📍 201 W Dakota Ave, Midland, Midland County, 79701
South el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Midland, Midland County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cynthia Rodriguez. It is part of the Midland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South el enrolls 607 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Black or African American and 4.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 538 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 6.1% |
| White | 28 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
521 of the school's 607 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 480 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 82.
South el is one of 40 schools in MIDLAND ISD, based in MIDLAND, Texas. The district serves 29,651 students district-wide and employs 1,592 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 607 students, South el is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize