (25.5%)	200 (24.2%)	209 (25.3%)	158 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.3%)	90.8	138^th of 2335 public middle schools	94.1%		88.7	175^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.5%	37	97.6				83.0	85.0			28.7	77.1	63.7	$7,659
Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	16650 S Post Oak	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3360	806	60	13.3	91.1%	10 (1.2%)	314 (39.0%)	456 (56.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	16.9	2112^th of 2335 public middle schools	9.6%		15	2149^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.3%	37	78.1			34.9	29.6	38.0		13.6	4.4	26.4	19.2	$11,839
Iltexas Houston Orem Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	410	24	17.1	89.5%	3 (0.7%)	214 (52.2%)	185 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	31.5	1674^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.3%		16	2128^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.2%	454	96.7	96.3		45.4	37.2	36.1		35.5	29.1	31.3	13.7	$8,494
Rodeo Palms J H	Public	6-8	101 Palm Desert Dr	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-2078	842	52	16.2	58.2%	69 (8.2%)	336 (39.9%)	337 (40.0%)	66 (7.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.1%)	56.6	855^th of 2335 public middle schools	63.4%		53.6	964^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.9%	109	100.0			55.9	62.8	58.4		5.8	32.8	64.5	20.2	$9,207
Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	5655 Selinsky Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3500	391	32	12.1	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	240 (61.4%)	139 (35.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29.7	1737^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.6%		15.5	2141^st of 2344 public middle schools	8.7%	404	100.0			54.6	37.8	33.6		35.4	27.4	26.3	10.4	$15,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Nolan Ryan J H

How many students attend Nolan Ryan J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Nolan Ryan J H.

What is the racial makeup of Nolan Ryan J H?

Students at Nolan Ryan J H are 41% African American, 21% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Nolan Ryan J H in?

Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Nolan Ryan J H attend?

Students who attend Nolan Ryan J H usually go on to attend Shadow Creek High School

Is Nolan Ryan J H a good school?

Nolan Ryan J H ranks 313^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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