RIVERSIDE MIDDLE

RIVERSIDE MIDDLE, a mid-tier junior high in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by YSLETA ISD, caters to 705 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

YSLETA ISD comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 34,062 students; RIVERSIDE MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, RIVERSIDE MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RIVERSIDE MIDDLE has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RIVERSIDE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 37.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (El Paso County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), RIVERSIDE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIVERSIDE H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVERSIDE MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RIVERSIDE MIDDLE has grew 34%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 705 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the RIVERSIDE MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.