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Canutillo Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 228 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 37% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 38.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 11.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Canutillo Middle School
Canutillo Middle School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo Middle School this school | 717 | 60.3% | 40.5% |
| Michael E Fossum Middle School MCALLEN | 791 | 60.2% | 62.4% |
| B L Gray Junior High School MISSION | 775 | 60.8% | 60.4% |
| Trautmann Middle School LAREDO | 756 | 58.6% | 65.8% |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy SAN BENITO | 781 | 57.0% | 73.2% |
| Crockett Middle School PECOS | 621 | 63.4% | 33.5% |
Where Canutillo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #915 of 1,635 | #24 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,355 of 1,670 ▼ 149 | #39 of 41 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,120 of 1,670 ▼ 218 | #28 of 41 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,142 of 1,570 | #34 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #715 of 1,749 | #13 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,052 of 1,542 | #24 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #1,368 of 1,543 | #17 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #937 of 1,648 | #40 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #128 of 437 | #3 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 717 | 45.4 | 15.8:1 | 60% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 47.4 | 15.2:1 | 63% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 46.4 | 15.1:1 | 64% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 61% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 39.4 | 14.9:1 | 67% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | N/A | N/A | 69% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 70% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 59 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (585 to 717); teachers up 15% (39.4 to 45.4).
About Canutillo Middle School
Canutillo Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in CANUTILLO, Texas. There are 717 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 10 schools in CANUTILLO ISD, with 5,747 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Canutillo Middle School is 93% Hispanic. Next come 4% White. The county population is about 83% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
The school lists 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 432 students, or 60%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 74%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Canutillo Middle School is 48.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.
In El Paso County, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. El Paso County has 273 public schools with about 165,404 students, including Canutillo Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Canutillo Middle School is closest to Canutillo Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Canutillo Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Canutillo Middle School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.5% against a local average of 48.6%.
Locale data from NCES put Canutillo Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 717, compared with 696 in 2020-21.
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