LARUE MILLER EL

LARUE MILLER EL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, overseen by MIDLOTHIAN ISD. The school teaches 500 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within MIDLOTHIAN ISD, which oversees 14 schools and 11,356 students, LARUE MILLER EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, LARUE MILLER EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LARUE MILLER EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LARUE MILLER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ellis County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LARUE MILLER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 57.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Ellis County reports that median household income runs about $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. LARUE MILLER EL is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

Nearest neighbor: EARL & MARTHALU DIETERICH MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LARUE MILLER EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LARUE MILLER EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 660 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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