Schools in Pearland
Pearland is served by two separate school districts, not one: Pearland ISD, which earned an overall A rating from the Texas Education Agency for the second consecutive year in 2026, and Alvin ISD, which serves parts of the city including the large Shadow Creek Ranch master-planned community and scored 86/100 (a B) in 2026, up two points from the prior year. Which district a specific address falls in is not automatic just because the mailing address says "Pearland."
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Learn morePearland ISD: A-Rated, Second Consecutive Year
Pearland ISD earned an overall A rating in the 2026 Texas Education Agency accountability results, marking the second consecutive year the district has earned a top A rating, per Community Impact and Houston Chronicle coverage of the 2025-26 ratings cycle. Separately, Niche.com's aggregated ranking gives Pearland ISD an overall A grade and places it #4 among Houston-area districts and #30 of 1,052 Texas districts (2024 rankings, per the base Pearland record) -- two different methodologies (state accountability vs. an aggregated consumer-review ranking) both landing on a strong result.
Alvin ISD: A Real, Improving B -- and It Covers Real Pearland Neighborhoods
Alvin ISD scored 86 out of 100 (a B) in the 2026 TEA accountability ratings, up two points from 84 the year before -- real, if modest, year-over-year improvement. Of the 35 Alvin ISD campuses rated, 12 earned an A, four earned a C, and the remainder earned a B. This matters concretely for Pearland: Alvin ISD, not Pearland ISD, serves Shadow Creek Ranch, the city's largest master-planned community (see the best-areas topic page), along with other parts of Pearland -- a genuine, easy-to-miss distinction for anyone assuming a Pearland street address guarantees Pearland ISD zoning.
Confirm the Specific District and Campus for Any Address
Because Pearland is split between at least two independent school districts with genuinely different current ratings (Pearland ISD's A vs. Alvin ISD's B), and because school assignment is address-specific rather than citywide, anyone prioritizing schools in a Pearland home search should verify the actual assigned district and campus for a specific address via the Texas Education Agency's TXschools.gov database rather than assuming either district's rating applies citywide.
Key takeaways
- Pearland ISD earned an overall A rating from the TEA for the second consecutive year in 2026, and separately carries a Niche-cited A grade, #4 Houston-area ranking, and #30-of-1,052 Texas ranking (2024 data).
- Alvin ISD -- which serves Shadow Creek Ranch and other parts of Pearland, not Pearland ISD -- scored 86/100 (a B) in 2026, up from 84 the year before; of 35 rated campuses, 12 earned an A, four earned a C, and the rest earned a B.
- Pearland is genuinely split between at least two school districts with different current ratings -- confirm the specific assigned district and campus for any address via TXschools.gov rather than assuming Pearland ISD applies citywide.
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