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Longbranch Elementary

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Longbranch Elementary ranks 882 nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Longbranch Elementary is a public elementary school located in Midlothian, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 664. It is part of the Midlothian Independent School District, which is ranked 174 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longbranch Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools in recent years. In the 2020-2021 school year, it ranked 240 out of 4,578 Texas elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance has remained strong, with a 4-star rating in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The school's proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Mathematics consistently outperform the district and state averages, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

Longbranch Elementary's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, with its African American, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students ranking among the top in the state. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.3 to 16.4 students per teacher, which is lower than nearby schools in the Midlothian Independent School District. While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there are a few areas, such as the performance of its multi-racial and special education student subgroups, as well as its 5th-grade science proficiency rates, where the school could potentially improve to further enhance its already impressive academic outcomes.

686

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,549

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6631 F M 1387
Midlothian, TX 76065-5223

(469) 856-6200

District: Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Longbranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Grove Middle
High:	Midlothian Heritage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

19.0%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Texas avg47%

882^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

174^th of 961Midlothian 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
2025	76.7	882 of 4651	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	796 of 4710	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	624 of 4647	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	448 of 4581	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	240 of 4578	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	653 of 4479	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	498 of 4359	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	91.6	310 of 4329	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	411 of 4286	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	402 of 4320	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.8	362 of 4260	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	424 of 4221	90.0%	★★★★☆
2012	89.9	224 of 4206	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	219 of 4095	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.0	342 of 3937	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	290 of 3884	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.3	407 of 3768	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	345 of 3724	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.5	195 of 3476	94.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.2	327 of 3475	90.6%	★★★★★
2004	78.8	472 of 3465	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	354 of 1905	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	212 of 2443	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	181 of 2443	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	114 of 2421	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	308 of 2515	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	582 of 2483	76.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	2084 of 4461	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	625 of 4331	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	665 of 4295	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	389 of 4240	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	879 of 3744	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	731 of 4658	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	619 of 4588	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	398 of 4561	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	208 of 4499	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	717 of 4348	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	677 of 4306	84.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	837 of 2619	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	250 of 2980	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.7	725 of 2958	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	756 of 3006	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	636 of 3184	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	194 of 3106	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	695 of 3644	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	477 of 4465	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	722 of 4401	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	614 of 4376	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	253 of 4329	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	514 of 4188	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	439 of 4168	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	2894 of 3705	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	2305 of 4594	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	1449 of 4521	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.0	302 of 4477	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.6	597 of 4451	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	1844 of 4309	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1411 of 4264	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	619 of 3739	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	683 of 4647	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	650 of 4585	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	515 of 4563	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.0	247 of 4498	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	605 of 4357	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	365 of 4319	91.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	460 of 975	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.2	995 of 1128	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	404 of 961	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	451 of 1112	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1189 of 3549	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	738 of 4292	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	722 of 4086	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	561 of 3952	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	555 of 3799	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	506 of 3684	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	455 of 3558	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	906 of 2612	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	1136 of 3108	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	905 of 3106	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	575 of 3082	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	235 of 3082	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	837 of 3142	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	642 of 3127	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-16 vs school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading70%+15 vs state

Mathematics60%+15 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 10, 2022

Their motto of Lead, Love, Learn does NOT apply to all students. PUNISHMENT, DISCIPLINE, COMPLIANCE is a more accurate motto for how this school is run or TEARS, FEARS, LIES. That best describes the torment my child was put through at Longbranch Elementary in Misd. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Longbranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6631 F M 1387	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-6200	686	43	15.9	17.2%	424 (61.8%)	98 (14.3%)	130 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	76.7	882^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.0%		79.1	796^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.1%	86						64.0	73.9	73.8				64.7	61.7	52.4				22.6		$7,549
Dolores McClatchey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6631 Shiloh Rd	Ovilla	75154	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-6600	605	40	15.1	16.4%	385 (63.6%)	65 (10.7%)	120 (19.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	83.2	640^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.2	673^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	85.7%	33						73.2	64.7	82.6				55.6	49.0	67.3				55.5		$7,211
T E Baxter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Park Pl	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-6100	594	42	13.9	31.3%	317 (53.4%)	92 (15.5%)	140 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	32 (5.4%)	71.3	1077^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.8%		73	1018^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.4%	59						53.1	66.3	60.4				43.8	52.2	65.8				52.3		$8,675
Larue Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Sudith Ln	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-6500	500	35	14.2	10.4%	355 (71.0%)	31 (6.2%)	74 (14.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	81.3	713^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.7%		76.5	886^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.2%	173						64.4	70.2	80.7				51.7	69.3	58.1				39.8		$8,769
Faith Family Master Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	701 Ovilla Rd	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-4110	366	20	18.1	99.7%	62 (16.9%)	146 (39.9%)	140 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	14.8	4306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.1	4262^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	9.5%	44				28.6	40.0	36.7	25.0	38.5	44.4	31.8	40.0	23.3	30.0	11.5	5.6	22.7	0.0	3.9	13.3	$9,420
Wilemon Steam Academy	Public	K-5	2999 W Us Hwy 287 Bus	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4780	437	33	13.2	22.2%	265 (60.6%)	29 (6.6%)	121 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	63.5	1402^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%		72.6	1034^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.0%	368						55.6	55.4	68.6				47.2	41.9	54.3				38.0		$8,665
Shields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 W Ovilla Rd	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-4799	625	38	16.3	59.2%	120 (19.2%)	236 (37.8%)	234 (37.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	60.4	1563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.3	1589^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.3%	26						51.0	61.6	71.4				35.1	43.4	53.3				35.2		$9,149
J A Vitovsky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Church St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-6400	658	50	13.2	62.0%	187 (28.4%)	137 (20.8%)	294 (44.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	38.7	2866^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%		51.6	2086^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.7%	780	41.7	14.3	33.3			46.8	40.7	49.5				36.7	44.7	37.1				23.8		$8,890
Russell P Schupmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Ovilla Rd	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 617-2941	756	47	16.2	69.0%	44 (5.8%)	409 (54.1%)	279 (36.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	35.1	3119^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.2	3080^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.6%	39		33.3				52.3	36.0	53.5				38.1	29.5	31.5				25.2		$8,773
Jean Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Hawkins Run	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 856-5038	671	41	16.2	20.3%	332 (49.5%)	156 (23.2%)	137 (20.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	79.3	775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.3%		84.1	615^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.9%	160						62.2	67.3	74.3				61.2	65.4	45.7				48.6		$7,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Longbranch Elementary

What district is Longbranch Elementary in?

Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Longbranch Elementary?

Students at Longbranch Elementary are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Longbranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Longbranch Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Longbranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longbranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walnut Grove Middle
High : Midlothian Heritage High School

Is Longbranch Elementary a good school?

Longbranch Elementary ranks 882^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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