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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BONHAM EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003432
Bonham Elementary School
909 BONHAM ST, MIDLAND, TX 79703 · (432) 240-6000 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
522 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
44%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Bonham Elementary School
Bonham Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonham Elementary School this school | 697 | 74.9% | 34.3% |
| Memorial Parkway Elementary School KATY | 714 | 77.0% | 40.5% |
| Annie Purl Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 690 | 72.0% | 21.3% |
| Henderson Elementary School MIDLAND | 633 | 79.3% | 31.6% |
| Hutchins Elementary School EL CAMPO | 678 | 75.4% | 35.5% |
| Oak Crest Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 687 | 75.1% | 41.5% |
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 Bonham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,233 of 4,401 | #18 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,429 of 4,466 ▲ 858 | #17 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,268 of 4,466 ▲ 71 | #19 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #2,014 of 3,998 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #939 of 4,938 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #4,390 of 4,622 | #16 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #2,831 of 4,628 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #2,282 of 4,789 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #733 of 1,307 | #15 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
697
+162 (+30%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 697 | 36.2 | 19.3:1 | 75% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 30.5 | 23.1:1 | 74% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 33.2 | 19.3:1 | 69% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 69% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 36.4 | 17.3:1 | 59% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 54% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 67% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 40% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (631 to 697); teachers down 1% (36.4 to 36.2).
About Bonham Elementary School
Bonham Elementary School serves students in MIDLAND, Texas, as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 697 students. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 34% higher.
Bonham Elementary School is part of MIDLAND ISD, where 40 schools serve 29,651 students.
Hispanic students account for 73% of enrollment at Bonham Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 46% share among Midland County residents. By the diversity index, Bonham Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Staffing totals 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 75%. That is 18 points above the 57% average for public schools in Midland County.
A school with Bonham Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 41.7%. Bonham Elementary School scores 34.3%, 7.4 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Midland County, median household income is about $92,874, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bonham Elementary School is one of 52 public schools in Midland County, which together enroll about 35,119 students.
The nearest other public school, Alamo Junior High School, is about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bonham Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Bonham Elementary School saw enrollment rise 30% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.9:1 to 19.3:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bonham Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Bonham Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 1 state are named Bonham Elementary. Bonham Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Bonham Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 940 students
- Bonham Elementary SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 571 students
- Bonham Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 543 students
- Bonham Elementary SchoolHARLINGEN, TX · 504 students
- Bonham Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Alamo Junior High School0.2 mi · 786
- Premier H S of Midland0.4 mi · 162
- Richard Milburn Academy Midland0.4 mi · 149
- Classical Academy - Permian Basin0.5 mi · 218
- Texas Leadership of Midland0.8 mi · 888
- Long Elementary School0.9 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Bonham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bonham Elementary School?
Bonham Elementary School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Bonham Elementary School serve?
Bonham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bonham Elementary School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Bonham Elementary School.
How diverse is Bonham Elementary School?
Bonham Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 73% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bonham Elementary School?
Bonham Elementary School is overseen by MIDLAND ISD in Midland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.