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Enrollment
841
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057013200
Ralph Bunche Elementary School
700 S JACKSON ST, MIDLAND, TX 79701 · (432) 240-8600 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL841 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
730 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
37%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
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Ralph Bunche Elementary School
Ralph Bunche Elementary School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Bunche Elementary School this school | 841 | 86.8% | 23.2% |
| Hairgrove Elementary School HOUSTON | 795 | 89.4% | 63.1% |
| Larkspur Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 849 | 88.1% | 27.1% |
| Johnston Elementary School IRVING | 725 | 86.9% | 21.8% |
| B H Hamblen Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 886 | 84.5% | 49.5% |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School AUSTIN | 839 | 88.3% | 27.0% |
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 Ralph Bunche Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,150 of 4,401 | #26 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,473 of 4,466 ▲ 442 | #22 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #4,261 of 4,466 ▲ 82 | #27 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,227 of 3,998 | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 841 | #320 of 4,938 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #4,550 of 4,622 | #24 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #3,178 of 4,628 | #24 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #1,405 of 4,789 | #5 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #1,076 of 1,307 | #21 of 22 |
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
841
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 841 | 38.2 | 22.0:1 | 87% (730) |
| 2023-24 | 1,014 | 52.8 | 19.2:1 | 84% (850) |
| 2022-23 | 974 | 50.1 | 19.4:1 | 88% (854) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 53 | 15.2:1 | 78% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 45.8 | 17.7:1 | 76% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 43 | 18.3:1 | 72% (565) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralph Bunche Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (812 to 841); teachers down 16% (45.8 to 38.2).
About Ralph Bunche Elementary School
Ralph Bunche Elementary School is a large elementary school located in MIDLAND, Texas. Enrollment stands at 841 students, covering pre-K through 6. That is 62% bigger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
MIDLAND ISD has 29,651 students in 40 schools, and Ralph Bunche Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 78% of those enrolled at Ralph Bunche Elementary School. The remaining shares are 11% Black, 8% White, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Midland County's population at about 46%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
There are about 22.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ralph Bunche Elementary School, which has 38.2. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. Public schools in Midland County average 57%.
Ralph Bunche Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Texas public elementary schools.
Ralph Bunche Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (23.2%) and its predicted rate (36.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Midland County show that the median household earns about $92,874 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Midland County, 52 public schools serve about 35,119 students.
Ralph Bunche Elementary School's nearest public school is Young Women's Leadership Academy (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.7%; Ralph Bunche Elementary School's is 23.2%, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 841, up from 805 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.2:1 to 22.0:1.
This page is set up for the Ralph Bunche Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 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
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 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
Other Ralph Bunche Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ralph Bunche Elementary. Ralph Bunche Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ralph Bunche ElementaryCarson, CA · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Young Women's Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 424
- Carver Center0.6 mi · 605
- IDEA Travis Academy0.8 mi · 1,298
- De Zavala Elementary School1.1 mi · 669
- South Elementary School1.2 mi · 651
- Midland Freshman High School1.2 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Ralph Bunche Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ralph Bunche Elementary School?
Ralph Bunche Elementary School enrolls approximately 841 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Ralph Bunche Elementary School serve?
Ralph Bunche Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Ralph Bunche Elementary School have?
Ralph Bunche Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ralph Bunche Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ralph Bunche Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 78% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ralph Bunche Elementary School?
Ralph Bunche Elementary School is overseen by MIDLAND ISD in Midland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.