Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 6–8
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School serves 670 students in grades 6–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 50 schools in Socorro ISD. By enrollment it is the 807th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 42.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484071003998 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Socorro ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 670 | 46,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.2% | 71.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School in context
Size
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School is the 7th largest of Socorro ISD's 11 middle schools; its 670 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 878; Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School is smaller 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 8 with 254 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 202, against an average of 223 per grade. This year grade 8 has 26% more students than grade 6 (254 against 202). 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: 94.2% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.1% across Socorro 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 42.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 670 students, Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 670 students would have about 46.5 teachers, so Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School has 3.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is William D Slider Middle School, 2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 21 other middle schools, 14 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 | 94.2% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 202 |
| Grade 7 | 214 |
| Grade 8 | 254 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1515 Bob Hope, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: (915)937-5600
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William D Slider Middle School | Socorro ISD | 2.0 mi | 627 | 15.3 | 74.8% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East | El Paso Leadership Academy | 2.2 mi | 166 | 13.7 | 72.3% |
| Eastlake Middle School | Socorro ISD | 2.4 mi | 787 | 17.8 | 65.7% |
| Sun Ridge Middle School | Socorro ISD | 2.8 mi | 978 | 17 | 64.6% |
| Montwood Middle School | Socorro ISD | 3.2 mi | 597 | 14.7 | 73% |
| Del Valle Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.5 mi | 969 | 14.3 | 86.3% |
| Hanks Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,000 | 14.3 | 90% |
| Col John O Ensor Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,070 | 17.1 | 68% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.