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South Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3909^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a PK-6 school in Midland, TX, serving 651 students as part of the Midland Independent School District (Isd). The school faces significant challenges, with 93.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among nearby schools—and a very high student-to-teacher ratio of 29.7:1, which is the largest in the area and likely limits individualized attention. Academically, South Elementary has historically ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, though it saw a brief improvement to the 45th percentile in 2023-2024 before dropping back to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting the gains were not sustained.

Compared to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Just 1.25 miles away, Carver Center is a top-10 school in Texas (100th percentile) with a 24.3% free/reduced lunch rate, highlighting how socioeconomic factors heavily influence outcomes. South Elementary’s student-teacher ratio is also notably higher than peers like General Tommy Franks Elementary (26:1) and most others in the 17-22 range. While the school struggles overall, there is a bright spot in Spanish-language Reading for 4th graders, where 53.57% were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the district (34.3%) and state (37.14%). However, Spanish Math proficiency is very low, with 3rd-grade at just 11.11% and 5th-grade at 7.69%.

Performance varies widely by grade and subject, suggesting that student success may depend heavily on specific teachers or teams rather than a consistent school-wide approach. For example, 4th-grade Reading (42.59%) and Math (35.38%) were relatively stronger in 2025-2026, while 5th-grade Reading (22.58%) and 3rd-grade Math (22.73%) were much weaker. The jump in the student-teacher ratio from 19.4:1 in 2022-2023 to 29.7:1 in 2024-2025 is a critical red flag, likely due to budget or staffing issues, and makes it harder for the school to provide the targeted support its high-needs population requires. For parents, this means South Elementary offers some pockets of promise, particularly in bilingual reading, but faces major structural hurdles that affect overall academic consistency.

651

Students ?

29.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,143

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 W Dakota Ave
Midland, TX 79701-7295

(432) 240-8100

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

African American:

5.4%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

3,909^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	22.4	3909 of 4627	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	4090 of 4651	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2569 of 4710	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3730 of 4647	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4063 of 4581	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3594 of 4578	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3434 of 4479	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3949 of 4359	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	4207 of 4329	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	4111 of 4286	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	4112 of 4320	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	4096 of 4260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	4112 of 4221	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	4033 of 4206	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	3963 of 4095	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	3800 of 3937	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	3680 of 3884	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	52.8	2047 of 3768	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.1	3138 of 3724	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	2544 of 3476	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.6	2682 of 3475	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	2930 of 3465	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1883 of 1905	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1559 of 2443	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2266 of 2421	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1335 of 2515	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1661 of 2483	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	3733 of 4461	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	2502 of 4331	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2210 of 4295	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2981 of 4240	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	2000 of 2918	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1993 of 3668	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1714 of 3556	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	3015 of 3487	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	1581 of 3446	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	1547 of 3333	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	2726 of 3226	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	3980 of 4575	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	3087 of 3744	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	2858 of 4658	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	3640 of 4588	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4104 of 4561	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2935 of 4499	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3204 of 4348	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	3713 of 4306	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3314 of 4413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	2944 of 3644	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2398 of 4465	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3356 of 4401	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3888 of 4376	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	3013 of 4329	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2962 of 4188	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3743 of 4168	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3444 of 4520	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	2989 of 3705	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	2060 of 4594	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	3486 of 4521	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3996 of 4477	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3352 of 4451	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3033 of 4309	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	3752 of 4264	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	3732 of 4582	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	3381 of 3739	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2783 of 4647	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3738 of 4585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3960 of 4563	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4090 of 4498	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3515 of 4357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4022 of 4319	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3391 of 4301	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	3316 of 3549	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	1892 of 4292	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	3083 of 4086	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2218 of 3952	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1970 of 3684	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	2647 of 3558	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	2183 of 3108	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	3010 of 3106	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	2519 of 3082	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

White (2024)30th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics32%-13 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% White.

What district is South Elementary in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended South Elementary.

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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

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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