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Miller Intermediate School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 382 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 411 | 52% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 32.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 36.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
Schools most like Miller Intermediate School
Miller Intermediate School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Intermediate School this school | 793 | 86.5% | 42.4% |
| Budewig Intermediate School HOUSTON | 1,054 | 87.7% | 26.6% |
| Campbell Middle School HOUSTON | 1,076 | 85.6% | 38.6% |
| Albright Middle School HOUSTON | 945 | 82.3% | 42.5% |
| Hodges Bend Middle School HOUSTON | 765 | 78.8% | 33.8% |
| O'Donnell Middle School HOUSTON | 1,214 | 88.3% | 39.8% |
Where Miller Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #820 of 1,635 | #96 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #950 of 1,670 ▼ 176 | #129 of 219 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #829 of 1,670 ▼ 102 | #100 of 219 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #29 of 1,570 | #1 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #572 of 1,749 | #119 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #572 of 1,542 | #82 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #453 of 1,543 | #59 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #356 of 1,648 | #95 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #465 of 942 | #84 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 793 | 56.9 | 13.9:1 | 87% (686) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 57.2 | 13.6:1 | 87% (676) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 59.1 | 13.2:1 | 83% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 899 | 69 | 13.0:1 | 81% (728) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 67.4 | 14.0:1 | 76% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 926 | 66 | 14.0:1 | 77% (710) |
| 2010-11 | 932 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 73% (682) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 54 | 19.1:1 | 45% (461) |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (942 to 793); teachers down 16% (67.4 to 56.9).
About Miller Intermediate School
Miller Intermediate School is a middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 793 students covers grades 5 through 6. Enrollment is 23% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Miller Intermediate School is part of a district of 46 schools: ALIEF ISD, with 38,610 students.
By race and ethnicity, Miller Intermediate School is 51% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 33% Black, 11% Asian, and 4% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Miller Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Teachers at Miller Intermediate School total 56.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Miller Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 42.4% actual against 36.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Holmquist Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Miller Intermediate School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 42.4% versus a 46.1% average.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 793, 12% below the 899 of 2020-21.
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