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Enrollment
705
Middle
DISTRICT 969 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005338
Riverside Middle School
7615 MIMOSA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79915 · (915) 434-7300 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
645 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 36% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 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 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Middle School this school | 705 | 91.5% | 36.2% |
| Stell Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 733 | 91.7% | 38.0% |
| Ysleta Middle School EL PASO | 682 | 91.9% | 42.2% |
| Harris Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 719 | 91.9% | 25.2% |
| W A Todd Middle School DONNA | 670 | 91.5% | 43.0% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo LAREDO | 659 | 92.3% | 46.5% |
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 Riverside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,120 of 1,635 | #29 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #778 of 1,670 ▲ 113 | #23 of 41 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,196 of 1,670 ▲ 133 | #32 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #803 of 1,570 | #28 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #740 of 1,749 | #16 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #652 of 1,542 | #11 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.5% | #1,479 of 1,543 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #202 of 1,648 | #7 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.3% | #68 of 437 | #1 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
705
+140 (+25%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 705 | 49.7 | 14.2:1 | 91% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 90% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 54.1 | 13.4:1 | 89% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 92% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 36.7 | 14.3:1 | 90% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 89% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 79% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 56% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 62 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (525 to 705); teachers up 35% (36.7 to 49.7).
About Riverside Middle School
Riverside Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in EL PASO, Texas. Federal data show 705 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
YSLETA ISD has a total of 49 schools and 34,062 students, Riverside Middle School among them.
Roughly 99% of students at Riverside Middle School are Hispanic. By comparison, El Paso County residents are about 83% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Riverside Middle School scores 3%.
Based on 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Riverside Middle School has a ratio of 14.2:1. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Income data for the school show 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County, the school's rate is higher.
In Texas, Riverside Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.2% actual against a predicted 34.6%.
The school is in El Paso County, where the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Riverside Middle School shares El Paso County with 272 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Riverside High School, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Riverside Middle School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
A 25% rise took enrollment from 565 in 2020-21 to 705 in 2024-25.
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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 YSLETA ISD
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Bel Air High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- J M Hanks High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 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 Riverside Middle schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Riverside Middle. Riverside Middle School is the 5th largest of the 17.
- Riverside Middle SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 739 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolDEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI · 1,139 students
- Riverside MiddleGreer, SC · 1,086 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolEvans, GA · 711 students
- Riverside MiddleWatertown, WI · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High School0.3 mi · 952
- Thomas Manor0.6 mi · 462
- Cesar Chavez Academy0.8 mi · 82
- Cesar Chavez Academy JJAEP0.8 mi · 2
- JJAEP0.8 mi · 2
- Riverside Elementary School0.9 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Riverside Middle School serve?
Riverside Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Riverside Middle School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Riverside Middle School.
How diverse is Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverside Middle School?
Riverside Middle School is overseen by YSLETA ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.