EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE

EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by PASADENA ISD. The school hosts 641 students in grades 5 through 6.

EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE is one of 67 schools operated by PASADENA ISD, a district that caters to 46,491 students overall.

On demographics, EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%); the rest breaks down as 5% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.4%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -2.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GARFIELD EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARNESTEEN MILSTEAD MIDDLE has contracted 19%, going from 794 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025.

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