District 2: Robert Marquez
District 3: Tommy Bishop, President
District 4: Katie Joyner, Vice President
District 5: Brandon Hodges
District 6: Sara Burleson, Secretary
Opened in 1989 as Midland Alternative School and renamed to current name in 1992. Viola M. Coleman high school offers individualized learning, flexible schedule, early graduation, dual credit, or credit recovery. Offers in person or virtual learning. Serves grades 9-12.
Early College High School at Midland College
Serves grades 9-12. Focused on a rigorous academic program that leads to high school diploma and Associates Degree at graduation.
Young Women's Leadership Academy
Opened in 2019 with grades 6-7. Expanded to serve grades 6-11 as of 2023-2024 and will add 12th grade the following school year. Focus on college preparatory academics, leadership development through community service, and health and wellness.
Elementary Schools
Bowie Fine Arts Academy
Magnet school
Carver Center School
Opened in 2011 as a full time elementary school for identified gifted and talented students in grades 2-6. Added 1st grade in 2015. Operates as a charter school.
Lamar Elementary School
Milam International Academy
Dual language program serving PreK-6.
Pease Communications & Technology Academy
Magnet school
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary
Charter school serving K-6.
Other Schools
IDEA Travis Academy
Opened in 2020 as a charter school within MISD. Serves grades PreK-9 as of 2023-2024 and has 1056 students enrolled.
Became Carver Cultural Center which was a place where 1st-3rd graders would take field trips for the day to learn about other cultures around the world. The students got to make crafts, try foods, and learn about the different places around the world. Simultaneously it served GEM students. These gifted students in grades 4th through 6th would attend their home campus 3 days a week and attend GEM at Carver Center 2 days a week. They had to keep up with work from both schools. Campus now houses Carver Center for the gifted and talented kids full time.
Midland High School (Original Campus)
First building to be officially named Midland High School was built in 1926 on the site of what is now Fasken Center, at 600 Texas Street. After 23 years at the Texas Street location, in 1949 Midland High School moved to its present location at 906 W. Illinois.
Stephen F. Austin Junior High School (now Legacy Freshman)
William Cowden Junior High School
Was located on the site of the current Midland High School at 906 W. Illinois. Torn down to build MHS in 1949.
Thomas Edison Junior High School (now Midland Freshman)
Campus opened in the 1950s. Closed in 2017 after 6 years of the Texas Education Agency rating it as “improvement required." Now houses General Tommy Franks Elementary School for the kids residing in new subdivisions north of town.
Became magnet school, Washington Math & Science Institute then was renamed to Washington STEM Academy which closed for good in 2022 due to low enrollment and low performance. Campus now houses Young Women's Leadership Academy.
West Elementary School
Became West Early Childhood which housed Head Start services until the school closed for good.