MILTON EL

Located at 2500 ASH, in LAREDO, Texas, MILTON EL is a mid-tier K-5 school that teaches 651 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by LAREDO ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MILTON EL sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

MILTON EL is one of 30 schools operated by LAREDO ISD, a district that caters to 20,271 students overall.

Demographically, MILTON EL lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MILTON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 44.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Webb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. MILTON EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

NIXON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILTON EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MILTON EL has shrank 26%, going from 881 students in 2018 to 651 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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