Bel Air Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades 6–8
Bel Air Middle School serves 1,002 students in grades 6–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 48 schools in Ysleta ISD. By enrollment it is the 277th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 67.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ysleta ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484668013215 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ysleta ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,002 | 34,062 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.3% | 79% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bel Air Middle School in context
Size
Bel Air Middle School is the 3rd largest of Ysleta ISD's 7 middle schools; its 1,002 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 694; Bel Air Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 350 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 312, against an average of 334 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 312 in grade 6 and 340 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.4% here and 96.1% across Ysleta ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Ysleta ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 67.86 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,002 students, Bel Air Middle School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,002 students would have about 69.6 teachers, so Bel Air Middle School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Bel Air Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Eastwood Middle School, 2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 24 other middle schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.4% |
| White | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 312 |
| Grade 7 | 350 |
| Grade 8 | 340 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7909 Ranchland Dr., El Paso, TX 79915
Phone: (915)434-2200
Website: belairmiddle.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bel Air Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,280 | 15.8 | 65.2% |
| Riverside Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 2.1 mi | 705 | 14.2 | 91.5% |
| Del Valle Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.3 mi | 969 | 14.3 | 86.3% |
| Hanks Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,000 | 14.3 | 90% |
| Ysleta Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.8 mi | 682 | 13.2 | 91.9% |
| William D Slider Middle School | Socorro ISD | 3.8 mi | 627 | 15.3 | 74.8% |
| Montwood Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.5 mi | 597 | 14.7 | 73% |
| Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.6 mi | 670 | 15.6 | 77.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.