RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE

Located at 851 S DARRINGTON RD, in EL PASO, Texas, RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus that caters to 592 students (grades 6 through 8), run under CLINT ISD.

RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE is one of 14 schools operated by CLINT ISD, a district that caters to 10,077 students overall.

Looking at the student body, RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.8%; this one delivers 34.5%.

In the broader 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. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

FRANK MACIAS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RICARDO ESTRADA MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 708 students in 2018 compared to 592 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.