The African American student population made up 4.7 percent of the total student body at Texas Leadership of Midland.
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% |