JONES EL

JONES EL is a mid-tier primary school in MIDLAND, Texas, part of MIDLAND ISD. The school instructs 483 students in grades pre-K through 6.

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

Looking at the student body, JONES EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder breaks down as 16% White, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Midland County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JONES EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.9%; JONES EL posts 21.3%, -18.6 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, Midland County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,874, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JONES EL is one of 52 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students).

HENDERSON EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JONES EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. JONES EL's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 483). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 61% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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