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.