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What's one thing MILAM EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500001008
Milam Elementary School
16415 FM 3083, CONROE, TX 77302 · (936) 709-5200 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
489 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 61.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milam Elementary School this school | 590 | 82.9% | 39.7% |
| San Leon Elementary School DICKINSON | 540 | 83.0% | 42.5% |
| Bowie Elementary School GREENVILLE | 601 | 83.7% | 37.4% |
| Helen Edward Early Childhood Center KAUFMAN | 505 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Cooke Elementary School CLEBURNE | 501 | 84.8% | 42.0% |
| Edison Elementary School GAINESVILLE | 630 | 78.6% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,630 of 4,401 | #61 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,191 of 4,466 ▼ 507 | #69 of 77 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,094 of 4,466 ▼ 907 | #74 of 77 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #657 of 3,998 | #10 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #1,687 of 4,938 | #65 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,348 of 4,622 | #19 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #1,851 of 4,628 | #48 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #1,742 of 4,789 | #13 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #795 of 2,838 | #6 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
590
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 590 | 42.8 | 13.8:1 | 83% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 43.3 | 12.8:1 | 86% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 81% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 80% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 50.7 | 15.5:1 | 76% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 79% (646) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 84% (711) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 54% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 45 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milam Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (784 to 590); teachers down 16% (50.7 to 42.8).
About Milam Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Milam Elementary School serves students in CONROE, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 590 students in 2024-25.
Besides Milam Elementary School, CONROE ISD runs 65 other schools. The district enrolls 72,914 students.
Hispanic students are 59% of those enrolled at Milam Elementary School. The remaining shares are 30% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Montgomery County's population at about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Staffing at Milam Elementary School comes to 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Milam Elementary School counts 83% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 35 points.
A school with Milam Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 38.3%. Milam Elementary School scores 39.7%, 1.4 points above that line.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,595, Milam Elementary School among them.
Milam Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Grangerland Intermediate School, its nearest public school. Milam Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Milam Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.7% against a local average of 40.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 590 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 656.
People who know Milam Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in CONROE
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Suchma Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,428 students
- Moorhead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,379 students
- Donald J Stockton JHMiddle · 1,367 students
Other Milam Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Milam Elementary. Milam Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Milam Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 941 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 811 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 561 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolWICHITA FALLS, TX · 430 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolTupelo, MS · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Grangerland Intermediate School0.1 mi · 559
- Moorhead Junior High School0.4 mi · 1,379
- Caney Creek High School0.7 mi · 2,783
- Veterans Memorial Intermediate School0.9 mi · 767
- Conroe Virtual School1.0 mi · 211
- Hope Elementary School1.0 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Milam Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Milam Elementary School serve?
Milam Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Milam Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Milam Elementary School.
How diverse is Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 59% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School is overseen by CONROE ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.