Alvin High School
Alvin High School is a public high school located in the city of Alvin, Texas and classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is a part of the Alvin Independent School District located in central Brazoria County. During 20232024, Alvin High School had an enrollment of 2,763 students and a student to teacher ratio of 17.55. The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20212022 school year.
History
Alvin High School opened in 1894, with its first graduating class graduating in 1897. Alvin High School gained more residents as many school districts consolidated into Alvin ISD. and remained Alvin ISD's only high school until Manvel High School opened in fall 2006 with 9th and 10th grades, phasing in 11th and 12th grades in the following two years.In the fall of 2002; the size of the school was the impetus for creating a second high school, which would be Manvel High.
After the annexation of several school districts, ending with the Manvel Independent School District in 1973, Alvin High School as the sole high school in Alvin ISD. It served the city of Manvel, the town of Iowa Colony, portions of the city of Pearland, and additional portions of unincorporated Brazoria County until the opening of Manvel High School in 2006.
Communities served by Alvin High School
Alvin High School serves the cities of Alvin, Hillcrest, and Liverpool, as well as unincorporated portions of Brazoria County.Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The Alvin Yellowjackets compete in these sports -- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Academics and arts
- Academic Decathlon
- Choir
- Concert Band and Marching Band
- Theatre
- UIL Academics
- *Debate
- *Literary Criticism
- *Mathematics
- *One-Act Plays
State titles
- Softball
- *2008
- Boys Track
- *1925
- United States Academic Decathlon
- *2013
- *2016
- *2017
State finals appearances
- Baseball
- *1965
Notable alumni
- Nathan Eovaldi, MLB pitcher, 2018 & 2023 World Series Champion
- Jill Alexander Essbaum, Award-winning Poet and New York Times Best Selling Author
- Savion Flagg, professional basketball player
- George Layne, NFL running back
- Austin Miller, actor, singer and dancer
- Gunner Olszewski, NFL wide receiver
- Nolan Ryan, MLB pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame member, held Alvin High School strikeout record for 44 years
- Reid Ryan, former minor league baseball pitcher, former President of Business Operations for the Houston Astros organization