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Ralph Bunche Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4059^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ralph Bunche Elementary is a PK-6 public school in Midland, TX, serving 841 students within the Midland Independent School District (Isd).

Nearly 87% of students at Ralph Bunche qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate among the highest in the area and far above nearby schools like James Bowie Fine Arts Academy (32.6%) and Carver Center (24.3%). While the school’s overall test scores have historically been below state averages, the data reveals a more hopeful story. Ralph Bunche has shown clear improvement in recent years, rising from the 6th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026. The school has also developed a notable strength in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 59th percentile—a dramatic outperformance compared to the school’s overall ranking. This success is not replicated at Lamar Elementary, a nearby school with a similar poverty rate (86.1%) that continues to struggle across all student groups.

Ralph Bunche also shows surprising pockets of strength in its Spanish-language programs. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency in Spanish reached 50% in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district (25%) and state (23%) averages. The school spends $11,011 per student, more than many higher-performing peers like General Tommy Franks Elementary ($8,797) and Carver Center ($9,125), reflecting the intense needs of its student body. While challenges remain, Ralph Bunche is a school on an upward trajectory, with targeted programs that are beginning to yield results. The key to its future success will be scaling the strategies that work for specific groups to benefit all students.

841

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,046

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 S Jackson St
Midland, TX 79701-7645

(432) 240-8600

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ralph Bunche Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goddard J H
High:	Midland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

African American:

10.7%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2017 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

4,059^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	19.7	4059 of 4627	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	4314 of 4651	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4394 of 4710	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	4376 of 4647	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4172 of 4581	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4010 of 4578	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4183 of 4479	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4013 of 4359	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	3942 of 4329	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	977 of 2406	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.8	1421 of 1905	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1740 of 2443	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2326 of 2443	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1992 of 2421	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	2388 of 2444	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2219 of 2515	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	2253 of 2483	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	3740 of 4461	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3533 of 4331	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3542 of 4295	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3634 of 4240	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	1076 of 1643	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	2211 of 2918	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3135 of 3668	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	2994 of 3556	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	2584 of 3487	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2440 of 3446	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2590 of 3333	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	2519 of 3226	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	4202 of 4575	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	3501 of 3744	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	4467 of 4658	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	4350 of 4588	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4206 of 4561	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	4199 of 4499	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4126 of 4348	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4067 of 4306	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	3970 of 4413	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	3335 of 3644	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4039 of 4465	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4080 of 4401	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3953 of 4376	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	3664 of 4329	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	3925 of 4188	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	3801 of 4168	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	3656 of 4520	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	3351 of 3705	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4134 of 4594	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4202 of 4521	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4079 of 4477	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3853 of 4451	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4080 of 4309	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3926 of 4264	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	3802 of 4582	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3405 of 3739	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4177 of 4647	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	4290 of 4585	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4047 of 4563	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	3633 of 4498	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	4007 of 4357	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3845 of 4319	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3566 of 4301	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	3328 of 3549	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4154 of 4292	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3789 of 4086	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	2932 of 3952	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3260 of 3799	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2886 of 3684	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2259 of 3558	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	2956 of 3006	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	2374 of 2612	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	3028 of 3108	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	3025 of 3106	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	3013 of 3082	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	2819 of 3082	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2857 of 3142	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2481 of 3127	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)59th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-12 vs state

Reading30%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Bunche Elementary

Is Ralph Bunche Elementary a good school?

Ralph Bunche Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ralph Bunche Elementary?

Students at Ralph Bunche Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ralph Bunche Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 841 students attended Ralph Bunche Elementary.

What district is Ralph Bunche Elementary in?

Midland Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Ralph Bunche Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ralph Bunche Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goddard J H
High : Midland High School

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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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