Canutillo Middle School
Public middle school in Canutillo, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades 6–8
Canutillo Middle School serves 717 students in grades 6–8 in Canutillo (El Paso County). It is one of 10 schools in Canutillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 714th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 45.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Canutillo ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481278000773 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Canutillo ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 717 | 5,747 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.3% | 63.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Canutillo Middle School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Canutillo ISD, Canutillo Middle School is the largest, with 12.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 8.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 635; Canutillo Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 262 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 227, against an average of 239 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (262 against 228). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.4% here and 92.5% across Canutillo ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.5% across Canutillo 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 45.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 717 students, Canutillo Middle School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 717 students would have about 49.8 teachers, so Canutillo Middle School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Canutillo Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Jose J Alderete Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other middle schools, 3 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 | 93.4% |
| White | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 228 |
| Grade 7 | 227 |
| Grade 8 | 262 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7311 Bosque Rd, Canutillo, TX 79835
Phone: (915)877-7900
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canutillo Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose J Alderete Middle School | Canutillo ISD | 1.4 mi | 570 | 13.9 | 66.5% |
| Brown Middle School | El Paso ISD | 3.8 mi | 699 | 16.4 | 64.8% |
| Anthony Middle School | Anthony ISD | 4.8 mi | 170 | 12.8 | 76.5% |
| Hornedo Middle School | El Paso ISD | 6.3 mi | 1,442 | 17.9 | 39.3% |
| Canyon Hills Middle School | El Paso ISD | 10.2 mi | 408 | 13.6 | 81.9% |
| Richardson Middle School | El Paso ISD | 10.2 mi | 758 | 16.7 | 60.4% |
| Charles Middle School | El Paso ISD | 10.5 mi | 372 | 12.3 | 82% |
| Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School | El Paso ISD | 11.6 mi | 709 | 13.9 | 87.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Canutillo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Childress Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 386 |
| Canutillo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 481 |
| Canutillo High School | High | 9–12 | 1,443 |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 577 |
| Deanna Davenport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 303 |
| Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 |
| Jose H Damian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 473 |
| Jose J Alderete Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 570 |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | High | 9–12 | 373 |