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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003446
LONG EL
4200 CEDAR SPRING DR, MIDLAND, TX 79703 · (432) 240-7400 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
513 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
575
+57 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 15.2:1
% White
10%
was 10%
% Hispanic
85%
was 81%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LONG EL
Located at 4200 CEDAR SPRING DR, in MIDLAND, Texas, LONG EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that educates 575 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within MIDLAND ISD.
LONG EL is one of 40 schools operated by MIDLAND ISD, a district that instructs 29,651 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LONG EL lists that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 10% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.
Looking at school resources, LONG EL logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Midland County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LONG EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.9%, the actual is 32.1%, a residual of -2.9 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Midland County put the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. LONG EL is one of 52 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students).
Nearest neighbor: BURNET EL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LONG EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LONG EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 27.4%.
LONG EL operates from a city-core location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 11%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 575 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the LONG EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 H SHigh · 2,735 students
- MIDLAND H SHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA TRAVIS ACADEMYCombined · 1,298 students
- GODDARD J HMiddle · 1,210 students
- ABELL J HMiddle · 1,129 students
- GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS ELElementary · 950 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- LEGACY H SHigh · 2,735 students
- MIDLAND H SHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA TRAVIS ACADEMYCombined · 1,298 students
- GODDARD J HMiddle · 1,210 students
- ABELL J HMiddle · 1,129 students
- GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS ELElementary · 950 students
Nearby schools
- BURNET EL0.4 mi · 587
- PREMIER H S OF MIDLAND0.5 mi · 162
- CLASSICAL ACADEMY - PERMIAN BASIN0.5 mi · 218
- TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF MIDLAND0.8 mi · 888
- ALAMO J H0.8 mi · 786
- HENDERSON EL0.8 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About LONG ELHow many students attend LONG EL?
LONG EL enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LONG EL serve?
LONG EL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LONG EL?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at LONG EL.
What is the student diversity at LONG EL?
Student demographics at LONG EL are roughly 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LONG EL public or private?
LONG EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.