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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003441
Henderson Elementary School
4800 GRACELAND DR, MIDLAND, TX 79703 · (432) 240-7000 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
502 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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
40%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
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -33.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 33 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Elementary School this school | 633 | 79.3% | 31.6% |
| Hatchett Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 588 | 79.9% | 28.0% |
| Memorial Parkway Elementary School KATY | 714 | 77.0% | 40.5% |
| Timberline Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 593 | 78.4% | 32.7% |
| Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School FERRIS | 641 | 79.4% | 33.2% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 623 | 79.3% | 36.6% |
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 Henderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,519 of 4,401 | #22 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,856 of 4,466 ▼ 464 | #24 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,120 of 4,466 ▼ 892 | #24 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,374 of 4,938 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #4,575 of 4,622 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #3,065 of 4,628 | #22 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #2,003 of 4,789 | #7 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.3% | #200 of 1,307 | #3 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
633
+271 (+75%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 633 | 27.7 | 22.8:1 | 79% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 30.4 | 20.3:1 | 82% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 27.4 | 17.9:1 | 79% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 60% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 29.7 | 15.8:1 | 48% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 51% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 52% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 45% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (468 to 633); teachers down 7% (29.7 to 27.7).
About Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in MIDLAND, Texas. A total of 633 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 22% bigger than average.
Henderson Elementary School belongs to MIDLAND ISD, a district of 40 schools and 29,651 students.
A majority of students at Henderson Elementary School, 76%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% White, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Midland County, the Hispanic share is about 46%. The chance that two students picked at random at Henderson Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
Federal staffing data show 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Henderson Elementary School and a ratio of 22.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 79% of enrollment. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Midland County is 22 points.
Henderson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.6%, compared with a predicted 39.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Midland County (population about 174,801), median household income is about $92,874, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 52 public schools operate in Midland County, serving about 35,119 students.
The next-closest public school is Jones Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Henderson Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.6% against a local average of 32.7%.
Henderson Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal counts for Henderson Elementary School: 362 students in 2020-21, 633 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. By 2024-25, the school had 22.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
The Henderson Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Henderson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Henderson Elementary. Henderson Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Henderson Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 819 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 580 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 533 students
- HENDERSON ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 653 students
- Henderson ElementaryBarstow, CA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Jones Elementary School0.6 mi · 483
- Long Elementary School0.8 mi · 575
- Burnet Elementary School0.9 mi · 587
- Classical Academy - Permian Basin1.0 mi · 218
- Premier H S of Midland1.1 mi · 162
- Alamo Junior High School1.4 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Elementary SchoolHow large is Henderson Elementary School?
Henderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-06.
Is Henderson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henderson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Henderson Elementary School have?
Henderson Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
How diverse is Henderson Elementary School?
Henderson Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 76% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Henderson Elementary School in?
Henderson Elementary School is part of MIDLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.