The African American student population made up nine percent of the total student body at Bush Elementary School.
Midland schools are governed by the Midland Independent School District, which had a budget of more than $380 million for the 2020 school year.
A recent analysis of Midland schools by the organization Children At Risk gave both Carver Centre Elementary and Early College High at Midland College an A+ rating. Bush Elementary earned a B-.
Unfortunately, the remaining 31 schools within the Midland Independent School District only achieved a C+ or less.
Midland Schools with the Most African American Students
| Rank | School | Number of African American students | % of Student Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee High School | 190 | 8.3% |
| 2 | Midland High School | 175 | 7.4% |
| 3 | Ralph Bunche Elementary School | 109 | 13.1% |
| 4 | Abell Junior High School | 85 | 7.9% |
| 5 | Goddard Junior High School | 83 | 7.9% |
| 6 | Milam Elementary School | 82 | 18.7% |
| 7 | Lee Freshman High School | 81 | 9.5% |
| 8 | Pease Communications & Technology Academy | 78 | 13.4% |
| 9 | Greathouse Elementary School | 73 | 8.8% |
| 10 | San Jacinto Junior High School | 68 | 7.7% |
| 11 | Alamo Junior High School | 67 | 8% |
| 12 | Washington STEM Academy | 63 | 13.3% |
| 12 | Parker Elementary School | 63 | 12.1% |
| 12 | Midland Freshman High School | 63 | 7.8% |
| 15 | Lamar Elementary School | 55 | 11% |
| 16 | Travis Elementary School | 54 | 7.3% |
| 17 | Bonham Elementary School | 53 | 8.2% |
| 18 | Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School | 52 | 6.9% |
| 19 | Santa Rita Elementary School | 50 | 8.5% |
| 20 | Bush Elementary School | 43 | 9% |
| 21 | Rusk Elementary School | 41 | 9.7% |
| 22 | General Tommy Franks Elementary School | 40 | 8.8% |
| 23 | South Elementary School | 38 | 6.4% |
| 23 | Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School | 38 | 9.4% |
| 25 | Fannin Elementary School | 37 | 6.2% |
| 26 | Jones Elementary School | 33 | 8.6% |
| 26 | Midland Academy Charter School | 33 | 7.8% |
| 28 | De Zavala Elementary School | 32 | 4.9% |
| 29 | Emerson Elementary School | 27 | 5.4% |
| 30 | Texas Leadership of Midland | 26 | 4.7% |
| 31 | James Bowie Fine Arts Academy | 22 | 4.3% |
| 32 | Carver Center | 18 | 3.5% |
| 32 | Early College High School at Midland College | 18 | 5.1% |
| 32 | Viola M. Coleman High School | 18 | 12% |
| 35 | Scharbauer Elementary School | 17 | 2.2% |
| 36 | Henderson Elementary School | 16 | 3.9% |
| 37 | Barbara Fasken Elementary School | 15 | 1.9% |
| 38 | Long Elementary School | 14 | 2.5% |
| 39 | Burnet Elementary School | 12 | 2.4% |
| 40 | Greenwood Elementary School | 7 | 0.6% |
| 40 | Premier High School of Midland | 7 | 4.6% |
| 42 | James R. Brooks Middle School | 5 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Greenwood High School | 5 | 0.7% |
| 44 | Richard Milburn Academy Midland South | 4 | 3% |
| 45 | Midland Alternative Program | 3 | 16.7% |