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Enrollment
950
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057013622
General Tommy Franks Elementary School
401 E PARKER AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79701 · (432) 240-6500 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL950 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
26.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
433 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 | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (131).
Student demographics
59%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 General Tommy Franks Elementary School
General Tommy Franks Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Tommy Franks Elementary School this school | 950 | 45.6% | 46.5% |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary School HUTTO | 925 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| Rose Garden Elementary School SCHERTZ | 861 | 43.8% | 29.6% |
| Parker Elementary School HOUSTON | 924 | 41.3% | 59.3% |
| Timber Lakes Elementary School NEW CANEY | 947 | 43.7% | 30.1% |
| Potranco Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 839 | 42.7% | 52.8% |
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 General Tommy Franks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,791 of 4,401 | #10 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,335 of 4,466 ▲ 213 | #8 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,648 of 4,466 ▲ 620 | #5 of 27 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,941 of 3,998 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 950 | #133 of 4,938 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,609 of 4,622 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #1,474 of 4,628 | #8 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #3,762 of 4,789 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +138.7% | #10 of 1,307 | #1 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
950
+360 (+61%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 950 | 36.5 | 26.1:1 | 46% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 37.2 | 23.6:1 | 40% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 42.2 | 19.6:1 | 37% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 34% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 29.9 | 13.3:1 | 31% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for General Tommy Franks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 139% (398 to 950); teachers up 22% (29.9 to 36.5).
About General Tommy Franks Elementary School
In MIDLAND, Texas, General Tommy Franks Elementary School is a large elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 950 students. The school is 83% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
General Tommy Franks Elementary School reports to MIDLAND ISD, which has 40 schools and 29,651 students.
The share of Hispanic students at General Tommy Franks Elementary School is 56%, a majority. Other students are 29% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 46% Hispanic share among all Midland County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
General Tommy Franks Elementary School has 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 26.1:1. The school's 26.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. That is 11 points below the 57% average for public schools in Midland County.
General Tommy Franks Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Texas public elementary schools.
General Tommy Franks Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.5%, compared with a predicted 54.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Midland County, where median household income comes to 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. Midland County's 52 public schools enroll about 35,119 students and include General Tommy Franks Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, De Zavala Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, General Tommy Franks Elementary School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around General Tommy Franks Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school counted 590 students in 2020-21 and 950 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 26.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Barbara Fasken Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 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
- Barbara Fasken Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 students
Nearby schools
- De Zavala Elementary School0.7 mi · 669
- Viola M Coleman High School0.8 mi · 180
- Midland Academy Charter School0.8 mi · 421
- Legacy Freshman High School0.9 mi · 890
- James Bowie Fine Arts Academy0.9 mi · 570
- Pease Communications/Technology Academy1.0 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolHow large is General Tommy Franks Elementary School?
General Tommy Franks Elementary School enrolls approximately 950 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does General Tommy Franks Elementary School serve?
General Tommy Franks Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at General Tommy Franks Elementary School?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at General Tommy Franks Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at General Tommy Franks Elementary School?
At General Tommy Franks Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 56% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is General Tommy Franks Elementary School public or private?
General Tommy Franks Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLAND ISD.
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