Ricardo Estrada Middle School

Ricardo Estrada Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Texas, with an address in EL PASO. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 592 students.

Enrollment across the 14 schools in CLINT ISD totals 10,077 students.

Ricardo Estrada Middle School's enrollment is 96% Hispanic. Next come 3% White. The county population is about 83% Hispanic. Ricardo Estrada Middle School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teacher staffing is 36.5 full-time equivalents, or about 16.2 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. About 89% of students, or 525, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in El Paso County average 74%.

Ricardo Estrada Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.5% and a predicted 35.8%.

Census estimates describe El Paso County this way: the median household income is $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County has 273 public schools and roughly 165,404 students.

The shortest distance from Ricardo Estrada Middle School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Frank Macias Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ricardo Estrada Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

Ricardo Estrada Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

Enrollment at Ricardo Estrada Middle School dropped 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 672 to 592 students.

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