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De Zavala Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

De Zavala Elementary in Midland, TX, serves 669 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in the Midland Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a central area with a dense cluster of elementary schools. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 15-25% of Texas elementary schools, with a recent 1-star rating, and faces significant challenges including a high rate of economic disadvantage (88.5% of students receiving free/reduced lunch) and a student-teacher ratio of 21:1, which is higher than many nearby peers like Fannin Elementary (16.8:1) and Carver Center (17.1:1).

A standout bright spot is De Zavala's 6th-grade mathematics performance, where 58.57% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—significantly higher than both the district average (45.11%) and the state average (38.57%). This suggests a highly effective teacher or intervention at that grade level. Additionally, the school has shown remarkable improvement for English Language Learners (ELL), jumping from the 15th to the 68th percentile statewide in the same year, indicating a new or successful program. However, performance across other grades and subjects is inconsistent, with 4th-grade reading at just 20.31% proficiency, highlighting the outsized impact of individual teachers rather than a school-wide strategy.

De Zavala's performance contrasts sharply with nearby schools like Carver Center, ranked in the top 1% of the state, and James Bowie Fine Arts Academy, in the top 11%, while other nearby schools like Ralph Bunche Elementary and South Elementary also struggle in the bottom 10%. The school's per-student spending ($9,672) is in the middle of the pack, suggesting that the challenge is not just funding but how resources are deployed to meet the needs of a high-poverty student body. Recent rebounds for Special Education students (from 6th to 51st percentile) and strong Spanish-language math scores (50% proficient in 3rd grade) offer hope that targeted interventions are beginning to take effect.

669

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,691

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 N Lee St
Midland, TX 79701-3636

(432) 240-6600

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend De Zavala Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goddard J H
High:	Midland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.0%

African American:

4.9%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

3,620^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd)

560^th of 951Midland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3620 of 4627	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	4209 of 4651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4061 of 4710	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4314 of 4647	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3497 of 4581	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	3089 of 4578	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4040 of 4479	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3700 of 4359	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	3102 of 4329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	4027 of 4286	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	4145 of 4320	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	4009 of 4260	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	3643 of 4221	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	3942 of 4206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	3499 of 4095	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	3823 of 3937	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	3513 of 3884	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	46.7	2338 of 3768	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.4	1585 of 3724	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	1199 of 3476	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	1738 of 3475	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	1721 of 3465	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	18.1	2286 of 2444	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	3178 of 4461	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	2252 of 4331	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3695 of 4295	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3364 of 4240	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	521 of 1643	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.7	2473 of 2918	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	3257 of 3668	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3036 of 3556	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2258 of 3487	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	1326 of 3446	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	3075 of 3333	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	2027 of 3226	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3415 of 4575	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	3540 of 3744	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4019 of 4658	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4081 of 4588	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3288 of 4561	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2815 of 4499	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3844 of 4348	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3486 of 4306	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3422 of 4413	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	3284 of 3644	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	3847 of 4465	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4005 of 4401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3143 of 4376	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2575 of 4329	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	3773 of 4188	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3628 of 4168	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	2926 of 4520	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	3293 of 3705	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3900 of 4594	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4138 of 4521	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2781 of 4477	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	2769 of 4451	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3774 of 4309	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3424 of 4264	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	3668 of 4582	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	3365 of 3739	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4146 of 4647	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	4368 of 4585	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3657 of 4563	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	3294 of 4498	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4011 of 4357	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	3802 of 4319	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2123 of 4301	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.4	3320 of 3549	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2355 of 4292	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	2662 of 4086	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	3816 of 3952	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3514 of 3799	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2383 of 2612	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2021)6th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-5 vs state

Reading32%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N Lee St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6600	669	32	21.0	88.5%	26 (3.9%)	33 (4.9%)	602 (90.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.1	3620^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.4	4209^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.5%	589	7.7			50.0		26.8	20.3	41.3	40.0			25.4	34.4	36.5	58.6				$7,691
Midland Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N Baird St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 686-0003	421	27	15.4	41.1%	155 (36.8%)	35 (8.3%)	214 (50.8%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	61.3	1557^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.3%		62	1476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.3%	81						75.5	52.8	51.9	69.4	61.5	91.3	56.3	36.5	43.1	54.0	4.8	69.2	21.7	$10,040
Carver Center	Public, Charter	1-6	1300 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6400	605	35	17.1	24.3%	283 (46.8%)	50 (8.3%)	181 (29.9%)	60 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	99.6	8^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.6	4^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.9%	4						96.7	96.7	97.3	99.2			96.7	89.3	97.3	99.0		100.0		$9,920
General Tommy Franks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Parker Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6500	950	36	26.0	45.6%	271 (28.5%)	92 (9.7%)	533 (56.1%)	20 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	58.5	1673^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.1	2076^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.4%	403						41.3	56.4	55.6	63.2			36.8	57.3	55.6	50.7				$7,037
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 S Jackson St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8600	841	38	21.9	86.8%	66 (7.8%)	90 (10.7%)	657 (78.1%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	19.7	4059^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.3%		14.6	4314^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%	255	18.8	23.8		0.0	42.9	33.8	26.3	32.3	26.2			30.7	32.5	35.1	34.9				$11,046
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	805 Elk	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(432) 240-6100	570	30	18.8	32.6%	237 (41.6%)	16 (2.8%)	299 (52.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	87.3	490^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.4%		81.5	706^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%	216						80.8	70.0	80.5	65.3			72.6	65.7	79.5	49.3				$8,491
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 W Dakota Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8100	651	22	29.7	93.2%	31 (4.8%)	35 (5.4%)	577 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	22.4	3909^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.8	4090^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	181	20.7	53.6		11.1	5.9	31.0	42.6	22.6	37.2			22.7	35.4	32.3	33.8				$9,143
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1700 E Magnolia Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7700	547	29	18.7	72.4%	30 (5.5%)	38 (6.9%)	467 (85.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40.9	2672^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.3%		37.3	2967^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.2%	295		14.3			0.0	35.7	45.3	50.6	49.4			38.0	50.8	37.0	43.9				$9,417
Milam Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	301 E Dormard Ave	Midland	79705	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7500	561	28	20.1	70.2%	27 (4.8%)	26 (4.6%)	497 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	65.5	1322^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		49.6	2164^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.5%	842	48.3	44.8	80.0	53.1		57.1	16.7	61.5	56.8				46.5	70.5	58.1				$11,665
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2000 W Louisiana Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7100	481	34	13.8	66.1%	67 (13.9%)	44 (9.1%)	350 (72.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	58.2	1702^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.9	1479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	223						59.2	51.4	50.0	61.9			48.7	38.6	65.3	41.9				$11,445

Frequently Asked Questions about De Zavala Elementary

What schools do graduates of De Zavala Elementary attend?

Students who attend De Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goddard J H
High : Midland High School

How many students attend De Zavala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended De Zavala Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of De Zavala Elementary?

Students at De Zavala Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White.

Is De Zavala Elementary a good school?

De Zavala Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is De Zavala Elementary in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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