Milton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · Laredo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Milton Elementary School serves 651 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 29 schools in Laredo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1244th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 42 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Laredo ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482679003024 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Laredo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 651 | 20,271 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.6% | 97.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Milton Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 20 elementary schools in Laredo ISD, Milton Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 3.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 563; Milton 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 108 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 82, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (84 against 93). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 108 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 99.4% here and 99.6% across Laredo ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 97.1% across Laredo 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 42 full-time-equivalent teachers for 651 students, Milton Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 651 students would have about 44 teachers, so Milton Elementary School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Milton Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Ryan Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 48 other elementary schools, 35 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 | 99.4% |
| White | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 108 |
| Kindergarten | 93 |
| Grade 1 | 91 |
| Grade 2 | 102 |
| Grade 3 | 91 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2500 Ash, Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (956)273-4200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Milton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 0.8 mi | 834 | 17.4 | 86.9% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 0.9 mi | 679 | 17.3 | 88.5% |
| Tarver Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.0 mi | 421 | 14.4 | 95.2% |
| Pierce Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 662 | 16.1 | 99.8% |
| Don Jose Gallego | Laredo ISD | 1.4 mi | 557 | 14.6 | 98.7% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.4 mi | 569 | 15.7 | 98.2% |
| D D Hachar Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.5 mi | 443 | 15.3 | 96.4% |
| Newman Elementary School | United ISD | 1.6 mi | 365 | 13 | 88.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.