📍 5001 Preston Dr, Midland, Midland County, 79707
Bush el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Midland, Midland County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Doster. It is part of the Midland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bush el enrolls 549 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 50% |
| White | 144 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 12% |
| Asian | 52 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 549 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 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.
Bush 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.
Bush 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 549 students, Bush 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