Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena
Public high school (charter) in Pasadena, Texas · Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) · Grades 9–12
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena serves 123 students in grades 9–12 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 9 schools in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen). By enrollment it is the 1539th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 8.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480007513435 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 123 | 1,607 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 26.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.9% | 66.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena in context
Size
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena is the smallest of Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)'s 9 high schools; its 123 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 1,836 students, so Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 10 with 36 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 20, against an average of 31 per grade. This year grade 12 has 80% more students than grade 9 (36 against 20). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) (67.6%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.7% across Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena has 8.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 123 students would have about 8.8 teachers, so Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Pasadena High School, 1.4 miles away in Pasadena ISD. There are 18 high schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.2% |
| White | 6.5% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 36 |
| Grade 11 | 31 |
| Grade 12 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
320 Southmore Ave, Pasadena, TX 77506
Phone: (832)730-4570
Website: rmaschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena High School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,217 | 15.6 | 89.6% |
| Sam Rayburn High School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 2,627 | 15.7 | 86.1% |
| South Houston High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,185 | 15.3 | 85.3% |
| Chavez High School | Houston ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,857 | 15.9 | 92.4% |
| The Summit (High School) | Pasadena ISD | 3.1 mi | 161 | 10.1 | 77% |
| YES Prep - Southeast | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.5 mi | 854 | 15.3 | 82.7% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby | Texans Can Academies | 3.7 mi | 322 | 22.7 | 98.1% |
| Galena Park High School | Galena Park ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,815 | 15.3 | 86.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo | High | 9–12 | 133 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi | High | 9–12 | 237 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth | High | 9–12 | 167 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban) | High | 9–12 | 157 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock | High | 9–12 | 155 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Midland | High | 9–12 | 149 |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | High | 9–12 | 350 |
| Richard Milburn Alternative H S (Killeen) | High | 9–12 | 136 |