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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 79908


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941
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Top rankedMilam Elementary1494th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools
Summary:

In zip code 79908, there is a single elementary school, Milam Elementary, which serves grades PK through 5 in El Paso, Texas, as part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd).

Milam Elementary is a large school with 941 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. The school has shown consistent improvement in its state ranking over the past three years, moving from the 72nd percentile to the 68th percentile, and it currently holds a 3-star rating. A standout feature is the exceptional performance of its 5th-grade students, who significantly outperform both district and state averages in Reading and Math. For example, 5th graders scored 74.71% proficient in Reading and 63.64% proficient in Math, far exceeding the state averages. However, the school's 5th-grade Science score of 37.76%, while above district and state averages, is notably lower than its own Reading and Math scores, indicating a potential area for focus.

Despite having 57.7% of students economically disadvantaged, Milam Elementary achieves above-average results, suggesting effective leadership and teaching. The school's math instruction appears particularly strong in upper grades, as 3rd-grade Math proficiency (40.21%) is below the state average, but by 5th grade, it jumps to 63.64%, well above the state average of 47.38%. While the overall ranking is improving, individual grade-level scores can vary year to year, indicating that performance is somewhat dependent on the specific group of students. Per-student spending is $10,398, slightly below the state average.

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