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Barbara Yarbrough El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6000 Riverfront Dr, Midland, TX 79706 · (432) 240-8500 · Part of Midland Independent School District

Midland’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
691
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Barbara Yarbrough El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Midland kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Midland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Barbara Yarbrough ElYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6000 Riverfront Dr, Midland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten87
Grade 187
Grade 298
Grade 392
Grade 4105
Grade 592
Grade 690
Enrollment over time
783’20
832’21
750’22
716’23
691’24

Down 11.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 28%Black 10%Asian 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barbara Yarbrough El from Midland families.

Other schools in Midland Independent School District

The district →
Idea Travis Academy
Other · Grades PK–10 · Midland
C−
1,298 students
General Tommy Franks El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Midland
B+
950 students26:1
Barbara Fasken El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Midland
B+
909 students20:1
Greathouse El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Midland
B
872 students22:1
Ralph Bunche El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Midland
D
841 students22:1
Santa Rita El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Midland
B
835 students28:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Midland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.