Milby High School

Summary:

Milby High School is a public magnet high school in Houston, Texas, serving 2,107 students in grades 9-12. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 95.16% of students identifying as Hispanic in the 2022-2023 school year. Milby High School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Texas high schools in academic performance.

Milby High School's proficiency rates on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas, ranging from 15.03% in Algebra I to 57% in U.S. History. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 75.4% to 94.8%, but remains below the state average. Additionally, Milby's dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.3% to 5.0% over the past several years. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 93.26% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to these challenges.

In contrast, nearby schools like Eastwood Academy, a public magnet high school, has consistently outperformed Milby on academic measures, ranking in the top 5% of Texas high schools and achieving a 100% graduation rate. Another nearby school, Austin High School, has similar demographic characteristics to Milby but significantly lower academic performance. Addressing the academic and resource needs of Milby High School will be crucial for improving outcomes for its students.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 1601 Broadway
       Houston, TX  77012-3721


(713) 928-7401

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1556th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,372 Help


Feeder schools for Milby High School:

Elementary:    Crespo Elementary
    Davila Elementary
    De Zavala Elementary
    Gallegos Elementary
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Middle:    Deady Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.1 Help
Number of students:  2,179

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.2%
African American:
3.5%
Asian:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.9% Help


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Compare Details Milby High School ranks worse than 78.3% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 27th among 45 ranked high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.23. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Milby High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.2%), African American (3.5%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Milby High School is 20.1. 41 high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Milby High School is $9,372. 31 high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Milby High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Milby High School 1556th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Milby High School in the ranking list.)

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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Milby High School

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Rank History for all students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.02 1045th 1427 26.8%
2005 31.74 1146th 1429 19.8%
2006 26.43 1210th 1430 15.4%
2007 28.09 1244th 1497 16.9%
2008 36.35 1170th 1510 22.5%
2009 33.83 1249th 1539 18.8%
2010 41.00 1217th 1568 22.4%
2011 38.64 1325th 1672 20.8%
2012 29.03 1292nd 1603 19.4%
2013 24.80 1363rd 1652 17.5%
2014 31.73 1311th 1734 24.4%
2015 21.97 1460th 1743 16.2%
2016 20.98 1496th 1762 15.1%
2017 20.14 1449th 1777 18.5%
2018 27.90 1335th 1797 25.7%
2019 31.12 1316th 1857 29.1%
2021 27.43 1377th 1861 26.0%
2022 33.43 1263rd 1876 32.7%
2023 20.10 1590th 1961 18.9%
2024 23.23 1556th 1987 21.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.51 867th 1113 22.1%
2019 24.13 935th 1136 17.7%
2021 33.74 790th 1195 33.9%
2022 39.52 642nd 1278 49.8%
2023 22.06 1103rd 1371 19.5%
2024 30.46 962nd 1435 33.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.15 913th 1347 32.2%
2019 31.77 972nd 1357 28.4%
2021 27.61 1108th 1382 19.8%
2022 36.06 886th 1418 37.5%
2023 24.59 1237th 1478 16.3%
2024 42.73 817th 1547 47.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.54 1210th 1794 32.6%
2019 38.68 1146th 1818 37.0%
2021 34.61 1245th 1848 32.6%
2022 40.14 1071st 1847 42.0%
2023 24.16 1501st 1897 20.9%
2024 26.55 1432nd 1883 24.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Migrant students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.19 129th 131 1.5%
2019 53.95 48th 113 57.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.40 1448th 1781 18.7%
2019 29.79 1355th 1798 24.6%
2021 29.05 1333rd 1815 26.6%
2022 33.57 1238th 1841 32.8%
2023 20.50 1531st 1891 19.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.90 1027th 1137 9.7%
2019 10.50 1098th 1145 4.1%
2021 9.07 1110th 1177 5.7%
2022 12.94 1082nd 1172 7.7%
2023 1.09 1162nd 1182 1.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.84 1001st 1784 43.9%
2019 31.52 1325th 1810 26.8%
2021 30.97 1283rd 1829 29.9%
2022 41.19 933rd 1837 49.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.71 1346th 1803 25.3%
2019 28.90 1328th 1824 27.2%
2021 23.89 1419th 1840 22.9%
2022 31.09 1272nd 1853 31.4%
2023 18.42 1574th 1913 17.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.09 358th 486 26.3%
2023 29.95 408th 525 22.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.68 547th 1013 46.0%
2019 40.54 562nd 1024 45.1%
2021 59.62 302nd 1020 70.4%
2022 57.24 315th 1031 69.4%
2023 45.90 484th 1069 54.7%
2024 39.23 561st 1065 47.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.26 1192nd 1691 29.5%
2019 35.06 1157th 1714 32.5%
2021 31.68 1218th 1743 30.1%
2022 37.12 1077th 1762 38.9%
2023 23.56 1429th 1820 21.5%
2024 24.28 1394th 1804 22.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.71 58th 122 52.5%
2019 38.32 65th 105 38.1%
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Rank History for White students at Milby High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.05 860th 1526 43.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Milby High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 441 422 125 2223 1 n/a n/a 0 3212
1989 357 394 139 2399 0 n/a n/a 0 3289
1990 347 361 102 2552 3 n/a n/a 0 3365
1991 309 340 110 2765 2 n/a n/a 0 3526
1992 243 342 128 2853 1 n/a n/a 0 3567
1993 233 317 121 2797 2 n/a n/a 0 3470
1994 207 302 152 2863 1 n/a n/a 0 3525
1995 152 258 124 3020 3 n/a n/a 0 3557
1996 152 258 124 3020 3 n/a n/a 0 3557
1997 122 225 116 3047 1 n/a n/a 0 3511
1998 131 198 119 2946 1 n/a n/a 0 3395
1999 107 214 125 2904 2 n/a n/a 0 3352
2000 100 241 119 2850 1 n/a n/a 0 3311
2001 48 143 77 2314 1 n/a n/a 0 2583
2002 27 84 25 2038 1 n/a n/a 0 2175
2003 27 84 25 2038 1 n/a n/a 0 2175
2004 22 86 22 2000 0 n/a n/a 0 2130
2005 26 109 20 2041 1 n/a n/a 0 2197
2006 21 139 21 2060 1 n/a n/a 0 2242
2007 18 91 26 2021 0 n/a n/a 0 2156
2008 17 85 27 2059 1 n/a n/a 0 2189
2009 15 77 21 2133 0 n/a n/a 0 2246
2010 16 62 17 2092 0 n/a n/a 0 2187
2011 16 57 8 2097 10 0 2 0 2190
2012 14 62 3 1923 7 0 2 0 2011
2013 17 77 5 1926 4 0 5 0 2034
2014 17 107 5 1955 3 0 5 0 2092
2015 10 109 1 1476 2 0 2 0 1600
2016 4 127 3 1329 2 0 2 0 1467
2017 7 114 5 1264 2 0 0 0 1392
2018 9 90 9 1591 3 0 1 0 1703
2019 16 85 7 1801 2 0 1 0 1912
2020 17 75 8 1950 7 0 3 0 2060
2021 17 80 8 2041 6 0 2 0 2154
2022 12 84 4 1985 7 1 2 0 2095
2023 15 72 7 2005 3 1 4 0 2107
2024 10 76 12 2074 1 0 6 0 2179

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 Milby High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3212 159.0 20.2 n/a
1989 3289 n/a n/a n/a
1990 3365 161.0 20.9 n/a
1991 3526 160.8 21.9 n/a
1992 3567 170.5 20.9 16.7
1993 3470 177.0 19.6 22.5
1994 3525 172.0 20.5 31.8
1995 3557 185.6 19.2 34.5
1996 3557 185.6 19.2 34.5
1997 3511 186.7 18.8 37.8
1998 3395 178.2 19.1 47.1
1999 3352 182.9 18.3 51.3
2000 3311 170.5 19.4 52.6
2001 2583 139.4 18.5 64.1
2002 2175 120.1 18.1 64.7
2003 2175 120.1 18.1 64.7
2004 2130 122.9 17.3 72.6
2005 2197 122.6 17.9 72.2
2006 2242 125.1 17.9 84.1
2007 2156 119.8 18.0 68.1
2008 2189 120.4 18.2 62.3
2009 2246 121.6 18.5 73
2010 2187 127.4 17.1 63.9
2011 2190 128.5 17.0 59.1
2012 2011 108.0 18.6 49.9
2013 2034 111.8 18.1 79.5
2014 2092 122.0 17.1 79.8
2015 1600 99.0 16.1 71.9
2016 1467 91.0 16.1 84.6
2017 1392 79.5 17.5 85.1
2018 1703 99.4 17.1 85.9
2019 1912 104.4 18.3 92.7
2020 2060 96.8 21.2 92.9
2021 2154 104.2 20.6 93.2
2022 2095 94.0 22.2 92.3
2023 2107 98.4 21.4 93.3
2024 2179 108.0 20.1 92.9

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 Milby High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3212 159.0 20.2 n/a
1989 3289 n/a n/a n/a
1990 3365 161.0 20.9 n/a
1991 3526 160.8 21.9 n/a
1992 3567 170.5 20.9 16.7
1993 3470 177.0 19.6 22.5
1994 3525 172.0 20.5 31.8
1995 3557 185.6 19.2 34.5
1996 3557 185.6 19.2 34.5
1997 3511 186.7 18.8 37.8
1998 3395 178.2 19.1 47.1
1999 3352 182.9 18.3 51.3
2000 3311 170.5 19.4 52.6
2001 2583 139.4 18.5 64.1
2002 2175 120.1 18.1 64.7
2003 2175 120.1 18.1 64.7
2004 2130 122.9 17.3 72.6
2005 2197 122.6 17.9 72.2
2006 2242 125.1 17.9 84.1
2007 2156 119.8 18.0 68.1
2008 2189 120.4 18.2 62.3
2009 2246 121.6 18.5 73
2010 2187 127.4 17.1 63.9
2011 2190 128.5 17.0 59.1
2012 2011 108.0 18.6 49.9
2013 2034 111.8 18.1 79.5
2014 2092 122.0 17.1 79.8
2015 1600 99.0 16.1 71.9
2016 1467 91.0 16.1 84.6
2017 1392 79.5 17.5 85.1
2018 1703 99.4 17.1 85.9
2019 1912 104.4 18.3 92.7
2020 2060 96.8 21.2 92.9
2021 2154 104.2 20.6 93.2
2022 2095 94.0 22.2 92.3
2023 2107 98.4 21.4 93.3
2024 2179 108.0 20.1 92.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Milby High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,545 (16.4%) $7,852 (83.6%) $9,397
2020 $1,695 (18.6%) $7,413 (81.4%) $9,108
2021 $1,086 (11.6%) $8,286 (88.4%) $9,372

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Milby High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1316th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1590th of 1961 High schools
 10.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Milby High School)3422
 12%
   End of Course Algebra I (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5034
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Milby High School)4026
 14%
   End of Course Biology (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5140
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Milby High School)3734
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Milby High School)4140
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4344
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Milby High School)7358
 15%
   End of Course U.S. History (Houston Independent School District (Isd))6863
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19122107
 10.2%
African American8572
 15.3%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian77
Hispanic18012005
 11.3%
Pacific Islander01
White1615
 6.3%
Two or More Races14
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.7%93.3%
 0.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Milby High School

Milby High School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Texas high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,179 students attended Milby High School.

Milby High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crespo Elementary
Elementary : Davila Elementary
Elementary : De Zavala Elementary
Elementary : Gallegos Elementary
Elementary : Harris J R Elementary
Elementary : Southmayd Elementary
Middle : Deady Middle

Students at Milby High School are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American.


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