MILAM EL

Located at 3800 N MAIN ST, in MCALLEN, Texas, MILAM EL is a sizable elementary school that caters to 811 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of MCALLEN ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 56% bigger than typical.

MCALLEN ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 19,890 students; MILAM EL is among them.

On demographics, MILAM EL records that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 9% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MILAM EL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at MILAM EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MILAM EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.6%; MILAM EL posts 65.1%, +14.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Hidalgo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. MILAM EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAM, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILAM EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 923 students in 2018 compared to 811 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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