Parker Elementary

Summary:

Parker Elementary is a public elementary school in Midland, Texas, serving 567 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Midland Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 556 out of 968 districts in Texas.

Parker Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (47.8%) and Asian (5.64%) students, and a lower percentage of White students (34.92%). While the school's STAAR test scores in reading and math are generally lower than the Midland ISD and Texas state averages in 3rd and 4th grade, it performs better in 5th and 6th grade, particularly for English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the top 5-10% of Texas elementary schools. The school also has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (51.85%) and spends more per student ($10,729 in 2020-2021) compared to nearby schools, which may contribute to its relatively better performance in the upper grades.

The inconsistent academic performance across grade levels at Parker Elementary, with stronger results in the upper grades, suggests the school may be more effective in supporting student learning and growth in the later elementary years. The school's diverse student population and higher proportion of students from low-income families may present both challenges and opportunities in meeting the diverse learning needs of its students. However, the school's resource allocation, including higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio, indicates it is making efforts to address the needs of its diverse learners. Further investigation into the school's successful practices in the upper grades and strategies to support the lower grades could provide valuable insights for improving overall student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3800 Norwood St
       Midland, TX  79707-4499


(432) 240-7600

District: Midland Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1586th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,729 Help


Students who attend Parker Elementary usually attend:

High:    Alamo J H
    Legacy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  567

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.8%
White:
34.9%
African American:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.9% Help


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Compare Details Parker Elementary ranks better than 66.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.8%), White (34.9%), African American (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parker Elementary is 15.1, which is the lowest among 25 elementary schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parker Elementary is $10,729, which is the 7th highest among 25 elementary schools in the Midland Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Parker Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Midland Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Midland Independent School District (Isd) 556th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Parker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.25 1119th 3465 67.7%
2005 67.15 1142nd 3475 67.1%
2006 51.77 1962nd 3476 43.6%
2007 46.89 2360th 3724 36.6%
2008 53.38 2018th 3768 46.4%
2009 49.25 2287th 3884 41.1%
2010 51.06 2283rd 3937 42.0%
2011 54.14 2187th 4095 46.6%
2012 61.13 1638th 4206 61.1%
2013 46.14 2522nd 4221 40.3%
2014 48.67 2412th 4260 43.4%
2015 41.60 2771st 4320 35.9%
2016 53.39 2135th 4286 50.2%
2017 67.57 1128th 4329 73.9%
2018 65.24 1242nd 4359 71.5%
2019 51.73 1935th 4479 56.8%
2021 59.63 1536th 4578 66.4%
2022 46.37 2353rd 4581 48.6%
2023 48.09 2291st 4647 50.7%
2024 59.97 1586th 4675 66.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.58 352nd 3446 89.8%
2022 81.67 326th 3487 90.7%
2023 87.54 189th 3556 94.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.17 1864th 3684 49.4%
2021 42.55 1851st 3799 51.3%
2022 33.31 2778th 3952 29.7%
2023 43.53 2047th 4086 49.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.14 772nd 4264 81.9%
2019 48.81 2153rd 4309 50.0%
2021 53.32 1806th 4451 59.4%
2022 51.39 2060th 4477 54.0%
2023 45.16 2544th 4521 43.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.15 1071st 4306 75.1%
2019 49.82 2065th 4348 52.5%
2021 59.06 1548th 4499 65.6%
2022 41.91 2664th 4561 41.6%
2023 51.92 2029th 4588 55.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.47 2616th 4240 38.3%
2019 43.53 2432nd 4295 43.4%
2021 58.60 1283rd 4331 70.4%
2022 45.41 2420th 4461 45.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.65 1403rd 4319 67.5%
2019 52.25 1873rd 4357 57.0%
2021 58.06 1584th 4498 64.8%
2022 50.42 2149th 4563 52.9%
2023 45.27 2435th 4585 46.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.85 415th 967 57.1%
2022 39.52 687th 957 28.2%
2023 56.69 497th 1015 51.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.52 951st 2483 61.7%
2019 63.09 673rd 2515 73.2%
2021 46.85 1152nd 2444 52.9%
2022 46.56 1221st 2421 49.6%
2023 24.80 2067th 2443 15.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.72 1273rd 4168 69.5%
2019 49.60 2023rd 4188 51.7%
2021 52.29 1790th 4329 58.7%
2022 41.85 2633rd 4376 39.8%
2023 40.78 2716th 4401 38.3%
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Rank History for White students at Parker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.56 1190th 3127 61.9%
2019 39.97 2049th 3142 34.8%
2021 50.49 1465th 3082 52.5%
2022 33.21 2299th 3082 25.4%
2023 44.38 1857th 3106 40.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Parker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 484 11 12 185 1 n/a n/a 0 693
1989 456 17 15 131 1 n/a n/a 0 620
1990 422 30 12 81 0 n/a n/a 0 545
1991 418 24 12 107 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1992 448 30 15 125 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1993 425 30 14 93 2 n/a n/a 0 564
1994 357 65 12 80 1 n/a n/a 0 515
1995 295 61 13 78 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1996 295 61 13 78 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1997 254 74 18 82 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1998 236 73 16 114 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1999 222 62 10 118 5 n/a n/a 0 417
2000 189 35 9 95 1 n/a n/a 0 329
2001 229 32 13 139 1 n/a n/a 0 414
2002 208 21 17 224 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2003 208 21 17 224 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2004 197 34 13 220 1 n/a n/a 0 465
2005 197 26 7 234 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2006 200 41 8 232 1 n/a n/a 0 482
2007 187 41 11 247 2 n/a n/a 0 488
2008 180 30 9 249 2 n/a n/a 0 470
2009 179 28 13 250 3 n/a n/a 0 473
2010 143 30 13 233 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2011 140 26 25 189 1 0 10 0 391
2012 151 40 23 161 0 0 6 0 381
2013 170 57 30 226 2 0 10 0 495
2014 192 36 19 244 1 0 10 0 502
2015 197 61 22 262 2 0 14 0 558
2016 169 36 30 192 4 1 12 0 444
2017 180 53 29 184 4 1 10 0 461
2018 183 49 27 219 1 0 7 0 486
2019 182 63 25 245 2 0 6 0 523
2020 202 72 34 260 3 0 9 0 580
2021 164 62 39 233 3 0 5 0 506
2022 188 42 37 254 4 0 8 0 533
2023 198 50 32 271 5 0 11 0 567

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Parker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 693 25.0 27.7 n/a
1989 620 n/a n/a n/a
1990 545 30.0 18.1 n/a
1991 561 30.0 18.7 n/a
1992 618 32.0 19.3 21.5
1993 564 31.0 18.2 23.2
1994 515 30.0 17.2 22.9
1995 447 28.4 15.7 27.1
1996 447 28.4 15.7 27.1
1997 428 28.8 14.9 19.4
1998 439 32.2 13.6 26.2
1999 417 30.8 13.5 33.3
2000 329 30.3 10.9 26.7
2001 414 32.1 12.9 30
2002 470 34.7 13.5 52.3
2003 470 34.7 13.5 52.3
2004 465 32.6 14.3 47.7
2005 464 34.3 13.5 46.8
2006 482 35.7 13.5 51
2007 488 35.2 13.9 52.5
2008 470 34.2 13.7 49.4
2009 473 29.8 15.9 46.7
2010 420 31.9 13.1 53.3
2011 391 32.0 12.1 48.1
2012 381 26.7 14.2 49.3
2013 495 34.0 14.5 54.1
2014 502 37.4 13.4 39.2
2015 558 40.0 13.9 34.4
2016 444 31.0 14.3 37.6
2017 461 32.8 14.0 42.7
2018 486 32.0 15.1 40.3
2019 523 33.6 15.5 39
2020 580 35.1 16.5 34.5
2021 506 36.8 13.7 45.5
2022 533 36.6 14.5 49.3
2023 567 37.4 15.1 51.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Parker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 693 25.0 27.7 n/a
1989 620 n/a n/a n/a
1990 545 30.0 18.1 n/a
1991 561 30.0 18.7 n/a
1992 618 32.0 19.3 21.5
1993 564 31.0 18.2 23.2
1994 515 30.0 17.2 22.9
1995 447 28.4 15.7 27.1
1996 447 28.4 15.7 27.1
1997 428 28.8 14.9 19.4
1998 439 32.2 13.6 26.2
1999 417 30.8 13.5 33.3
2000 329 30.3 10.9 26.7
2001 414 32.1 12.9 30
2002 470 34.7 13.5 52.3
2003 470 34.7 13.5 52.3
2004 465 32.6 14.3 47.7
2005 464 34.3 13.5 46.8
2006 482 35.7 13.5 51
2007 488 35.2 13.9 52.5
2008 470 34.2 13.7 49.4
2009 473 29.8 15.9 46.7
2010 420 31.9 13.1 53.3
2011 391 32.0 12.1 48.1
2012 381 26.7 14.2 49.3
2013 495 34.0 14.5 54.1
2014 502 37.4 13.4 39.2
2015 558 40.0 13.9 34.4
2016 444 31.0 14.3 37.6
2017 461 32.8 14.0 42.7
2018 486 32.0 15.1 40.3
2019 523 33.6 15.5 39
2020 580 35.1 16.5 34.5
2021 506 36.8 13.7 45.5
2022 533 36.6 14.5 49.3
2023 567 37.4 15.1 51.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Parker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $796 (9.5%) $7,581 (90.5%) $8,377
2020 $642 (7.6%) $7,858 (92.4%) $8,500
2021 $642 (6.0%) $10,087 (94.0%) $10,729

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Parker Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1935th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2291st of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Parker Elementary)4644
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Midland Independent School District (Isd))3641
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Parker Elementary)5145
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Midland Independent School District (Isd))3938
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Parker Elementary)3149
 18%
   4th Grade Reading (Midland Independent School District (Isd))3338
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Parker Elementary)4347
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Midland Independent School District (Isd))4049
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Parker Elementary)4954
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Midland Independent School District (Isd))4348
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Parker Elementary)5249
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Midland Independent School District (Isd))4543
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Parker Elementary)5530
 25%
   5th Grade Science (Midland Independent School District (Isd))4431
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Parker Elementary)3541
 6%
   6th Grade Reading (Midland Independent School District (Isd))3048
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Parker Elementary)4929
 20%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Midland Independent School District (Isd))4039
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students523567
 8.4%
African American6350
 20.6%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian2532
 28%
Hispanic245271
 10.6%
Pacific Islander00
White182198
 8.8%
Two or More Races611
 83.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39%51.9%
 12.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 567 students attended Parker Elementary.

Parker Elementary ranks 1586th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Parker Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Alamo J H
High : Legacy High School

Students at Parker Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 35% White, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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