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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in MIDLAND ISD

This page covers 26 elementary schools in MIDLAND ISD, including 5 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

26
Schools Ranked
Texas
State
5
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 26
1
rank
PARKER EL
Grades PK–06567 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
EMERSON EL
Grades PK–06489 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
CARVER CENTER
Grades 01–06488 studentsCharter
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
4
rank
JAMES BOWIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY
Grades KG–06501 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
5
rank
BUSH EL
Grades PK–06549 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
FANNIN EL
Grades PK–06603 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
18.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
MILAM EL
Grades PK–06442 studentsCharter
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
8
rank
BARBARA YARBROUGH EL
Grades PK–06750 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
19.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
BURNET EL
Grades PK–06500 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
10
rank
JONES EL
Grades PK–06448 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,821/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,821
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
16 more elementary schools in MIDLAND ISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
26
Elementary Schools
40
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
49
Avg Score
District profileMIDLAND ISD
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
PARKER EL
Score: 56/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.