General Tommy Franks Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Midland ISD
  • Midland, TX
  • Early education - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Midland ISD: N/A

Total students

869

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Midland ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Midland ISD: 86.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

General Tommy Franks Elementary School is an elementary school in Midland, TX, in the Midland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 869 students. 33.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,575, which is $3,101 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.midlandisd.net/Domain/392

Address

401 E Parker Ave
Midland, TX 79701-2724

Office phone number

(432) 240-6500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in General Tommy Franks Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

869

African American

76 (8.7%)

Midland ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.7%)

Midland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13 (1.5%)

Midland ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

466 (53.6%)

Midland ISD: 66.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Midland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

274 (31.5%)

Midland ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

34 (3.9%)

Midland ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

8.7%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

1.5%

Hispanic

53.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

31.5%

Two or more races

3.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

33.4 %

Midland ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

39.6 %

Midland ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

3.6 %

Midland ISD: 20%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

33.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

39.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.6 %

Midland ISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0.2 %

Midland ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

20 %

Midland ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.6%

Gifted and talented

0.2%

Special education

20.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Midland ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Midland ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Midland ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Midland ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.6 %

Midland ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

6.8 %

Midland ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

0 %

Midland ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

23.1 %

Midland ISD: 6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.6 %

Midland ISD: 28%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Midland ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15.7 %

Midland ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

8.3 %

Midland ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

37.2

African American

1.9 (5.1%)

Midland ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Midland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.7%)

Midland ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

9.9 (26.6%)

Midland ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Midland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.4 (63.1%)

Midland ISD: 57.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.9 (2.5%)

Midland ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Midland ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

33.3 (89.5%)

Midland ISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3.9 (10.5%)

Midland ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Midland ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

23.4

Midland ISD: 20.6

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Midland ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,575

Midland ISD: $66,007

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$60,500

Midland ISD: $59,902

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,722

Midland ISD: $61,438

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$64,301

Midland ISD: $64,712

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$67,484

Midland ISD: $68,578

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$70,950

Midland ISD: $74,578

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$76,250

Midland ISD: $76,214

Statewide: $74,014

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