LONGBRANCH EL

LONGBRANCH EL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, part of MIDLOTHIAN ISD, hosting 686 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 14 schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD (11,356 students total), LONGBRANCH EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LONGBRANCH EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Ellis County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, LONGBRANCH EL records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LONGBRANCH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.4%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of -7.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ellis County put the typical household earns roughly $99,595 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. LONGBRANCH EL is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

Nearest neighbor: WALNUT GROVE MIDDLE, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LONGBRANCH EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

LONGBRANCH EL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. LONGBRANCH EL's enrollment has expanded 23% since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 686). White enrollment moved from 71% to 62% across the same window.

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