📍 5306 Whitman St, Midland, Midland County, 79705
Santa Rita el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Midland, Midland County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Debra Alba. It is part of the Midland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Santa Rita el enrolls 596 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 312 | 52% |
| White | 187 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 596 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Santa Rita el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Santa Rita 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 596 students, Santa Rita 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: Rural - Fringe