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Henderson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4218^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Henderson Elementary in Midland, TX, serves 633 students in grades PK-6 within the Midland Independent School District (Isd), and has recently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, a significant decline from a brief period of stronger performance.

Henderson has faced persistent academic challenges, with overall performance dropping to the 9th percentile in the most recent data. This is notably lower than nearby schools like Scharbauer Elementary (70th percentile) and Bush Elementary (61st percentile), which achieve much better results despite serving similar communities. The school serves a high-needs population, with about 79-82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. A bright spot occurred in the 2021-2022 school year when Henderson jumped to the 54th percentile, suggesting a temporary successful strategy that was not sustained. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio has risen to 22.8, the highest among nearby schools, which can make individualized instruction more difficult.

Despite high per-student spending ($11,218), Henderson's academic outcomes remain low, indicating that resources may not be effectively allocated. The school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency was a standout at 50.63% in 2024-2025, exceeding the district average, but this dropped sharply the following year. For parents, it is important to note that while nearby schools like Scharbauer Elementary and Bush Elementary demonstrate that strong performance is possible in the same district, Henderson is currently struggling to provide consistent academic growth for its students.

633

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,212

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Graceland Dr
Midland, TX 79703-6899

(432) 240-7000

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Henderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Abell J H
High:	Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

White:

12.3%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

4,218^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	16.4	4218 of 4627	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	3575 of 4651	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4267 of 4710	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3852 of 4647	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	2105 of 4581	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	2707 of 4578	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3787 of 4479	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3512 of 4359	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	3092 of 4329	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	3386 of 4286	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	3438 of 4320	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.6	3071 of 4260	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	3824 of 4221	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	3619 of 4206	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.6	2814 of 4095	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	2661 of 3937	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.4	2719 of 3884	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	1816 of 3768	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	1826 of 3724	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.9	1786 of 3476	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.7	1538 of 3475	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	1666 of 3465	51.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	2381 of 2406	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1490 of 1905	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	2431 of 2443	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	2777 of 4461	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	2254 of 4331	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3407 of 4295	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3855 of 4240	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	1165 of 1643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.9	1451 of 2918	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	2530 of 3668	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	4184 of 4575	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	2847 of 3744	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4042 of 4658	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3689 of 4588	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	2034 of 4561	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	2200 of 4499	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	3841 of 4348	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3444 of 4306	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	3920 of 4413	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	2430 of 3644	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	3826 of 4465	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3465 of 4401	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	1506 of 4376	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	2231 of 4329	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3539 of 4188	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3566 of 4168	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4135 of 4520	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	2516 of 3705	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	3954 of 4594	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3758 of 4521	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.7	1701 of 4477	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	2413 of 4451	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3814 of 4309	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4066 of 4264	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	4186 of 4582	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	2571 of 3739	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4068 of 4647	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3880 of 4585	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2214 of 4563	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	3076 of 4498	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3498 of 4357	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3519 of 4319	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3735 of 4301	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1802 of 3549	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	2507 of 4292	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3788 of 4086	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2249 of 3952	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	2847 of 3006	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	2103 of 2612	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2815 of 3108	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2888 of 3106	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2773 of 3082	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	2587 of 3082	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2792 of 3142	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	2599 of 3127	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)38th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading31%-23 vs state

Mathematics28%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

This is not a good school. The principle is terrible, the vice principle threatens to spank children. The office staff is rude!! The only good thing about this school is the Teachers. I am going to put my child in private school next year because this school is so bad! Close Quote

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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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4800 Graceland Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7000	633	28	22.8	79.3%	78 (12.3%)	40 (6.3%)	483 (76.3%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	16.4	4218^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.8%		27.6	3575^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.1%	643							25.2	35.1	33.7	31.1			27.8	22.9	28.9	33.3				$8,212
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4919 Shadylane Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7200	483	30	16.1	77.8%	78 (16.1%)	14 (2.9%)	367 (76.0%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	23	3873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		12.2	4410^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	537							26.7	38.1	41.4	32.1			28.3	39.7	36.2	30.9				$12,072
Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Cedar Spring Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7400	575	32	18.0	89.2%	57 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	486 (84.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	15.6	4262^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.9%		29.2	3477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%	785	44.4	35.7		14.3	16.7		22.2	32.4	41.4	34.2			24.1	31.1	20.0	25.0				$9,886
Burnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S Raymond Rd	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6200	587	29	20.0	92.0%	30 (5.1%)	20 (3.4%)	516 (87.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	22.4	3915^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.4%		27.3	3591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	22.8%	324	12.5	28.6	38.5	9.1	42.9	20.0	20.8	44.4	36.4	29.8			24.4	43.5	44.7	14.9				$8,534
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	Public, Charter	K-8	4320 W Illinois Ave Ste A	Midland	79073	Midland County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 682-0384	218	18	11.8	34.9%	82 (37.6%)	15 (6.9%)	101 (46.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	13 (6.0%)	40.6	2695^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.8%		39.9	2774^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.4%	79							58.3	38.9	50.0	52.6	33.3	76.2	41.7	33.3	34.6	35.0	44.4	71.4	42.9	$9,854
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	909 Bonham St	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6000	697	36	19.2	74.9%	93 (13.3%)	41 (5.9%)	509 (73.0%)	30 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	40.7	2688^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.9%		29.7	3448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%	760	0.0	28.6		37.5			28.4	41.3	58.3	43.8			34.6	46.2	41.8	53.8				$7,510
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6000 Riverfront Dr	Midland	79706	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8500	691	34	20.5	48.8%	193 (27.9%)	68 (9.8%)	369 (53.4%)	40 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	31.4	3348^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		43.7	2517^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	831							32.7	41.6	43.2	50.6			29.2	42.2	37.8	37.7				$8,160
Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	3200 Kessler Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-7300	604	32	12.4	86.1%	58 (9.6%)	36 (6.0%)	496 (82.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	14.3	4332^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.9	4337^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.8%	5							28.6	35.0	39.5	20.9			20.8	33.8	19.7	23.5				$12,445
Scharbauer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Hereford Blvd	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8000	579	28	20.4	64.8%	155 (26.8%)	17 (2.9%)	380 (65.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	64.4	1383^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.1%		35.6	3080^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%	1697							50.7	68.0	55.3	54.3			39.4	73.1	64.5	40.0				$10,235
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5001 Preston Dr	Midland	79707	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-6300	527	32	16.6	66.0%	142 (26.9%)	73 (13.9%)	243 (46.1%)	54 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	55.9	1809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.9%		57.4	1702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	107							37.1	40.9	67.7	60.0			32.3	45.1	72.6	71.7				$9,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Henderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abell J H
High : Legacy High School

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Elementary?

Students at Henderson Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Henderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Henderson Elementary.

What district is Henderson Elementary in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Henderson Elementary a good school?

Henderson Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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