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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)·NCES 480007513173

RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)

500 CENTURY PLAZA DR STE 180, HOUSTON, TX 77073 · (281) 209-3505 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Enrollment
157
High
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
145 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
31
Grade 10
35
Grade 11
51
Grade 12
40
Student demographics
White
32%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
8454%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 54%
Black
6743%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 13%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8856%
Female
6944%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
14.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
4.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
157
-25 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 27.0:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
54%
was 66%
% Black
43%
was 29%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)

Located at 500 CENTURY PLAZA DR STE 180, in HOUSTON, Texas, RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) is an one-room-style 9-12 campus that instructs 157 students (grades 9 through 12), run under RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN). By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) sits 80% below that benchmark.

RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN) runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 1,607 students. RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 43% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) shows 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) is one campus in the mix.

RALPH EICKENROHT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN).

RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) operates from an urban location. RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) has declined 14%, going from 182 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 29% to 43% over that span.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students

Quick facts

School name
RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)
District
RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)
Address
500 CENTURY PLAZA DR STE 180, HOUSTON, TX 77073
Phone
(281) 209-3505
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
157
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
27.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
145 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480007513173
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)
How large is RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)?
RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) enrolls approximately 157 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) serve?
RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) have?
RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.1:1.
What is the student diversity at RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)?
Student demographics at RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) are roughly 2% White, 54% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) public or private?
RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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