📍 1215 Rangerville Rd, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550
Ben Milam el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Irma Davis. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Milam el enrolls 405 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 389 | 96% |
| White | 14 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 405 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 355 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ben Milam el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 38.
Ben Milam el is one of 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD, based in HARLINGEN, Texas. The district serves 16,471 students district-wide and employs 1,197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Ben Milam el is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small