SOUTH EL

As a mid-sized primary school in MIDLAND, Texas, SOUTH EL works with 651 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by MIDLAND ISD. That puts it 25% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MIDLAND ISD comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 29,651 students; SOUTH EL is among them.

On demographics, SOUTH EL reports that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% Black, 5% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOUTH EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at SOUTH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Midland County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Midland County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Midland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), SOUTH EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MIDLAND FRESHMAN H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 583 students in 2018 compared to 651 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 29.7:1 in 2025.

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