Midland Elementary School

As a minimally staffed primary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Midland Elementary School educates 129 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Midland Elementary School sits 66% below that benchmark.

Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 22,293 students; Midland Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Midland Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Midland Elementary School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at Midland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Midland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.9%; this one delivers 27.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (El Paso County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Midland Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is West Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Midland Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Midland Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 32% since 2018, when it stood at 190 (now 129). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 54% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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