Milam Elementary

Summary:

Milam Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 845 students in grades PK-5. As part of the El Paso Independent School District, Milam Elementary stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, diverse student population, and exceptional support for traditionally underserved student groups.

Milam Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in STAAR assessments, with 82% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in reading, compared to 60% for the district and 56% for the state. The school's diverse student body, with a higher percentage of White, African American, and multiracial students compared to nearby schools like Hawkins Elementary and Travis Elementary, may contribute to its academic success. Milam Elementary also excels in supporting the academic growth of African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, often ranking in the top 5-10% of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups.

Milam Elementary's strong performance is further reflected in its 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 15-20% of Texas elementary schools. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools may be contributing factors to its success. Overall, Milam Elementary stands out as a model of effective educational practices, providing a nurturing and academically rigorous environment for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5000 Luke St
       El Paso, TX  79908-3240


(915) 587-2520

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1297th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,398 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  845

Racial breakdown:

White:
34.3%
Hispanic:
32.2%
African American:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Milam Elementary ranks better than 72.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 42 ranked elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Milam Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.3%), Hispanic (32.2%), African American (15%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Milam Elementary is 16.4. 40 elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Milam Elementary is $10,398. 39 elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

El Paso Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks El Paso Independent School District (Isd) 610th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Milam Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.48 2095th 3465 39.5%
2005 52.54 1896th 3475 45.4%
2006 42.18 2411th 3476 30.6%
2007 64.26 1411th 3724 62.1%
2008 46.29 2361st 3768 37.3%
2009 59.71 1734th 3884 55.4%
2010 77.57 616th 3937 84.4%
2011 75.52 797th 4095 80.5%
2012 84.26 463rd 4206 89.0%
2013 79.27 686th 4221 83.7%
2014 80.93 672nd 4260 84.2%
2015 62.01 1678th 4320 61.2%
2016 50.57 2275th 4286 46.9%
2017 50.97 1911th 4329 55.9%
2018 68.44 1096th 4359 74.9%
2019 74.32 898th 4479 80.0%
2021 75.23 903rd 4578 80.3%
2022 82.80 643rd 4581 86.0%
2023 81.67 700th 4647 84.9%
2024 65.66 1297th 4675 72.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.59 498th 1046 52.4%
2019 66.37 329th 1112 70.4%
2021 68.17 251st 961 73.9%
2022 66.95 290th 1004 71.1%
2023 63.62 380th 1099 65.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.81 1090th 3446 68.4%
2022 67.14 801st 3487 77.0%
2023 81.61 345th 3556 90.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.65 751st 3558 78.9%
2019 65.59 720th 3684 80.5%
2021 64.57 735th 3799 80.7%
2022 91.67 129th 3952 96.7%
2023 79.90 392nd 4086 90.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.75 412th 4264 90.3%
2019 81.55 356th 4309 91.7%
2021 85.06 272nd 4451 93.9%
2022 85.57 285th 4477 93.6%
2023 91.30 126th 4521 97.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.41 1143rd 4306 73.5%
2019 67.23 1141st 4348 73.8%
2021 69.10 1095th 4499 75.7%
2022 79.66 697th 4561 84.7%
2023 78.10 771st 4588 83.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.49 1810th 3106 41.7%
2019 53.50 1875th 3184 41.1%
2021 64.26 1224th 3006 59.3%
2022 49.50 1884th 2958 36.3%
2023 65.54 1136th 2980 61.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.75 1338th 4240 68.4%
2019 74.12 632nd 4295 85.3%
2021 65.68 924th 4331 78.7%
2022 75.58 592nd 4461 86.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.08 1213th 4319 71.9%
2019 78.53 684th 4357 84.3%
2021 78.50 748th 4498 83.4%
2022 81.97 627th 4563 86.3%
2023 81.84 642nd 4585 86.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.09 495th 2483 80.1%
2019 62.06 712th 2515 71.7%
2021 59.68 736th 2444 69.9%
2022 82.24 223rd 2421 90.8%
2023 90.24 121st 2443 95.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.92 623rd 4168 85.1%
2019 83.24 359th 4188 91.4%
2021 84.45 371st 4329 91.4%
2022 91.63 170th 4376 96.1%
2023 82.84 435th 4401 90.1%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.10 5th 17 70.6%
2019 69.57 4th 18 77.8%
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Rank History for White students at Milam Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.60 1459th 3127 53.3%
2019 55.05 1368th 3142 56.5%
2021 45.83 1666th 3082 45.9%
2022 53.61 1436th 3082 53.4%
2023 65.90 972nd 3106 68.7%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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Enrollment information for Milam Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 217 138 14 70 n/a n/a n/a 0 439
1989 191 128 11 70 1 n/a n/a 0 401
1990 192 117 12 74 1 n/a n/a 0 396
1991 212 127 8 97 2 n/a n/a 0 446
1992 257 148 12 123 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1993 207 149 9 73 1 n/a n/a 0 439
1994 184 133 7 67 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1995 177 117 16 71 5 n/a n/a 0 386
1996 177 117 16 71 5 n/a n/a 0 386
1997 139 88 18 32 3 n/a n/a 0 280
1998 127 76 11 51 8 n/a n/a 0 273
1999 139 60 3 38 5 n/a n/a 0 245
2000 109 73 5 31 5 n/a n/a 0 223
2001 90 67 9 28 5 n/a n/a 0 199
2002 109 40 12 32 0 n/a n/a 0 193
2003 109 40 12 32 0 n/a n/a 0 193
2004 121 77 8 50 8 n/a n/a 0 264
2005 150 105 10 53 2 n/a n/a 0 320
2006 125 92 10 41 2 n/a n/a 0 270
2007 116 92 7 40 3 n/a n/a 0 258
2008 191 155 32 86 3 n/a n/a 0 467
2009 271 204 38 122 9 n/a n/a 0 644
2010 137 84 7 79 4 n/a n/a 0 311
2011 161 71 5 83 1 11 21 0 353
2012 145 75 7 102 2 2 35 0 368
2013 144 59 6 109 2 12 48 0 380
2014 177 77 16 135 3 21 42 0 471
2015 213 92 18 193 6 24 45 0 591
2016 285 111 17 238 6 30 51 0 738
2017 294 127 20 240 8 26 66 0 781
2018 289 119 24 238 7 24 88 0 789
2019 322 103 11 233 5 27 87 0 788
2020 343 113 21 262 4 19 112 0 874
2021 252 86 16 264 7 15 93 0 733
2022 258 114 27 267 4 18 123 0 811
2023 290 127 15 272 8 19 114 0 845

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 Milam Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 439 24.0 18.2 n/a
1989 401 n/a n/a n/a
1990 396 21.0 18.8 n/a
1991 446 21.0 21.2 n/a
1992 540 26.7 20.2 16.1
1993 439 26.0 16.9 72.7
1994 391 25.0 15.6 24.6
1995 386 22.7 17.0 35.8
1996 386 22.7 17.0 35.8
1997 280 19.5 14.4 28.6
1998 273 18.2 15.0 24.5
1999 245 18.6 13.2 53.1
2000 223 24.2 9.2 37.7
2001 199 22.9 8.7 28.1
2002 193 15.4 12.5 31.6
2003 193 15.4 12.5 31.6
2004 264 20.0 13.2 50.8
2005 320 24.3 13.2 43.1
2006 270 22.8 11.8 42.2
2007 258 23.2 11.1 27.1
2008 467 26.3 17.8 33
2009 644 35.9 17.9 46.4
2010 311 22.5 13.8 16.1
2011 353 22.4 15.7 24.9
2012 368 22.3 16.4 18.2
2013 380 22.0 17.2 26.1
2014 471 27.2 17.3 32.5
2015 591 35.0 16.8 48.4
2016 738 40.0 18.4 52.3
2017 781 48.9 15.9 40.1
2018 789 48.0 16.4 52.9
2019 788 47.0 16.7 66.1
2020 874 49.2 17.7 59.3
2021 733 52.7 13.9 56.1
2022 811 50.2 16.1 49.4
2023 845 51.2 16.4 59.6

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 Milam Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 439 24.0 18.2 n/a
1989 401 n/a n/a n/a
1990 396 21.0 18.8 n/a
1991 446 21.0 21.2 n/a
1992 540 26.7 20.2 16.1
1993 439 26.0 16.9 72.7
1994 391 25.0 15.6 24.6
1995 386 22.7 17.0 35.8
1996 386 22.7 17.0 35.8
1997 280 19.5 14.4 28.6
1998 273 18.2 15.0 24.5
1999 245 18.6 13.2 53.1
2000 223 24.2 9.2 37.7
2001 199 22.9 8.7 28.1
2002 193 15.4 12.5 31.6
2003 193 15.4 12.5 31.6
2004 264 20.0 13.2 50.8
2005 320 24.3 13.2 43.1
2006 270 22.8 11.8 42.2
2007 258 23.2 11.1 27.1
2008 467 26.3 17.8 33
2009 644 35.9 17.9 46.4
2010 311 22.5 13.8 16.1
2011 353 22.4 15.7 24.9
2012 368 22.3 16.4 18.2
2013 380 22.0 17.2 26.1
2014 471 27.2 17.3 32.5
2015 591 35.0 16.8 48.4
2016 738 40.0 18.4 52.3
2017 781 48.9 15.9 40.1
2018 789 48.0 16.4 52.9
2019 788 47.0 16.7 66.1
2020 874 49.2 17.7 59.3
2021 733 52.7 13.9 56.1
2022 811 50.2 16.1 49.4
2023 845 51.2 16.4 59.6

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 Milam Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $986 (12.3%) $7,018 (87.7%) $8,004
2020 $1,905 (22.6%) $6,517 (77.4%) $8,422
2021 $2,260 (21.7%) $8,139 (78.3%) $10,398

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Milam Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 898th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 700th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Milam Elementary)5961
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4553
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Milam Elementary)6052
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4941
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Milam Elementary)4771
 24%
   4th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4850
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Milam Elementary)5059
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4544
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Milam Elementary)6282
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))5360
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Milam Elementary)6061
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))6149
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Milam Elementary)6648
 18%
   5th Grade Science (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4834
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students788845
 7.2%
African American103127
 23.3%
American Indian58
 60%
Asian1115
 36.4%
Hispanic233272
 16.7%
Pacific Islander2719
 29.6%
White322290
 9.9%
Two or More Races87114
 31%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.1%59.6%
 6.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 845 students attended Milam Elementary.

Milam Elementary ranks 1297th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Milam Elementary are 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.


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