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What's the one class at MONTWOOD MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071007597
MONTWOOD MIDDLE
11710 PEBBLE HILLS, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-5800 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
436 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +57.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 57 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
-113 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.8:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
95%
was 95%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MONTWOOD MIDDLE
MONTWOOD MIDDLE operates as a reasonably sized middle school in EL PASO, Texas, operated by SOCORRO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 597 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
SOCORRO ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 46,668 students; MONTWOOD MIDDLE is among them.
On demographics, MONTWOOD MIDDLE records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MONTWOOD MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 53.4%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (El Paso County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), MONTWOOD MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MONTWOOD MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MONTWOOD MIDDLE at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 38.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MONTWOOD MIDDLE has contracted 16%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
On this page, the feed for MONTWOOD MIDDLE typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 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
- ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL0.1 mi · 616
- BENITO MARTINEZ EL0.5 mi · 470
- BILL SYBERT SCHOOL0.9 mi · 748
- JANE A HAMBRIC SCHOOL1.0 mi · 740
- EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - MIDDLE EAST1.1 mi · 166
- EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - H S EAST1.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About MONTWOOD MIDDLEHow many students attend MONTWOOD MIDDLE?
MONTWOOD MIDDLE enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MONTWOOD MIDDLE serve?
MONTWOOD MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at MONTWOOD MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at MONTWOOD MIDDLE.
How diverse is MONTWOOD MIDDLE?
MONTWOOD MIDDLE reports a student body of 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is MONTWOOD MIDDLE in?
MONTWOOD MIDDLE is part of SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.