GREATHOUSE EL

GREATHOUSE EL is a roomy elementary campus in MIDLAND, Texas, overseen by MIDLAND ISD. The school serves 872 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GREATHOUSE EL sits 68% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 40 schools in MIDLAND ISD (29,651 students total), GREATHOUSE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GREATHOUSE EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 41% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GREATHOUSE EL lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GREATHOUSE EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Midland County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GREATHOUSE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 52.0%.

Around the school, Midland County reports that median household income runs about $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Midland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), GREATHOUSE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PARKER EL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GREATHOUSE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREATHOUSE EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 872 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 48% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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