Enrollment
258
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD ISD·NCES 483078003473
Milford School
205 THIRD AVE, MILFORD, TX 76670 · (972) 493-2911 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Texas public K-12 schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
167 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
26.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 11.0% | 29.0% | 57.0% |
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 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Milford School
Milford School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford School this school | 258 | 64.7% | 17.6% |
| Paducah School PADUCAH | 156 | 67.3% | 27.4% |
| Sabine Pass School SABINE PASS | 372 | 61.3% | 60.7% |
| Rotan K-12 ROTAN | 273 | 58.2% | 38.4% |
| Knox City School KNOX CITY | 195 | 65.6% | 56.9% |
| Avalon School AVALON | 347 | 67.1% | 33.1% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Milford School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #206 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #207 of 218 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #213 of 218 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #105 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #102 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #63 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #9 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #87 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #43 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
258
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 258 | 22.6 | 11.4:1 | 65% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 20.9 | 12.5:1 | 71% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 24.4 | 10.1:1 | 76% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 24 | 10.2:1 | 71% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 23.4 | 11.7:1 | 72% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 76% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 75% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 64% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milford School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (273 to 258); teachers down 3% (23.4 to 22.6).
About Milford School
Milford School, located in MILFORD, Texas, is a small school serving multiple grade levels. The school teaches pre-K through 12 and enrolls 258 students. That puts enrollment 47% below the 485-student average for combined schools in Texas.
MILFORD ISD is the district for Milford School.
About 43% of students at Milford School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 16% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Milford School has 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The average for combined schools in Texas is about 11.7:1. The school has 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Ellis County is 14 points.
Milford School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Texas public K-12 schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 46.0% for Milford School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 17.6%. The 28.4-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ellis County show that the median household earns about $99,595 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Ellis County, 83 public schools serve about 46,344 students.
Stafford Elementary School is about 5.3 miles from Milford School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. Nearby schools with test data average 37.0% proficiency; Milford School posts 17.6%.
NCES describes the area around Milford School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 13 students, from 245 to 258. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.2:1 to 11.4:1.
The allk12 page for Milford School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Milford schools
One other US public school is named Milford. Milford School is the largest of the 2.
- Milford SchoolMILFORD, UT · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Stafford Elementary School5.3 mi · 314
- Italy High School6.0 mi · 283
- Frost Elementary School8.6 mi · 247
- Frost Secondary8.6 mi · 215
- Bynum School10.9 mi · 187
- Avalon School11.1 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Milford SchoolHow large is Milford School?
Milford School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Milford School serve?
Milford School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Milford School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Milford School is approximately 11.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Milford School?
Milford School reports a student body of 35% White, 43% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Milford School?
Milford School is overseen by MILFORD ISD in Ellis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.