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What's the most underrated thing about RICHARDSON MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
758
Middle
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830007882
Richardson Middle School
11350 LOMA FRANKLIN DR, EL PASO, TX 79934 · (915) 236-6650 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
458 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like Richardson Middle School
Richardson Middle School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Middle School this school | 758 | 60.4% | 42.5% |
| Vale Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 846 | 59.0% | 34.6% |
| Grant Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 772 | 63.0% | 43.2% |
| Jordan Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 948 | 61.0% | 40.5% |
| Armando Chapa Middle School KYLE | 724 | 65.1% | 41.0% |
| D J Red Simon Middle School KYLE | 898 | 58.7% | 30.5% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richardson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #813 of 1,635 | #18 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #930 of 1,670 ▲ 399 | #27 of 41 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #647 of 1,670 ▼ 26 | #15 of 41 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #354 of 1,570 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #645 of 1,749 | #12 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,263 of 1,542 | #29 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #1,087 of 1,543 | #1 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #930 of 1,648 | #39 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #265 of 437 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
758
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 758 | 45.3 | 16.7:1 | 60% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 47.1 | 16.0:1 | 65% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 64% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 62% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 41.2 | 17.0:1 | 53% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 39 | 19.5:1 | 46% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 50% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 42% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (701 to 758); teachers up 10% (41.2 to 45.3).
About Richardson Middle School
Richardson Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Texas, located in EL PASO. The student body numbers 758 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Richardson Middle School is part of a district of 76 schools: EL PASO ISD, with 48,118 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Richardson Middle School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Richardson Middle School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 45.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.7:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Richardson Middle School is 60%. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Richardson Middle School would be expected to post about 47.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.5%.
Within El Paso County, the median household income is $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Besides Richardson Middle School, El Paso County has 272 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Nixon Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Richardson Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Richardson Middle School's enrollment climbed 4%, to 758.
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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 EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Richardson Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Richardson Middle. Richardson Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Richardson Middle SchoolSpringfield, PA · 1,081 students
- Richardson Middle SchoolChicago, IL · 844 students
Nearby schools
- Nixon Elementary School0.4 mi · 510
- Tom Lea Jr Elementary School0.5 mi · 792
- Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School1.4 mi · 558
- Barron Elementary School1.5 mi · 368
- Charles Middle School1.6 mi · 372
- North Star Elementary School2.3 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richardson Middle School?
Richardson Middle School enrolls approximately 758 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Richardson Middle School serve?
Richardson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Richardson Middle School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Richardson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richardson Middle School?
At Richardson Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 76% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Richardson Middle School?
Richardson Middle School is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.