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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
8674 N LOOP, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-3300 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 →
About DEL VALLE MIDDLE
DEL VALLE MIDDLE is one of the substantial middle schools in EL PASO, Texas, run under YSLETA ISD, with 969 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Within YSLETA ISD, which oversees 49 schools and 34,062 students, DEL VALLE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Demographically, DEL VALLE MIDDLE shows that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEL VALLE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 40.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. DEL VALLE MIDDLE is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
Nearest neighbor: MISSION VALLEY EL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEL VALLE MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.1%.
DEL VALLE MIDDLE operates from a city-core location.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 2,295 students
- BEL AIR H SHigh · 1,866 students
- DEL VALLE H SHigh · 1,798 students
- PARKLAND H SHigh · 1,565 students
- J M HANKS H SHigh · 1,364 students
- EASTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 1,280 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- MISSION VALLEY EL0.0 mi · 604
- EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY0.7 mi · 271
- LANCASTER EL1.1 mi · 517
- YSLETA EL1.1 mi · 329
- DEL VALLE EL1.2 mi · 422
- YSLETA H S1.3 mi · 1,168
Frequently asked questions
About DEL VALLE MIDDLEHow large is DEL VALLE MIDDLE?
DEL VALLE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 969 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does DEL VALLE MIDDLE serve?
DEL VALLE MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at DEL VALLE MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at DEL VALLE MIDDLE.
How diverse is DEL VALLE MIDDLE?
DEL VALLE MIDDLE reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees DEL VALLE MIDDLE?
DEL VALLE MIDDLE 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.