Ben Milam Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Cameron, Texas
Ben Milam Elementary in Cameron, Texas enrolled 396 students in 2024-25 with 26.3 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
421 students in 2022-23, 395 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 26.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 421 | 26.5 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 26.2 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 396 | 26.3 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 410 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ben Milam Elementary enrolled 410 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 410 of the 410 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.5% of students were Hispanic, 29.8% White, 13.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.5%
- White29.8%
- Black13.9%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Cameron
2 public elementary schools in Cameron report 2024-25 enrollment; Ben Milam Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Milam Elementary | 396 | 15.0 | 71.7% |
| Cameron Elementary | 308 | 14.8 | 68.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ben Milam Elementary
- Cameron ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 308 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Milano ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 187 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Ben Milam Elementary with Cameron ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cameron ISD spends per student$12,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,407
- The largest public schools in TexasBen Milam Elementary is the number 3,386 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,386 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ben Milam Elementary
How many students attend Ben Milam Elementary?
396 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 421 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cameron, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Milam Elementary?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ben Milam Elementary a Title I school?
Ben Milam Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ben Milam Elementary in?
Cameron ISD, NCES district ID 4812640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481264007074 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.