RICHARDSON MIDDLE

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in EL PASO, Texas, RICHARDSON MIDDLE hosts 758 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by EL PASO ISD.

Across the 76 schools in EL PASO ISD (48,118 students total), RICHARDSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, RICHARDSON MIDDLE records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 11% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RICHARDSON MIDDLE has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RICHARDSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 42.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which RICHARDSON MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is NIXON EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHARDSON MIDDLE at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. RICHARDSON MIDDLE's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 701 (now 758). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 65% to 76%.

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