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What's the most underrated thing about DEL VALLE MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
969
Middle
DISTRICT 969 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668013217
Del Valle Middle School
8674 N LOOP, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-3300 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- C+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
14.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
836 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 285 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 333 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 351 | 36% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 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 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Del Valle Middle School
Del Valle Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Valle Middle School this school | 969 | 86.3% | 39.5% |
| Memorial Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 927 | 86.4% | 38.0% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School PHARR | 1,006 | 87.9% | 44.2% |
| Garcia Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 870 | 87.7% | 40.5% |
| White Junior High School MISSION | 831 | 85.8% | 41.0% |
| Mead Middle School HOUSTON | 910 | 87.9% | 27.4% |
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 Del Valle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #959 of 1,635 | #26 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #833 of 1,670 ▼ 95 | #25 of 41 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,110 of 1,670 ▲ 67 | #27 of 41 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #939 of 1,570 | #31 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 969 | #309 of 1,749 | #9 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #694 of 1,542 | #13 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.2% | #1,483 of 1,543 | #35 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #365 of 1,648 | #16 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
969
-306 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 969 | 67.7 | 14.3:1 | 86% (836) |
| 2023-24 | 1,035 | 68.8 | 15.0:1 | 82% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 1,122 | 76.9 | 14.6:1 | 83% (934) |
| 2020-21 | 1,275 | 82 | 15.6:1 | 84% (1,076) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Valle Middle School.
About Del Valle Middle School
Del Valle Middle School is a large middle school in YSLETA ISD, located in EL PASO, Texas. It reports enrollment of 969 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
The district, YSLETA ISD, operates 49 schools serving 34,062 students.
By race and ethnicity, Del Valle Middle School is 99% Hispanic. The county population is about 83% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.3:1. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County, the school's rate is higher.
Del Valle Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Texas public middle schools.
Del Valle Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.5% and a predicted 36.9%.
Census data for El Paso County show the median household earns about $59,806 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Del Valle Middle School, El Paso County has 273 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Mission Valley Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 47.2%, higher than Del Valle Middle School's 39.5%.
Del Valle Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school shrank from 1,275 students in 2020-21 to 969 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.6:1 to 14.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 YSLETA ISD
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Bel Air High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- J M Hanks High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 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
Other Del Valle Middle schools
One other US public school is named Del Valle Middle. Del Valle Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Del Valle Middle SchoolDEL VALLE, TX · 895 students
Nearby schools
- Mission Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 604
- El Paso Classical Academy0.7 mi · 271
- Lancaster Elementary School1.1 mi · 517
- Ysleta Elementary School1.1 mi · 329
- Del Valle Elementary School1.2 mi · 422
- Ysleta High School1.3 mi · 1,168
Frequently asked questions
About Del Valle Middle SchoolHow large is Del Valle Middle School?
Del Valle Middle School enrolls approximately 969 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Del Valle Middle School serve?
Del Valle Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Del Valle Middle School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Del Valle Middle School.
How diverse is Del Valle Middle School?
Del Valle Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Del Valle Middle School?
Del Valle Middle School is overseen by YSLETA ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.