EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE

EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE operates as a cozy high school in MIDLAND, Texas, overseen by MIDLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 365 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

MIDLAND ISD comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 29,651 students; EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE is among them.

On the student-mix side, EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 19% White, 12% Black, 12% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE higher than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Midland County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 94.9%, a residual of +40.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Midland County put median household income runs about $92,874, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Midland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PRE-K ACADEMY AT MIDLAND COLLEGE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.9%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE's enrollment has increased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 365). The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 73% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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