Milne Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Milne Elementary School serves 498 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 2561st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364021036 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 498 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.6% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Milne Elementary School in context
Size
Milne Elementary School is the 81st largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 498 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 448; Milne 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 grade 3 with 88 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 42, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (81 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 42 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 57% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 39.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 498 students, Milne Elementary School has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 498 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Milne Elementary School has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Milne Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Valley West Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 188 other elementary schools, 76 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 | 57% |
| Black | 39.6% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 42 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 65 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 84 |
| Grade 5 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7800 Portal Dr., Houston, TX 77071
Phone: (713)778-3420
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Milne Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley West Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 505 | 13.3 | 90.9% |
| Halpin Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 302 | 15.9 | 99.7% |
| Tinsley Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 590 | 17.9 | 98.5% |
| Elrod Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 742 | 17.7 | 98% |
| Step Charter II | Step Charter School | 1.4 mi | 324 | 16.1 | 88% |
| Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 526 | 77 | 97.3% |
| Step Charter III | Step Charter School | 1.4 mi | 76 | 10.3 | 77.6% |
| Gross Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 390 | 15 | 99.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.