YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates as a modestly sized high school in MIDLAND, Texas, operated by MIDLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 424 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits 47% below that benchmark.

Within MIDLAND ISD, which oversees 40 schools and 29,651 students, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 33% White, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Midland County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.9%; actual is 86.5%, +29.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Midland County shows median household income runs about $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Midland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), of which YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one.

CARVER CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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