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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003452
South Elementary School
200 W DAKOTA AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79701 · (432) 240-8100 · Midland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
29.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
607 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 | 87 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
21%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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 South Elementary School
South Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School this school | 651 | 93.2% | 32.6% |
| Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy SAN ANTONIO | 645 | 94.1% | 21.6% |
| James Bowie Fine Arts Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 618 | 92.1% | 37.0% |
| De Zavala Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 634 | 94.3% | 34.1% |
| Deanda Elementary School HOUSTON | 670 | 92.2% | 52.4% |
| Anson Jones Elementary School BRYAN | 695 | 94.2% | 40.4% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #3,416 of 4,401 | #21 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,014 of 4,466 ▼ 95 | #25 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,006 of 4,466 ▲ 28 | #23 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,778 of 3,998 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #1,245 of 4,938 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.7:1 | #4,618 of 4,622 | #28 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #3,732 of 4,628 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #710 of 4,789 | #1 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #685 of 1,307 | #11 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
651
+166 (+34%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
29.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 651 | 21.9 | 29.7:1 | 93% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 27.6 | 22.0:1 | 88% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 31.2 | 19.5:1 | 86% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 86% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 40.5 | 14.4:1 | 85% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 82% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 85% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 69% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (583 to 651); teachers down 46% (40.5 to 21.9).
About South Elementary School
South Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in MIDLAND, Texas. There are 651 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 25% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Across its 40 schools, MIDLAND ISD enrolls 29,651 students. South Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, South Elementary School is 89% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% Black and 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 46% share among Midland County residents. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at South Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 29.7:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 14.6 students per teacher. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Midland County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, South Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at South Elementary School are 1.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.6% actual, 33.9% predicted).
Midland County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $92,874 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. South Elementary School shares Midland County with 51 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, South Elementary School is closest to Midland Freshman High School, about 0.5 miles away. South Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. South Elementary School's average proficiency of 32.6% compares with 43.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, South Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment rose 34% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 29.7:1.
People who know South Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary School is the largest of the 44.
- South Elementary SchoolPLAINVIEW, TX · 456 students
- South Elementary SchoolBRECKENRIDGE, TX · 340 students
- South Elementary SchoolLEVELLAND, TX · 238 students
- South Elementary SchoolDAINGERFIELD, TX · 216 students
- South Elementary SchoolDanville, IN · 626 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Freshman High School0.5 mi · 845
- IDEA Travis Academy0.9 mi · 1,298
- Midland High School1.0 mi · 2,718
- Midland Academy Charter School1.0 mi · 421
- Ralph Bunche Elementary School1.2 mi · 841
- Carver Center1.3 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Elementary School?
South Elementary School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does South Elementary School serve?
South Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Elementary School is approximately 29.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is South Elementary School public or private?
South Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.