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Enrollment
709
Middle
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830010639
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School
3501 HAYES, EL PASO, TX 79930 · (915) 236-6350 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
620 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 207 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 34% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School this school | 709 | 87.4% | 34.0% |
| Crockett Middle School IRVING | 754 | 87.4% | 30.5% |
| Bowie Middle School IRVING | 730 | 89.0% | 33.0% |
| Lamar Middle School IRVING | 676 | 85.5% | 39.9% |
| Bowie Middle School AMARILLO | 721 | 88.1% | 42.9% |
| Judith A Resnik Middle School VON ORMY | 765 | 86.9% | 24.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,221 of 1,635 | #32 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,322 of 1,670 ▲ 105 | #38 of 41 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,393 of 1,670 ▼ 129 | #38 of 41 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #385 of 1,570 | #17 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #730 of 1,749 | #14 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #563 of 1,542 | #8 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #1,219 of 1,543 | #6 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #326 of 1,648 | #15 of 41 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 709 | 51.1 | 13.9:1 | 87% (620) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 55.4 | 14.8:1 | 90% (734) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 59.5 | 15.2:1 | 92% (836) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School.
About Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in EL PASO, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 709 students.
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School reports to EL PASO ISD, which has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School are Hispanic. The remaining students are 7% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. El Paso County residents are about 83% Hispanic, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School scores 30%.
Staffing at Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School comes to 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is similar, at 14.4:1. Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School counts 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
On the allk12 Grade, Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Texas public middle schools.
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.0%, compared with a predicted 36.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that median household income comes to about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County counts 273 public schools with about 165,404 students.
Among nearby public schools, Travis Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Elementary School0.2 mi · 200
- Bliss Elementary School0.9 mi · 459
- Clendenin Elementary School0.9 mi · 438
- Rusk Elementary School1.0 mi · 186
- Colin L Powell Elementary School1.4 mi · 576
- Chapin High School1.5 mi · 1,766
Frequently asked questions
About Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle SchoolHow large is Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School?
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School serve?
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School have?
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School?
At Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 83% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School in?
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School is part of EL PASO ISD.
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