Summary:
The 79706 zip code in Midland, Texas, is home to five schools serving 4,064 students from elementary through high school, split between the Greenwood Independent School District (Isd) and the Midland Independent School District (Isd).
Greenwood High School stands out as the top performer in the area, earning a 3-star rating with a 97.7% graduation rate and the lowest dropout rate at 0.6%. It also spends the most per student ($12,057) and has the smallest class sizes (14.5:1). In contrast, Barbara Yarbrough Elementary (Midland ISD) faces the biggest challenges, with the highest rate of economically disadvantaged students (48.77% free/reduced lunch), a 1-star rating, and the lowest per-student spending ($8,279). However, it has a surprising strength: 48.15% of its 5th graders were proficient in Science, far exceeding both the district and state averages. James R Brooks Middle shows a similar split, with very low 7th and 8th-grade math scores but an exceptional 85.29% proficiency rate in Algebra I, nearly double the state average.
A concerning trend is that most schools in the zip code have seen declining state percentile rankings over the past few years. For example, Barbara Yarbrough dropped from the 59th percentile to the 28th percentile, while Greenwood Intermediate and Greenwood Elementary also show downward trajectories. Additionally, Greenwood Intermediate faces a critical need for support among its Spanish-speaking students, with 0% of 3rd graders proficient in the Spanish Math test. Overall, while Greenwood High School provides a stable anchor of success, the data reveals significant resource and performance gaps between the two districts within the same zip code, with most schools needing improvement in core subjects like Reading and Math.
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