MILLER EL

Set in LUBBOCK, Texas, MILLER EL is an average-sized elementary school, operated by LUBBOCK ISD. It hosts 675 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Within LUBBOCK ISD, which oversees 49 schools and 24,237 students, MILLER EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MILLER EL lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MILLER EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MILLER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.9%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of +6.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Lubbock County shows median household income runs about $64,155, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), MILLER EL is one campus in the mix.

EVANS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MILLER EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 712 students in 2018 compared to 675 in 2025.

On this page, members of the MILLER EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.