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What's the state of after-school transportation at MILAM EL?
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Enrollment
941
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001704
MILAM EL
5000 LUKE ST, EL PASO, TX 79908 · (915) 587-2520 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
543 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
941
+152 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.4:1
% White
35%
was 37%
% Hispanic
33%
was 30%
% Black
17%
was 15%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MILAM EL
MILAM EL is one of the big primary schools in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by EL PASO ISD, with 941 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MILAM EL sits 81% larger than that benchmark.
Across the 76 schools in EL PASO ISD (48,118 students total), MILAM EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, MILAM EL lists that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian.
On the resource side, On paper, MILAM EL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at MILAM EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MILAM EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 52.1%, a residual of +3.4 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), MILAM EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BURGES H S, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MILAM EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILAM EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Over the past 7-year window. MILAM EL's enrollment has rose 19% since 2018, when it stood at 789 (now 941). Class-load math has rose: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the MILAM EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- BURGES H S2.5 mi · 1,394
- COACH WALLY HARTLEY PK-82.6 mi · 1,256
- GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR PK-82.8 mi · 889
- CIELO VISTA EL2.8 mi · 287
- SUNRISE MOUNTAIN EL3.0 mi · 397
- BLISS EL3.0 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About MILAM ELWhat is the total enrollment at MILAM EL?
MILAM EL enrolls approximately 941 students in grades PK-05.
Is MILAM EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MILAM EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MILAM EL?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at MILAM EL.
How diverse is MILAM EL?
MILAM EL reports a student body of 35% White, 33% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is MILAM EL in?
MILAM EL is part of EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.