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Milano Junior High School

600 N 6TH ST, MILANO, TX 76556 · (512) 455-6701 · Milam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Texas public middle schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

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 middle schools

Enrollment
88
Middle
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
55 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 63135%
Grade 73034%
Grade 82731%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
5664%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
2427%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
33%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
56%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
4753%
Female
4147%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Milano Junior High School→Milano High School
Feeds from
Milano Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within MILANO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading41.0%30.0%20.0%9.0%
Mathematics14.0%44.0%33.0%9.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2671.0%58.0%
2024-2566.0%64.0%
2023-2467.0%51.0%
2022-2338.0%25.0%
2021-2250.0%17.0%
2020-2129.0%71.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% 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 Milano Junior High School

Milano Junior High School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Milano Junior High School this school8862.5%52.7%
Celeste Junior High School
CELESTE
9859.2%50.5%
Chico Middle School
CHICO
12259.0%41.0%
Wortham Middle School
WORTHAM
13260.6%32.4%
Junction Middle School
JUNCTION
11858.5%33.7%
Honey Grove Middle School
HONEY GROVE
14258.5%63.0%
Matched among Texas middle 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 Milano Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
88#1,691 of 1,749
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
88
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25888.810.0:163% (55)
2023-247510.17.4:161% (46)
2022-23718.58.4:154% (38)
2020-2196812.0:151% (49)
2017-181047.513.8:157% (59)
2015-1694811.8:159% (55)
2010-1185810.6:151% (43)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milano Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (104 to 88); teachers up 17% (7.5 to 8.8).

About Milano Junior High School

Milano Junior High School, located in MILANO, Texas, is a small middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 88 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 86% lower.

Milano Junior High School falls under MILANO ISD, which has 3 schools enrolling 423 students.

Milano Junior High School's enrollment is 64% White. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Milano Junior High School comes in at 52%.

Federal data list 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Milano Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 63%. Across public schools in Milam County, the average is about the same, 62%.

Measured against Texas public middle schools, Milano Junior High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The model predicts 47.0% for a school in Texas with Milano Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Milano Junior High School posts 52.7%.

Across Milam County, median household income is about $66,141, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Milano Junior High School is among the 17 public schools in Milam County.

Milano High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Milano Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 48.9%, lower than Milano Junior High School's 52.7%.

Milano Junior High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal counts put enrollment at 96 in 2020-21 and 88 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.0:1 to 10.0:1.

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Milam County at a glance

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Population
25,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,337 students

Quick facts

School name
Milano Junior High School
District
MILANO ISD
Address
600 N 6TH ST, MILANO, TX 76556
Phone
(512) 455-6701
County
Milam County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
88
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
55 (63%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483069009351
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Milano Junior High School
How large is Milano Junior High School?
Milano Junior High School enrolls approximately 88 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Milano Junior High School serve?
Milano Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Milano Junior High School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Milano Junior High School.
How diverse is Milano Junior High School?
Milano Junior High School reports a student body of 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Milano Junior High School?
Milano Junior High School is overseen by MILANO ISD in Milam County.
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