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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLOTHIAN ISD·NCES 483060007589
Longbranch Elementary School
6631 F M 1387, MIDLOTHIAN, TX 76065 · (469) 856-6200 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
118 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 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 | 42.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Longbranch Elementary School
Longbranch Elementary School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longbranch Elementary School this school | 686 | 17.2% | 58.3% |
| Dolores McClatchey Elementary School OVILLA | 605 | 16.4% | 61.3% |
| Sharon Shannon Elementary School ROCKWALL | 668 | 19.3% | 60.8% |
| Arapaho Classical Magnet RICHARDSON | 615 | 18.7% | 74.9% |
| Tanglewood Elementary School FORT WORTH | 575 | 19.5% | 75.2% |
| White Rock Elementary School DALLAS | 868 | 22.8% | 73.3% |
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 Longbranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #861 of 4,401 | #5 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #887 of 4,466 ▼ 53 | #4 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #628 of 4,466 ▲ 19 | #3 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,564 of 3,998 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #1,010 of 4,938 | #3 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,277 of 4,622 | #29 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #1,801 of 4,628 | #28 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #4,503 of 4,789 | #40 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #363 of 1,307 | #8 of 20 |
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
686
+139 (+25%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 686 | 42.9 | 16.0:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 40.4 | 16.4:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 42.4 | 15.4:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 14% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 10% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longbranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (559 to 686); teachers up 18% (36.5 to 42.9).
About Longbranch Elementary School
In MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, Longbranch Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 686 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 32% larger than average.
Longbranch Elementary School belongs to MIDLOTHIAN ISD, a district of 14 schools and 11,356 students.
Longbranch Elementary School is 62% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Ellis County as a whole is similar, at about 60%. Longbranch Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.0 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 17%. Among public schools in Ellis County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 66.3%. Longbranch Elementary School scores 58.3%.
Federal survey data for Ellis County show that the median household income is $99,595, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Ellis County is home to 83 public schools and about 46,344 public school students.
Walnut Grove Middle School is located about 1.8 miles from Longbranch Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Longbranch Elementary School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Longbranch Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 139 students since 2020-21, to 686. Students per teacher rose from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Jean Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Jean Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
Other Longbranch Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Longbranch Elementary. Longbranch Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolUnion, KY · 957 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Grove Middle School1.8 mi · 1,012
- Midlothian Heritage High School2.0 mi · 1,760
- Dolores McClatchey Elementary School2.2 mi · 605
- T E Baxter Elementary School3.1 mi · 594
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School4.2 mi · 989
- Waxahachie High School4.2 mi · 3,056
Frequently asked questions
About Longbranch Elementary SchoolHow large is Longbranch Elementary School?
Longbranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Longbranch Elementary School serve?
Longbranch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Longbranch Elementary School have?
Longbranch Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Longbranch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Longbranch Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Longbranch Elementary School public or private?
Longbranch Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLOTHIAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.