Midland El/MS

Set in Midland, Pennsylvania, Midland El/MS is a small elementary school, overseen by Midland Borough SD. It instructs 226 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Midland Borough SD is the operating authority for Midland El/MS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Midland El/MS logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 25% Black, 17% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Beaver County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Midland El/MS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 102% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Beaver County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Midland El/MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 30.8%, a residual of -3.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Beaver County shows median household earnings sit near $71,089, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Beaver County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), Midland El/MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pennsylvania Cyber CS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Midland El/MS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.6%.

Midland El/MS operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Midland El/MS's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 226). White enrollment moved from 60% to 52% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.