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What's the most underrated thing about BARBARA FASKEN EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
909
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057013087
Barbara Fasken Elementary School
5806 VAL VERDE, MIDLAND, TX 79707 · (432) 240-8400 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
526 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 111 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (111).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barbara Fasken Elementary School
Barbara Fasken Elementary School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Fasken Elementary School this school | 909 | 57.9% | 56.9% |
| Carpenter Elementary School DEER PARK | 837 | 56.0% | 45.5% |
| Santa Rita Elementary School MIDLAND | 835 | 56.8% | 50.1% |
| Coker Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 861 | 59.2% | 50.2% |
| Clearfork Elementary School ANDREWS | 721 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Lee Buice Elementary School ODESSA | 844 | 64.1% | 30.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barbara Fasken Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #941 of 4,401 | #3 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #956 of 4,466 ▼ 73 | #3 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,965 of 4,466 ▼ 234 | #9 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,671 of 3,998 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #201 of 4,938 | #2 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #4,445 of 4,622 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #2,755 of 4,628 | #18 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #3,221 of 4,789 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.4% | #409 of 1,307 | #7 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
909
+122 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 909 | 45.6 | 19.9:1 | 58% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 964 | 42.7 | 22.6:1 | 57% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 45.5 | 19.5:1 | 46% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 41% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 38.9 | 19.4:1 | 37% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 26% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbara Fasken Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (755 to 909); teachers up 17% (38.9 to 45.6).
About Barbara Fasken Elementary School
Barbara Fasken Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in MIDLAND, Texas. Federal data show 909 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 75% bigger than that mark.
Across its 40 schools, MIDLAND ISD enrolls 29,651 students. Barbara Fasken Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Barbara Fasken Elementary School are Hispanic (68%). The next largest groups are 28% White. In Midland County overall, about 46% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Its ratio of 19.9:1 is based on 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Midland County average a similar 57%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.0% for Barbara Fasken Elementary School. The school posts 56.9%, 7.9 points above the prediction.
The school is in Midland County, where median household income comes to about $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Midland County's 52 public schools enroll about 35,119 students and include Barbara Fasken Elementary School.
Greathouse Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Barbara Fasken Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Barbara Fasken Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Barbara Fasken Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% gain, from 787 to 909. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.7:1 in 2020-21 to 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Barbara Fasken Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,801
Census ACS
Median income
$92,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
35,119 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLAND ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other Barbara Fasken Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Barbara Fasken Elementary. Barbara Fasken Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Barbara Fasken Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Greathouse Elementary School1.3 mi · 872
- Parker Elementary School2.4 mi · 468
- Abell Junior High School2.5 mi · 1,129
- Bush Elementary School2.7 mi · 527
- Santa Rita Elementary School2.9 mi · 835
- Scharbauer Elementary School3.0 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Barbara Fasken Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Barbara Fasken Elementary School?
Barbara Fasken Elementary School enrolls approximately 909 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Barbara Fasken Elementary School serve?
Barbara Fasken Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbara Fasken Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barbara Fasken Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barbara Fasken Elementary School?
At Barbara Fasken Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 68% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Barbara Fasken Elementary School public or private?
Barbara Fasken Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.