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What's one thing YSLETA MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
682
Middle
DISTRICT 969 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005348
Ysleta Middle School
8691 INDEPENDENCE DR, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-8200 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
627 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 | 203 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 37.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Ysleta Middle School
Ysleta Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysleta Middle School this school | 682 | 91.9% | 42.2% |
| W A Todd Middle School DONNA | 670 | 91.5% | 43.0% |
| Riverside Middle School EL PASO | 705 | 91.5% | 36.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo LAREDO | 659 | 92.3% | 46.5% |
| Harris Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 719 | 91.9% | 25.2% |
| A P Solis Middle School DONNA | 646 | 91.3% | 54.5% |
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 Ysleta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #830 of 1,635 | #19 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #566 of 1,670 ▲ 22 | #16 of 41 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #922 of 1,670 ▲ 254 | #25 of 41 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #268 of 1,570 | #11 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #783 of 1,749 | #19 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #396 of 1,542 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #1,476 of 1,543 | #32 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #190 of 1,648 | #6 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #194 of 437 | #4 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
682
+129 (+23%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 682 | 51.6 | 13.2:1 | 92% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 52.3 | 13.6:1 | 92% (656) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 58.9 | 13.2:1 | 90% (702) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 95% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 32.9 | 18.2:1 | 98% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 97% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 87% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 55% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 48 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ysleta Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (597 to 682); teachers up 57% (32.9 to 51.6).
About Ysleta Middle School
Ysleta Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in EL PASO, Texas. It enrolled 682 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
YSLETA ISD has 34,062 students spread across 49 schools.
The large majority of students at Ysleta Middle School, 99%, are Hispanic. The county population is about 83% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ysleta Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
Federal staffing data show 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ysleta Middle School and a ratio of 13.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 92% of enrollment. The 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 18 points lower.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Ysleta Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ysleta Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.2%, compared with a predicted 34.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ysleta Middle School is among the 273 public schools in El Paso County.
Ysleta High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Ysleta Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 43.6%, higher than Ysleta Middle School's 42.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Ysleta Middle School went from 553 students to 682. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Ysleta High School0.2 mi · 1,168
- Ysleta Elementary School0.3 mi · 329
- Capistrano Elementary School0.6 mi · 415
- Pasodale Elementary School1.3 mi · 416
- Del Valle Middle School1.5 mi · 969
- Mission Valley Elementary School1.5 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Ysleta Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ysleta Middle School?
Ysleta Middle School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ysleta Middle School serve?
Ysleta Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ysleta Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ysleta Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ysleta Middle School?
At Ysleta Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is Ysleta Middle School public or private?
Ysleta Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.