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What's the most underrated thing about MIDLAND H S that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,718
High
DISTRICT 920 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003447
Midland High School
906 W ILLINOIS AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79701 · (432) 240-3000 · Midland County
GRADES 08–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,718 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,330 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 142 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 972 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 875 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 726 | 27% |
Student demographics
44%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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 2.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Midland High School
Midland High School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland High School this school | 2,718 | 48.9% | 32.2% |
| Madison High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,616 | 50.8% | 54.9% |
| Legacy High School MIDLAND | 2,735 | 47.9% | 39.8% |
| Medina Valley High School CASTROVILLE | 2,626 | 49.6% | 65.8% |
| Bastrop High School BASTROP | 1,767 | 49.1% | 46.6% |
| Franklin High School EL PASO | 2,835 | 51.1% | 58.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Midland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,305 of 1,385 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,278 of 1,425 ▼ 76 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,362 of 1,425 ▼ 27 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,718 | #124 of 2,107 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,249 of 1,344 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #822 of 1,346 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #1,030 of 1,522 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #286 of 672 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,718
+371 (+16%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,625
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 2,718 | 142.8 | 19.0:1 | 49% (1,330) |
| 2023-24 | 2,577 | 131.4 | 19.6:1 | 45% (1,169) |
| 2022-23 | 2,492 | 130.4 | 19.1:1 | 44% (1,105) |
| 2020-21 | 2,347 | 136 | 17.3:1 | 35% (833) |
| 2017-18 | 2,374 | 131.7 | 18.0:1 | 31% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 2,149 | 129 | 16.7:1 | 28% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 2,169 | 118 | 18.4:1 | 32% (698) |
| 2000-01 | 1,959 | 99 | 19.8:1 | 21% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 1,625 | 94 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (2,374 to 2,718); teachers up 8% (131.7 to 142.8).
About Midland High School
Midland High School, a high-enrollment high school, is located in MIDLAND, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,718 students in grades 8 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 241% bigger than average.
MIDLAND ISD runs 40 schools with a combined 29,651 students. Midland High School is one of them.
At Midland High School, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. Next come 20% White and 6% Black. The county population is about 46% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Midland High School counts 142.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.9 above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Midland High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 32.2%; the prediction is 52.8%.
In the county around the school, Midland County, the median household income is $92,874, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Midland County is home to 52 public schools and about 35,119 public school students.
The school nearest to Midland High School is Midland Academy Charter School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.2%; Midland High School's is 32.2%, ranking 6th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Midland High School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment climbed 16% from its 2020-21 level of 2,347. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.3:1 to 19.0:1.
Discussions about Midland High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Barbara Fasken Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 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
- Barbara Fasken Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 students
Other Midland High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Midland High. Midland High School is the largest of the 5.
- Midland High SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 1,129 students
- Midland High SchoolMidland, LA · 317 students
- MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOLPLEASANT PLAINS, AR · 222 students
- Midland High SchoolVarna, IL · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Academy Charter School0.7 mi · 421
- James Bowie Fine Arts Academy0.7 mi · 570
- Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
- Midland Alternative Program0.9 mi · 122
- South Elementary School1.0 mi · 651
- De Zavala Elementary School1.1 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Midland High SchoolHow many students attend Midland High School?
Midland High School enrolls approximately 2,718 students in grades 08-12.
Is Midland High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midland High School is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Midland High School have?
Midland High School employs 143 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Midland High School?
Student demographics at Midland High School are roughly 20% White, 72% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Midland High School in?
Midland High School is part of MIDLAND ISD.
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