Milford Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Milford

Milford, Texas

Milford is a town located in exteme Northern Central Texas in the southwestern corner of Ellis County, Texas United States. The population was 749 in 2008.-Geography:Milford is located at ....

, Texas

Texas

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

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Schools

Milford ISD is consolidated into one large building, located on U.S. Highway 77 on the southern end of Milford. It houses all of the district's approximately 200 students, grades K-12.

Academics

Milford ISD offers band, FFA, National Honors Society and Gifted/Talented sources, and journalism. There are also fine arts studies available such as photography, art and theatre.

Athletics

Milford school athletics offers girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, track and field, and six-man football

Six-man football

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Though the football team has not had recent success, Milford won the state six-man football championship in 1979 and 1980 and state runners-up in 1994 and 1995.