Alvord Elementary

Summary:

Alvord Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Alvord Independent School District (ISD) in Alvord, Texas, with a student population of 395. The school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating it is a relatively high-performing school within the state.

Alvord Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of White students (80.76%) compared to the state average and nearby schools, such as Carson Elementary and Rann Elementary in the Decatur ISD. The school also outperforms the state and Alvord ISD averages in STAAR test scores, particularly in mathematics and science. However, the school struggles with the performance of Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years.

Alvord Elementary's higher per-student spending ($10,691 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average may contribute to its academic success, but the school's racial imbalance and subgroup disparities warrant further investigation. When compared to nearby schools, such as Chico Elementary and Bridgeport Elementary, Alvord Elementary stands out as a consistently high-performing school, but the unique challenges it faces in addressing the needs of certain student subgroups suggest the need for targeted interventions and a focus on equity and access.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 711 W Stadium Dr
       Alvord, TX  76225-0070


(940) 427-2881

District: Alvord Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1364th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,691 Help


Students who attend Alvord Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Alvord Middle
High:    Alvord High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  421

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.6%
Hispanic:
19.7%
African American:
1.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.9% Help


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Compare Details Alvord Elementary ranks better than 70.8% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.67. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.6%), Hispanic (19.7%), African American (1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alvord Elementary is 13.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alvord Elementary is $10,691.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alvord Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Elementary 1364th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Alvord Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alvord Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Independent School District (Isd) 246th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alvord Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.60 761st 3465 78.0%
2005 86.83 124th 3475 96.4%
2006 83.61 234th 3476 93.3%
2007 82.45 293rd 3724 92.1%
2008 71.70 955th 3768 74.7%
2009 72.53 926th 3884 76.2%
2010 75.15 774th 3937 80.3%
2011 60.23 1796th 4095 56.1%
2012 60.83 1652nd 4206 60.7%
2013 70.41 1156th 4221 72.6%
2014 77.66 828th 4260 80.6%
2015 76.90 910th 4320 78.9%
2016 79.76 756th 4286 82.4%
2017 75.05 866th 4329 80.0%
2018 73.73 895th 4359 79.5%
2019 77.19 805th 4479 82.0%
2021 80.31 732nd 4578 84.0%
2022 78.99 801st 4581 82.5%
2023 68.23 1239th 4647 73.3%
2024 64.67 1364th 4675 70.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 72.32 607th 3487 82.6%
2023 23.50 3088th 3556 13.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.12 299th 3558 91.6%
2019 26.78 3068th 3684 16.7%
2021 35.71 2355th 3799 38.0%
2022 55.84 1253rd 3952 68.3%
2023 47.93 1763rd 4086 56.9%
2024 44.56 2238th 4261 47.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.47 517th 4264 87.9%
2019 91.67 127th 4309 97.1%
2021 89.19 168th 4451 96.2%
2022 87.44 242nd 4477 94.6%
2023 60.88 1460th 4521 67.7%
2024 64.99 1198th 4560 73.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.40 1525th 4306 64.6%
2019 62.01 1395th 4348 67.9%
2021 81.60 650th 4499 85.6%
2022 78.39 745th 4561 83.7%
2023 68.28 1163rd 4588 74.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.22 7th 3106 99.8%
2021 69.05 1002nd 3006 66.7%
2022 78.40 109th 2958 96.3%
2023 47.53 2029th 2980 31.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.81 712th 4240 83.2%
2019 76.06 556th 4295 87.1%
2021 79.57 395th 4331 90.9%
2022 67.78 946th 4461 78.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.65 637th 4319 85.3%
2019 84.86 482nd 4357 88.9%
2021 77.22 791st 4498 82.4%
2022 76.04 881st 4563 80.7%
2023 63.49 1414th 4585 69.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.22 2632nd 4168 36.9%
2019 65.67 1077th 4188 74.3%
2021 47.02 2124th 4329 50.9%
2022 71.96 838th 4376 80.9%
2023 22.70 3818th 4401 13.2%
2024 25.61 3656th 4431 17.5%
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Rank History for White students at Alvord Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.79 1157th 3127 63.0%
2019 58.97 1199th 3142 61.8%
2021 63.43 957th 3082 68.9%
2022 58.12 1253rd 3082 59.3%
2023 55.15 1400th 3106 54.9%
2024 52.33 1490th 3078 51.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Alvord Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Alvord Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 190 3 1 26 n/a n/a n/a 0 220
1989 179 2 1 31 0 n/a n/a 0 213
1990 156 2 1 30 0 n/a n/a 0 189
1991 153 3 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 185
1992 155 4 1 30 0 n/a n/a 0 190
1993 142 3 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 167
1994 154 3 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 180
1995 179 0 0 17 2 n/a n/a 0 198
1996 179 0 0 17 2 n/a n/a 0 198
1997 205 3 0 20 5 n/a n/a 0 233
1998 207 2 0 18 5 n/a n/a 0 232
1999 240 2 1 17 9 n/a n/a 0 269
2000 216 1 1 13 4 n/a n/a 0 235
2001 207 1 1 16 3 n/a n/a 0 228
2002 288 2 2 27 4 n/a n/a 0 323
2003 288 2 2 27 4 n/a n/a 0 323
2004 268 5 2 32 8 n/a n/a 0 315
2005 251 6 1 29 4 n/a n/a 0 291
2006 261 5 1 24 3 n/a n/a 0 294
2007 257 4 2 26 2 n/a n/a 0 291
2008 284 3 1 21 1 n/a n/a 0 310
2009 296 7 1 33 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2010 299 7 3 31 1 n/a n/a 0 341
2011 329 4 3 31 0 0 8 0 375
2012 296 3 2 40 0 0 6 0 347
2013 283 3 0 46 0 0 5 0 337
2014 292 2 0 49 0 0 3 0 346
2015 269 0 0 53 1 0 4 0 327
2016 283 0 0 42 2 0 2 0 329
2017 276 0 0 52 1 0 2 0 331
2018 277 0 1 45 2 0 0 0 325
2019 300 0 1 39 2 0 3 0 345
2020 304 0 0 50 4 0 4 0 362
2021 280 0 0 51 3 0 1 0 335
2022 325 0 0 48 4 0 0 0 377
2023 319 0 0 70 2 0 4 0 395
2024 331 4 0 83 1 0 2 0 421

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alvord Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 220 12.0 18.3 n/a
1989 213 n/a n/a n/a
1990 189 13.0 14.5 n/a
1991 185 12.6 14.6 n/a
1992 190 13.3 14.2 39.5
1993 167 12.0 13.9 43.7
1994 180 12.0 15.0 21.7
1995 198 12.6 15.7 29.8
1996 198 12.6 15.7 29.8
1997 233 12.5 18.6 33.5
1998 232 13.7 16.9 22
1999 269 16.6 16.2 30.5
2000 235 15.7 15.0 28.9
2001 228 16.0 14.3 31.6
2002 323 22.3 14.5 38.4
2003 323 22.3 14.5 38.4
2004 315 22.7 13.9 38.4
2005 291 22.8 12.8 37.5
2006 294 21.7 13.5 33.3
2007 291 21.1 13.8 32
2008 310 21.8 14.2 31.3
2009 338 22.2 15.2 31.4
2010 341 23.0 14.8 39.6
2011 375 23.9 15.6 36.8
2012 347 21.6 16.0 38.9
2013 337 21.6 15.5 36.5
2014 346 21.7 15.8 34.4
2015 327 24.0 13.6 37.3
2016 329 23.0 14.3 33.1
2017 331 21.9 15.0 39.6
2018 325 22.4 14.4 37.2
2019 345 22.0 15.6 45.2
2020 362 24.1 14.9 40.6
2021 335 26.1 12.8 51.6
2022 377 26.3 14.3 46.4
2023 395 29.1 13.5 40.8
2024 421 30.7 13.6 44.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alvord Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 220 12.0 18.3 n/a
1989 213 n/a n/a n/a
1990 189 13.0 14.5 n/a
1991 185 12.6 14.6 n/a
1992 190 13.3 14.2 39.5
1993 167 12.0 13.9 43.7
1994 180 12.0 15.0 21.7
1995 198 12.6 15.7 29.8
1996 198 12.6 15.7 29.8
1997 233 12.5 18.6 33.5
1998 232 13.7 16.9 22
1999 269 16.6 16.2 30.5
2000 235 15.7 15.0 28.9
2001 228 16.0 14.3 31.6
2002 323 22.3 14.5 38.4
2003 323 22.3 14.5 38.4
2004 315 22.7 13.9 38.4
2005 291 22.8 12.8 37.5
2006 294 21.7 13.5 33.3
2007 291 21.1 13.8 32
2008 310 21.8 14.2 31.3
2009 338 22.2 15.2 31.4
2010 341 23.0 14.8 39.6
2011 375 23.9 15.6 36.8
2012 347 21.6 16.0 38.9
2013 337 21.6 15.5 36.5
2014 346 21.7 15.8 34.4
2015 327 24.0 13.6 37.3
2016 329 23.0 14.3 33.1
2017 331 21.9 15.0 39.6
2018 325 22.4 14.4 37.2
2019 345 22.0 15.6 45.2
2020 362 24.1 14.9 40.6
2021 335 26.1 12.8 51.6
2022 377 26.3 14.3 46.4
2023 395 29.1 13.5 40.8
2024 421 30.7 13.6 44.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alvord Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $848 (8.8%) $8,757 (91.2%) $9,605
2020 $950 (10.1%) $8,502 (90.0%) $9,451
2021 $980 (9.2%) $9,710 (90.8%) $10,691

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alvord Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 805th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1239th of 4647 Elementary schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Alvord Elementary)5253
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))5253
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alvord Elementary)7353
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))7353
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Alvord Elementary)5853
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))5853
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Elementary)6660
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))6660
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Alvord Elementary)5955
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))5955
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Elementary)6257
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))6257
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Alvord Elementary)5345
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Alvord Independent School District (Isd))5345
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students345395
 14.5%
African American00
American Indian22
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic3970
 79.5%
Pacific Islander00
White300319
 6.3%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.2%40.8%
 4.5%


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Students at Alvord Elementary are 79% White, 20% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 421 students attended Alvord Elementary.

Alvord Elementary ranks 1364th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Alvord Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alvord Middle
High : Alvord High School


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