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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA FALLS ISD·NCES 484578005219
Milam Elementary School
2901 BOREN AVE, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76308 · (940) 235-1176 · Wichita County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
266 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +46.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 46 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 (43.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milam Elementary School this school | 430 | 61.9% | 43.6% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School LIBERTY | 451 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Northside Elementary School HENDERSON | 430 | 62.3% | 30.6% |
| Northside Elementary School ANGLETON | 479 | 61.2% | 50.9% |
| Bowie Elementary School CORSICANA | 494 | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| Belton Early Childhood School BELTON | 494 | 59.1% | 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 Wichita County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #2,129 of 4,401 | #9 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,270 of 4,466 ▲ 708 | #7 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,678 of 4,466 ▲ 170 | #7 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,235 of 4,938 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,421 of 4,622 | #7 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #632 of 4,628 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #3,019 of 4,789 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #1,628 of 2,838 | #6 of 15 |
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
430
-42 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 62% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 35.2 | 12.8:1 | 69% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 72% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 63% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 34.9 | 14.4:1 | 70% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 61% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 58% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 33% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 32 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milam Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (504 to 430); teachers down 11% (34.9 to 31).
About Milam Elementary School
Milam Elementary School is a small elementary school in WICHITA FALLS ISD, located in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 430 students.
The district, WICHITA FALLS ISD, operates 25 schools serving 16,226 students.
At Milam Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 11% multiracial. Among people living in Wichita County, the White share is about 71%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 62% average for public schools in Wichita County.
Milam Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.3% at Milam Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.6%.
The school's county is Wichita County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,524 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wichita County number 53, with about 23,047 students.
Among nearby public schools, Cunningham School is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Milam Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Milam Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Milam Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 9%.
The discussion board for Milam Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Other Milam Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Milam Elementary. Milam Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Milam Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 941 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 811 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 590 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 561 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolTupelo, MS · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Cunningham School0.5 mi · 437
- Barwise Middle School1.0 mi · 1,164
- Jefferson Elementary School1.3 mi · 322
- Rider High School1.6 mi · 1,569
- Ntsh Pri Program Wichita Campus1.6 mi · 11
- Fowler Elementary School1.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Milam Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Milam Elementary School serve?
Milam Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Milam Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Milam Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milam Elementary School?
At Milam Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Milam Elementary School?
Milam Elementary School is overseen by WICHITA FALLS ISD in Wichita County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.