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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BUSH EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057006757
Bush Elementary School
5001 PRESTON DR, MIDLAND, TX 79707 · (432) 240-6300 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
348 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 | 57 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
68%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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Bush Elementary School
Bush Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Elementary School this school | 527 | 66.0% | 48.6% |
| Houser Elementary School CONROE | 588 | 66.7% | 54.1% |
| Grace E Hardeman Elementary School WATAUGA | 600 | 65.0% | 55.1% |
| Travis Hts Elementary School AUSTIN | 469 | 61.8% | 46.0% |
| Rice Elementary School CONROE | 602 | 65.8% | 44.5% |
| North Riverside Elementary School FORT WORTH | 469 | 69.1% | 34.9% |
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 Bush Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,562 of 4,401 | #8 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,168 of 4,466 ▲ 224 | #6 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,294 of 4,466 ▼ 354 | #12 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,743 of 3,998 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #2,268 of 4,938 | #23 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,733 of 4,622 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #668 of 4,628 | #1 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #2,779 of 4,789 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #703 of 1,307 | #12 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
527
+57 (+12%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 527 | 31.6 | 16.7:1 | 66% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 32.8 | 16.3:1 | 59% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 33.8 | 16.3:1 | 59% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 61% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 33.3 | 14.2:1 | 47% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 43% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 51% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 31% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bush Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (473 to 527); teachers down 5% (33.3 to 31.6).
About Bush Elementary School
Bush Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in MIDLAND, Texas. The latest federal count shows 527 students in pre-K through 6.
MIDLAND ISD enrolls 29,651 students in 40 schools, including Bush Elementary School.
At Bush Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 46%. It is also 27% White, 14% Black, 10% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Midland County is about 46% Hispanic. Bush Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.7 students per teacher and 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Midland County average 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Bush Elementary School is B+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Bush Elementary School is 3.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Midland County this way: the median household income is $92,874, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bush Elementary School, Midland County has 51 other public schools.
Abell Junior High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bush Elementary School. By average proficiency, Bush Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Bush Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Bush Elementary School climbed 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 470 to 527 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.1:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Bush Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bush Elementary. Bush Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Bush Elementary SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 881 students
- Bush Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 780 students
- Bush Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 703 students
- Bush ElementaryMESA, AZ · 524 students
- Bush Elementary SchoolLondon, KY · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Abell Junior High School0.5 mi · 1,129
- Scharbauer Elementary School0.8 mi · 579
- Rusk Elementary School1.1 mi · 516
- Parker Elementary School1.2 mi · 468
- Richard Milburn Academy Midland1.3 mi · 149
- Legacy High School1.4 mi · 2,735
Frequently asked questions
About Bush Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bush Elementary School?
Bush Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Bush Elementary School serve?
Bush Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bush Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bush Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bush Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bush Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 46% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bush Elementary School in?
Bush Elementary School is part of MIDLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.