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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432001003
Milam Elementary School
720 West Jefferson, Tupelo, MS 38804 · (662) 841-8920 · Lee County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
304 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 447 | 98% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Milam Elementary School→Tupelo Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tupelo Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 58.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Milam Elementary School
Milam Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milam Elementary School this school | 456 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
| Northeast Middle School Meridian | 520 | 71.5% | 48.0% |
| SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School Starkville | 646 | 65.8% | 49.3% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Gulfport | 346 | 74.9% | 66.0% |
| Armstrong Junior High School Starkville | 358 | 66.8% | 51.6% |
| Olive Branch Middle School OLIVE BRANCH | 744 | 62.6% | 48.2% |
Matched among Mississippi middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Milam Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #67 of 176 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #48 of 181 ▲ 23 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #45 of 181 ▲ 9 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #70 of 186 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #45 of 163 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #26 of 164 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #138 of 184 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #73 of 119 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
-123 (-21%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 456 | 36.9 | 12.4:1 | 67% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 39.1 | 13.8:1 | 66% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 35.6 | 15.7:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 99% (576) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 65% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 61% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 58% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milam Elementary School.
About Milam Elementary School
In Tupelo, Mississippi, part of Lee County, Milam Elementary School is a middle school. Enrolled students number 456 students, in grade 6.
Milam Elementary School reports to Tupelo Public School District, which has 12 schools and 7,192 students.
Milam Elementary School is 54% Black by enrollment. The next largest groups are 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Black share is 24 points above the 30% share among Lee County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Milam Elementary School employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Milam Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 67%. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Lee County.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Milam Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Milam Elementary School is 5.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.2% actual, 60.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lee County show that the median household income is $67,863, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Milam Elementary School, Lee County has 33 other public schools.
Nearby, Tupelo Middle School is about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Milam Elementary School at 6th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Milam Elementary School is Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 123 students since 2020-21, to 456. Students per teacher fell from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other Milam Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Milam Elementary. Milam Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Milam Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 941 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 811 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 590 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 561 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolWICHITA FALLS, TX · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Tupelo Middle School0.8 mi · 1,070
- Pierce Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 345
- Carver Elementary School1.0 mi · 312
- Rankin Elementary School1.1 mi · 375
- Joyner Elementary School1.1 mi · 444
- Early Childhood Education Center1.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Milam Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Milam Elementary School serve?
Milam Elementary School serves grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Milam Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Milam Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Milam Elementary School?
Student demographics at Milam Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School is overseen by Tupelo Public School District in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.