Alvarado isd

school community

• Location
• Alvarado is located at 32°24′23″N 97°12′46″W (32.406342, -97.212792)
• Located at the intersection of US Hwy 67 and I-35W
• The city is 10 miles (16 km) south of Fort Worth
• And 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Dallas

History
Alvarado was originally planned by two settlers, William Balch and G. H. Sigler. The town's first sheriff, A.H. Onstoott, named Alvarado after Alvarado, Vera Cruz, Mexico, where he had fought in a battle in the Mexican War. The town had 350 residents by the summer of 1854, and included 4 churches, a school, a post office, and more than a dozen businesses.

The city really began to grow in 1881 when the railroad came through. Two important rail lines, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas brought in new settlers and new business so that the population ballooned to over 1000 by 1885. They decided to incorporate in June of that year. Alvarado had a bank, a newspaper (the Alvarado Bulletin), an opera house, and a hotel by then. The second bank opened up in 1890.

History Cont.
Alvarado is a rural community with an economy that has been primarily agricultural with only a modest retail and industrial base. In recent years the trend has been away from agriculture and towards more urban development. In 2007 Sabre Tubular Structures built a new 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) facility located on 147 acres (0.59 km2) on the eastern side of town. Sabre has over 200 employees at this facility.[5] The city also received a 2008 grant of $750,000 from the Texas Department of Agriculture for infrastructure improvements related to Sabre.

History Cont.
In 2008 and 2009 there was an upturn in retail development with the opening of three national chain hotels and two fast food dining establishments. A movie theater/tavern was opened for a short time before closing its door due to poor sales and a general lack of interest. In the latter part of the 2000s, development of natural gas wells in the Barnett Shale has been a source of prosperity for the city and many property owners have benefited from drilling activity, pipeline construction and royalty payments. As natural gas prices fell in 2009, drilling activity and royalty payments declined rapidly.

Total Population

Population by Race 2000

Population by Race 2010

As of 2010, the total population of Alvarado is 3,785, which is 15.12% more than it was in 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 20.59% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%.

Alvarado's Household Income by dollar range Median: $43,406 Texas' Median is: $50,740

A Glimpse at some of the Household incomes in Alvarado, TX

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.9 square miles (10 km2) of it is land and 0.26% is water.

Housing Trends

• Estimated median house or condo value in 2012: $79,087 
• It was $45,900 in 2000
• Mean prices in 2011: All housing units: $85,095 
• Median gross rent in 2012: $711.

For population 25 years and over in Alvarado:
•High school or higher: 70.6%
•Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
•Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
•Unemployed: 15.3%
•Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alvarado city:
•Never married: 21.4%
•Now married: 58.4%
•Separated: 2.5%
•Widowed: 4.3%
•Divorced: 13.3%

Single-family new house construction building permits:
•1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $68,100
•1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $67,600
•1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $73,400
•2000: 42 buildings, average cost: $71,100
•2001: 42 buildings, average cost: $77,400
•2002: 30 buildings, average cost: $89,500
•2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $87,800
•2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $100,400
•2005: 34 buildings, average cost: $102,100
•2007: 23 buildings, average cost: $107,000
•2008: 24 buildings, average cost: $114,800
•2009: 16 buildings, average cost: $96,900
•2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,600
•2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
•2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $144,100

According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 104 registered sex offenders living in Alvarado, Texas as of July 31, 2014.

The ratio of number of residents in Alvarado to the number of sex offenders is 37 to 1.

Violent Crime Rate

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 18 (16 officers).
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 23 (16 officers).
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 22 (16 officers).
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 24 (17 officers).

Alvarado ISD Student Demographics

• 2008-2009: 95.1%
• 2009-2010:

Transient/Mobility Rates

• 0%

Graduation Rates

• 2008-2009: 78.3%
• 2009-2010:
• 2010-2011

Drop-out rate

• 2008-2009: 2.0%
• 2009-2010:
• 2010-2011:

Free/reduced lunch

• 2005-Zip Skinny-53.2%

SES

Retention Rate

Home Language Survey
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 16,031 100.0% English only 14,321 89.3%
Language other than English 1,710 10.7% Speak English less than "very well" 473 3.0% Spanish 1,583 9.9%
Speak English less than "very well" 415 2.6% Other Indo-European languages 33 0.2% Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 94 0.6% Speak English less than "very well" 58 0.4% Other languages 0 0.0%

School
Alvarado Elementary North was built in 1985. A.E.N. serves over 400 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Third grade. The facility houses the district's Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) and two classrooms of Head Start program. A.E.N. strives for excellence by providing all students with highly qualified teachers according to the No Child Left Behind Act.

Alvarado Elementary North is an inclusionary campus. Students' needs are considered first and then programs are utilized, in some cases created, to meet the needs of each individual student. Our Inclusion team provides special help for homeroom teacher's enabling the teachers to facilitate the inclusion of special students in the homeroom setting.

Alvarado Elementary North uses C-Scope curriculum in all core subjects to ensure that the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are taught, to the depth and rigor, to ensure success for all students.

Alvarado Elementary North has two 24-station networked computer labs that are used by teachers for a variety of activities; including basic skill development, writing, keyboarding, research, and Internet programs. These labs are also used as part of AEN's Tier II Intervention programs in the areas of math and reading according to the RtI model.

Alvarado Elementary North has an active parent support group. The Partners in Education (PIE) is based on volunteers that assist with the organization and preparation of special events. The PIE volunteers meet four times per year to plan the upcoming events to ensure involvement and success.

Enrollment
2009-20010-382
2010-2011- 439
2011-2012- 391

school Saftey

• High Priority
• Student Expectations
• Accident Insurance Available
• Preparedness Drills
• Emergency Medical Treatment

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