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Enrollment
872
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057005121
Greathouse Elementary School
5107 GREATHOUSE AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79707 · (432) 240-6900 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
308 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 | 53 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (132).
Student demographics
64%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 34.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Greathouse Elementary School
Greathouse Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greathouse Elementary School this school | 872 | 35.3% | 53.8% |
| Fairmont Elementary School PASADENA | 776 | 34.5% | 61.8% |
| Oak Creek Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 855 | 34.6% | 61.0% |
| Laura B Negley Elementary School KYLE | 845 | 28.9% | 55.9% |
| Barbers Hill El South MONT BELVIEU | 891 | 34.8% | 71.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary School LUBBOCK | 857 | 40.7% | 44.6% |
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 Greathouse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,147 of 4,401 | #4 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,085 of 4,466 ▼ 77 | #4 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #686 of 4,466 ▲ 172 | #3 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #405 of 3,998 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #250 of 4,938 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #4,544 of 4,622 | #23 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #1,088 of 4,628 | #3 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #4,085 of 4,789 | #28 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #671 of 1,307 | #10 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
872
+82 (+10%) vs 2020
+53% since 2000-01, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 872 | 39.7 | 21.9:1 | 35% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 897 | 43.7 | 20.5:1 | 35% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 905 | 43.8 | 20.7:1 | 32% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 35% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 42.9 | 18.2:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 27% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 29% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 16% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greathouse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (779 to 872); teachers down 7% (42.9 to 39.7).
About Greathouse Elementary School
Greathouse Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in MIDLAND, Texas. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 872 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, MIDLAND ISD, has 29,651 students enrolled across 40 schools.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at Greathouse Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 41% White, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Midland County, where about 46% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Greathouse Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Greathouse Elementary School has a ratio of 21.9:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Midland County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.6%.
In Midland County, home to about 174,801 people, median household income comes to about $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Midland County's 52 public schools enroll about 35,119 students and include Greathouse Elementary School.
Greathouse Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Parker Elementary School, its nearest public school. Greathouse Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Greathouse Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.8% against a local average of 44.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Greathouse Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 872 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.5:1 in 2020-21 to 21.9:1 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
- 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
Nearby schools
- Parker Elementary School1.2 mi · 468
- Barbara Fasken Elementary School1.3 mi · 909
- Abell Junior High School1.5 mi · 1,129
- Bush Elementary School1.6 mi · 527
- Rusk Elementary School2.0 mi · 516
- Scharbauer Elementary School2.1 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Greathouse Elementary SchoolHow large is Greathouse Elementary School?
Greathouse Elementary School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Greathouse Elementary School serve?
Greathouse Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Greathouse Elementary School have?
Greathouse Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greathouse Elementary School?
At Greathouse Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Greathouse Elementary School public or private?
Greathouse Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLAND ISD.
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