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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at MILBY H S this year?
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Enrollment
2,126
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002536
Milby High School
1601 BROADWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77012 · (713) 928-7401 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,126 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,997 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 609 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 537 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 514 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 466 | 22% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 48.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 37.0% | 38.0% | 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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Milby High School
Milby High School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milby High School this school | 2,126 | 93.9% | 40.8% |
| Moises E Molina High School DALLAS | 2,006 | 93.2% | 41.8% |
| Sunset High School DALLAS | 2,164 | 93.5% | 48.8% |
| North Side High School FORT WORTH | 1,676 | 93.3% | 29.4% |
| Northbrook High School HOUSTON | 2,398 | 91.7% | 40.7% |
| Navarro Early College High School AUSTIN | 1,633 | 93.9% | 29.1% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Milby High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,110 of 1,385 | #115 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #451 of 1,425 ▲ 145 | #64 of 155 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #835 of 1,425 ▲ 240 | #91 of 155 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #126 of 1,184 | #21 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,126 | #282 of 2,107 | #62 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,244 of 1,344 | #126 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #1,208 of 1,346 | #150 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #95 of 1,522 | #27 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.8% | #161 of 672 | #18 of 64 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,126
-28 (-1%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 3,526
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 2,126 | 112.6 | 18.9:1 | 94% (1,997) |
| 2023-24 | 2,179 | 108 | 20.2:1 | 93% (2,025) |
| 2022-23 | 2,107 | 98.5 | 21.4:1 | 93% (1,965) |
| 2020-21 | 2,154 | 104 | 20.7:1 | 93% (2,007) |
| 2017-18 | 1,703 | 99.5 | 17.1:1 | 86% (1,463) |
| 2015-16 | 1,467 | 90 | 16.3:1 | 85% (1,241) |
| 2010-11 | 2,190 | 128 | 17.1:1 | 59% (1,295) |
| 2000-01 | 2,583 | 139 | 18.6:1 | 64% (1,656) |
| 1990-91 | 3,526 | 160 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milby High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (1,703 to 2,126); teachers up 13% (99.5 to 112.6).
About Milby High School
Milby High School is one of the public schools in HOUSTON, Texas. It is a high-enrollment high school. Federal data show 2,126 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Milby High School is one school in HOUSTON ISD, a system of 273 schools with 176,727 students.
Of every 100 students at Milby High School, about 95 are Hispanic. The school is also 4% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
The school's 112.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Milby High School, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Among Texas public high schools, Milby High School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Milby High School are 7.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.8% actual, 33.6% predicted).
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
The closest school to Milby High School is YES Prep East End Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Milby High School is behind the 43.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Milby High School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,154 in 2020-21 and 2,126 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.9:1, from 20.7:1.
People who know Milby High School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- YES Prep East End Elementary School0.4 mi · 607
- YES Prep - East End0.4 mi · 1,014
- Deady Middle School0.5 mi · 413
- Davila Elementary School0.5 mi · 398
- Harris J R Elementary School0.5 mi · 288
- Southmayd Elementary School0.7 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Milby High SchoolHow large is Milby High School?
Milby High School enrolls approximately 2,126 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Milby High School serve?
Milby High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Milby High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Milby High School.
What is the student diversity at Milby High School?
Student demographics at Milby High School are roughly 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Milby High School in?
Milby High School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.