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Adapt

Public Grades 6-12
1733rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,057 Texas High Schools
Better than 16% of Texas high schools
Summary

Adapt in Manvel, TX, is a small alternative school within the Alvin Independent School District (Isd) that serves just 89 students in grades 6-12, offering a non-traditional learning environment for a highly disadvantaged population where over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

What truly sets Adapt apart is its extremely low student-to-teacher ratio of 4.2:1, which is dramatically smaller than nearby comprehensive schools like Manvel High School (15.4:1) and Shadow Creek High School (17.2:1). This intensive, individualized setting likely helps the school maintain a 0% dropout rate, successfully retaining students at high risk of leaving school. However, academic performance on state assessments (STAAR) is consistently low, ranking in the bottom 15-18% of Texas high schools. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 0% of 6th graders were proficient in Math, and only 17.39% were proficient in Algebra I—a stark contrast to Robert Turner College And Career High School (55.49%) and Glenda Dawson High School (55.49%).

Despite these challenges, Adapt shows a remarkable bright spot in U.S. History, where 80% of students were proficient on the STAAR EOC exam in 2025-2026—outperforming the district average (75.51%) and even nearby schools like Alvin High School (71.97%). This suggests a highly effective teacher or strategy in that subject. Yet, the school struggles significantly with English Language Learner students, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide. Compared to other alternative schools like Rise (which shows stronger Algebra I and Biology performance), Adapt faces deeper academic hurdles, though its small size means year-to-year performance can swing wildly based on just a few students.

89
Students ?
4.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,339
Per pupil spending ?
75.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7400 Lewis Ln
       Manvel, TX  77511

(281) 245-2681

District: Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.3%
African American:
23.6%
White:
15.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2024 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2024
✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Biology scores 39 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg60%
Texas avg53%
Middle school
2,130th of 2,359
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2024
From bottom 2% (2024) to bottom 10% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,733rd of 2,057
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2024
From bottom 11% (2024) to bottom 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 6High Schools in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd)
226th of 947Alvin 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.92130 of 23599.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.22270 of 23443.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.92326 of 23721.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.01183 of 13069.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.41939 of 227514.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.12188 of 22743.8%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.71733 of 205715.8%★☆☆☆☆
202520.21611 of 197418.4%★☆☆☆☆
202410.91774 of 199010.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.8800 of 110127.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20265.81199 of 12090.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.81653 of 197616.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.71746 of 19098.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.91634 of 18059.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.91739 of 197612.0%★☆☆☆☆
20247.61796 of 18844.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.31762 of 199311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.11643 of 189113.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2026)9th percentile~ school
Male (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school
High school
African American (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)16th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History80%+10 vs state
English II Reading48%-12 vs state
Reading44%-12 vs state
Biology32%-39 vs state
English I Reading20%-35 vs state
Algebra I17%-37 vs state
Social Studies9%-23 vs state
Mathematics6%-34 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Adapt

Students at Adapt are 57% Hispanic, 24% African American, 16% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 89 students attended Adapt.

Adapt ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Texas high schools.

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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