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What's the biggest difference between FANNIN EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003439
Fannin Elementary School
2400 FANNIN AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79705 · (432) 240-6800 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
311 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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
58%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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 10 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 | 19.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Fannin Elementary School
Fannin Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannin Elementary School this school | 603 | 51.6% | 43.6% |
| McNair Elementary School DENTON | 599 | 53.1% | 55.5% |
| Glen Loch Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 555 | 54.4% | 55.9% |
| Legacy Elementary School LUBBOCK | 579 | 49.9% | 56.5% |
| Howard Dobbs Elementary School ROCKWALL | 565 | 52.4% | 58.2% |
| Emile Elementary School BASTROP | 606 | 52.8% | 35.5% |
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 Fannin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #2,131 of 4,401 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,324 of 4,466 ▲ 283 | #15 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,542 of 4,466 ▲ 303 | #13 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #919 of 3,998 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #1,601 of 4,938 | #15 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,813 of 4,622 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #1,572 of 4,628 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #3,520 of 4,789 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #1,045 of 1,307 | #19 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
603
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 603 | 35.8 | 16.9:1 | 52% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 32.3 | 19.9:1 | 52% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 32.3 | 18.7:1 | 44% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 36% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 33.8 | 17.1:1 | 29% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 11% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fannin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (579 to 603); teachers up 6% (33.8 to 35.8).
About Fannin Elementary School
Families in MIDLAND, Texas, are served by Fannin Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 603 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
Within MIDLAND ISD, Fannin Elementary School is one of 40 schools. The district enrolls 29,651 students.
About 55% of the student body at Fannin Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 33% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Midland County, the Hispanic share is about 46%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Fannin Elementary School, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fannin Elementary School, the prediction is 51.7% and the result is 43.6%.
For Midland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $92,874, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,119, Fannin Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Early College H S at Midland College is about 0.7 miles from Fannin Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Fannin Elementary School is behind the 50.1% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The school's size has been steady, with 594 students in 2020-21 and 603 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Fannin Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Fannin Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 1 state are named Fannin Elementary. Fannin Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Fannin Elementary SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 436 students
- Fannin Elementary SchoolCORSICANA, TX · 376 students
- Fannin Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 364 students
- Fannin Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Early College H S at Midland College0.7 mi · 365
- Pre-K Academy at Midland College0.8 mi · 221
- Goddard Junior High School0.8 mi · 1,210
- San Jacinto Junior High School0.9 mi · 744
- Emerson Elementary School1.0 mi · 529
- Legacy High School1.2 mi · 2,735
Frequently asked questions
About Fannin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fannin Elementary School?
Fannin Elementary School enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-06.
Is Fannin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fannin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fannin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fannin Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fannin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fannin Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 55% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fannin Elementary School in?
Fannin Elementary School is part of MIDLAND ISD.
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