📍 3800 N Main St, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Milam el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 755 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Edna Hernandez. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Milam el enrolls 755 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 666 | 88% |
| White | 80 | 11% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 755 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Milam el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 20, state house district 41.
Milam el is one of 30 schools in MCALLEN ISD, based in MCALLEN, Texas. The district serves 19,890 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 755 students, Milam el is close to the district average of about 663 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize