GREENWOOD H S

GREENWOOD H S is a senior high of mid-tier scale in MIDLAND, Texas, operated by GREENWOOD ISD, caters to 879 students in grades 9 through 12.

GREENWOOD ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 3,373 students. GREENWOOD H S is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, GREENWOOD H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest looks like 41% White. The wider county runs roughly 46% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 31% of students at GREENWOOD H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Midland County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GREENWOOD H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.3%, the actual is 53.5%, a residual of -6.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Midland County put the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GREENWOOD H S is one of 52 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students).

The closest other public school is JAMES R BROOKS MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around GREENWOOD H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREENWOOD H S at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 53.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 22%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 879 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 41% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.