Alvarado Intermediate

Alvarado is a small, tight-knit town about 30 miles south of Fort Worth, sitting along I-35W where Johnson County starts to feel more rural than suburban — pickup trucks, Friday night football, and a community where people tend to know their neighbors. Alvarado Intermediate reflects that small-town character, and while its academic scores sit around the 27th percentile statewide, science is a relative bright spot worth noting. Families drawn to a slower pace of life outside the Metroplex, with the option to commute into Fort Worth, may find the close-knit atmosphere here more appealing than what larger district schools can offer.