MILES EL

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in MILES, Texas, MILES EL educates 269 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by MILES ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MILES EL sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

Within MILES ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 488 students, MILES EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MILES EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 37% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Runnels County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, MILES EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.8%; actual is 69.9%, +16.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Runnels County put median household income runs about $62,632, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Runnels County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,951 students), of which MILES EL is one.

MILES H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, MILES EL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 269 in 2025.

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