GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL

As a substantial elementary-level community in MIDLAND, Texas, GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL caters to 950 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by MIDLAND ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 519.

GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL is one of 40 schools operated by MIDLAND ISD, a district that enrolls 29,651 students overall.

On demographics, GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Midland County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 46.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Midland County indicate median household earnings sit near $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), GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DE ZAVALA EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS EL's enrollment has edged up 139% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 950). White enrollment moved from 35% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.

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