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PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE

6045 NOVA WAY, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 434-6300 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,146 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,146
Middle
DISTRICT 969 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
922 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
Grade 6
388
Grade 7
388
Grade 8
370
Student demographics
White
474%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
1,03490%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 54%
Black
454%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
161%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
62454%
Female
52246%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +20.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,146
-136 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.1:1
% White
4%
was 7%
% Hispanic
90%
was 86%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE

PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE, a big middle-grades school in EL PASO, Texas, part of YSLETA ISD, works with 1,146 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE sits 78% larger than that benchmark.

YSLETA ISD runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 34,062 students. PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE reports that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 4% White, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

PARKLAND H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.7%.

PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,282 (now 1,146). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 86% to 90% over that span.

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El Paso County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE
District
YSLETA ISD
Address
6045 NOVA WAY, EL PASO, TX 79924
Phone
(915) 434-6300
County
El Paso County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,146
Teachers (FTE)
68
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
922 (80%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
484668005331
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in YSLETA ISD
Other schools in EL PASO
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Frequently asked questions

About PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE
What is the total enrollment at PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE?
PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,146 students in grades 06-08.
Is PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE have?
PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE?
At PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE in?
PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE is part of YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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