FABENS MIDDLE

FABENS MIDDLE, a tight-knit middle-grades school in FABENS, Texas, one of the schools within FABENS ISD, works with 394 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in FABENS ISD (1,865 students total), FABENS MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, FABENS MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting FABENS MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, FABENS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 33.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $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 FABENS MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is FABENS H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FABENS MIDDLE comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 499 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025.

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