Schools in Midland · Midland Independent School District
Midland’s public schools score below 61% of Texas districts
The public schools Midland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 3 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▼ 2 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 3% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.5
TX 14.9
Schools
59
31,746 students
The School Grade
How Midland compares
C+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (526)Better than 26%
High confidence. Built on 13,106 tested students and a graduating class of 1,668; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Midland.
21 schools teach Pre-K in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
21 schools teach K in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
21 schools teach 1st grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
21 schools teach 2nd grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
21 schools teach 3rd grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
21 schools teach 4th grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
21 schools teach 5th grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
22 schools teach 6th grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: General Tommy Franks El, Barbara Fasken El, Greathouse El and Ralph Bunche El and more.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: Goddard J H, Abell J H, Alamo J H and San Jacinto J H.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: Midland H S, Goddard J H, Abell J H and Alamo J H and more.
5 schools teach 9th grade in Midland’s district. Which one depends on your address: Legacy H S, Midland H S, Legacy Freshman H S and Midland Freshman H S and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–621 schoolsDepends on your address
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Midland are served by Stanton Independent School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math34%
State average 36.5%
Every school in Midland
59 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
General Tommy Franks El
B+950 students26:1Rate it →
Barbara Fasken El
B+909 students20:1Rate it →
Greathouse El
B872 students22:1Rate it →
Ralph Bunche El
D841 students22:1Rate it →
Santa Rita El
B835 students28:1Rate it →
Bonham El
B−697 students19:1Rate it →
Barbara Yarbrough El
B691 students21:1Rate it →
De Zavala El
C669 students21:1Rate it →
South El
C−651 students30:1Rate it →
Henderson El
B−633 students23:1Rate it →
Fannin El
B−603 students17:1Rate it →
Burnet El
C−587 students20:1Rate it →
Scharbauer El
C−579 students20:1Rate it →
Long El
C+575 students18:1Rate it →
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy
B+570 students19:1Rate it →
Pease Communications/Technology Academy
C+547 students19:1Rate it →
Emerson El
A−529 students18:1Rate it →
Bush El
B527 students17:1Rate it →
Rusk El
B516 students18:1Rate it →
Jones El
C−483 students16:1Rate it →
Parker El
B468 students15:1Rate it →
Lone Star Trails El
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Middle
Goddard J H
C1,210 students18:1Rate it →
Abell J H
B1,129 students18:1Rate it →
Alamo J H
C786 students16:1Rate it →
San Jacinto J H
C+744 students16:1Rate it →
High
Legacy Freshman H S
C+890 students14:1Rate it →
Midland Freshman H S
B845 students19:1Rate it →
Legacy H S
C−2,735 students20:1Rate it →
Midland H S
C−2,718 students19:1Rate it →
Early College H S at Midland College
A+365 students23:1Rate it →
Private & other
Carver Center
A+605 students17:1Rate it →
Lamar El
C−604 studentsRate it →
Milam El
C561 students20:1Rate it →
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory El
B481 studentsRate it →
Midland Academy Charter School
A−421 studentsRate it →
Harmony Science Academy - Midland
257 studentsRate it →
Classical Academy - Permian Basin
B+218 studentsRate it →
St. Ann S School
359 studentsRate it →
Hillander School
313 studentsRate it →
Primrose School of Midland at Westridge
185 studentsRate it →
Midland Montessori School
160 studentsRate it →
First Baptist Child Development Center
133 studentsRate it →
Grace Lutheran Early Childhood Program
96 studentsRate it →
Crestview Baptist Early Childhood Center
84 studentsRate it →
Yucca Studios: an Acton Academy
30 studentsRate it →
Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center
1 students1:1Rate it →
Young Women's Leadership Academy
A+424 students19:1Rate it →
Viola M Coleman H S
D−180 students13:1Rate it →
Premier H S of Midland
C+162 studentsRate it →
Richard Milburn Academy Midland
D−149 studentsRate it →
Midland Alternative Program
D−122 students9:1Rate it →
Idea Travis Academy
C−1,298 studentsRate it →
Texas Leadership of Midland
C−888 studentsRate it →
Pre-K Academy at Midland College
221 studentsRate it →
Trinity School
770 studentsRate it →
Orion High School
153 studentsRate it →
Hillcrest School
125 studentsRate it →
Bynum School
92 studentsRate it →
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Midland
1 college in Midland, and 2 more within 30 miles.
The University of Texas Permian BasinUniversity or college · Public · Odessa
15.7 mi3,042 students
Odessa CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Odessa
19.2 mi5,057 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Midland. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.