SCHARBAUER EL

SCHARBAUER EL is a reasonably sized elementary campus in MIDLAND, Texas, one of the schools within MIDLAND ISD. The school works with 579 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 40 schools in MIDLAND ISD (29,651 students total), SCHARBAUER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SCHARBAUER EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 27% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Midland County as a whole is about 46% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Midland County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHARBAUER EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.6%; SCHARBAUER EL posts 30.3%, -15.3 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Midland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SCHARBAUER EL is one of 52 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students).

The closest other public school is ABELL J H, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHARBAUER EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

SCHARBAUER EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 766 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 37% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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