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Enrollment
1,031
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071012872
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES
3216 TIM FOSTER, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 937-9200 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,031 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
642 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,031
+41 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.0:1
% White
8%
was 6%
% Hispanic
84%
was 86%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SSG MANUEL R PUENTES
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES is a middle-grades school of substantial scale in EL PASO, Texas, operated by SOCORRO ISD, serveing 1,031 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.
SOCORRO ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 46,668 students. SSG MANUEL R PUENTES is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SSG MANUEL R PUENTES reports that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 8% White, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SSG MANUEL R PUENTES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 51.4%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. SSG MANUEL R PUENTES is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
Nearest neighbor: JAMES P BUTLER EL, around 0.1 miles off. 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), SSG MANUEL R PUENTES ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.9%.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SSG MANUEL R PUENTES has ticked up 4%, going from 990 students in 2018 to 1,031 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.
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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 SOCORRO ISD
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- JAMES P BUTLER EL0.1 mi · 884
- PEBBLE HILLS H S0.8 mi · 2,952
- CACTUS TRAILS1.0 mi · 1,006
- SPEC RAFAEL HERNANDO MIDDLE1.0 mi · 707
- CHESTER E JORDAN1.1 mi · 755
- SGT ROBERTO ITUARTE1.1 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About SSG MANUEL R PUENTESHow many students attend SSG MANUEL R PUENTES?
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES enrolls approximately 1,031 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SSG MANUEL R PUENTES serve?
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SSG MANUEL R PUENTES have?
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is SSG MANUEL R PUENTES?
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES reports a student body of 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SSG MANUEL R PUENTES?
SSG MANUEL R PUENTES is overseen by SOCORRO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.