COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE

COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE is one of the large junior highs in EL PASO, Texas, operated by SOCORRO ISD, with 1,070 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

SOCORRO ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 46,668 students; COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). The remainder comes out to 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE is one.

HORIZON HEIGHTS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,078 (now 1,070).

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