MILFORD SCHOOL

Set in MILFORD, Texas, MILFORD SCHOOL is a cozy all-grades campus, operated by MILFORD ISD. It hosts 258 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 47% below the state mean of about 485.

MILFORD SCHOOL is a school of MILFORD ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, MILFORD SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 35% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MILFORD SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ellis County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MILFORD SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.6%; actual is 16.5%, a gap of -29.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ellis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MILFORD SCHOOL is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

The closest other public school is STAFFORD EL, roughly 5.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILFORD SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MILFORD SCHOOL has declined 5%, going from 273 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 31% to 43%.

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