Ben Milam Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ben Milam Elementary School serves 389 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 3536th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253002277 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlingen CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 389 | 16,471 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.2% | 76.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ben Milam Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 18 elementary schools in Harlingen CISD, Ben Milam Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 315; Ben Milam Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 81 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 39, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 5 has 54% more students than kindergarten (60 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.6% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD.
97.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.7% across Harlingen CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 389 students, Ben Milam Elementary School has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 389 students would have about 26.3 teachers, so Ben Milam Elementary School has 3.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Ben Milam Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Lamar Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 35 other elementary schools, 22 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.6% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 52 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 44 |
| Grade 4 | 55 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1215 Rangerville Rd, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3150
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ben Milam Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.3 mi | 401 | 14.2 | 88.5% |
| Houston Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 420 | 14.7 | 90.7% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.4 mi | 335 | 16.2 | 93.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 1.7 mi | 259 | 15.1 | 94.2% |
| Travis Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.0 mi | 294 | 16.9 | 98% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Harlingen CISD | 2.3 mi | 234 | 16.5 | 94% |
| Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy | Horizon Montessori Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 291 | 15 | 70.8% |
| Jubilee Harlingen | Jubilee Academies | 2.4 mi | 377 | 17.1 | 80.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.