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Col John O Ensor Middle School

Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 6–8

Col John O Ensor Middle School serves 1,070 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 214th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.1 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.

1,070
students
17.1
students per teacher
68%
free/reduced lunch eligible
6–8
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 62.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelMiddle
Grades6–8
DistrictSocorro ISD
CountyEl Paso County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID484071008777

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolSocorro ISDTexas middle schools (median)
Students1,07046,668639
Students per teacher17.116.614.4
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible68%71.1%65.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.

Col John O Ensor Middle School in context

Size

Of the 11 middle schools in Socorro ISD, Col John O Ensor Middle School is the largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.8 miles away and have a median of 631 students, so Col John O Ensor 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 366 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 348, against an average of 357 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 348 in grade 6 and 356 in grade 8.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Socorro ISD (91%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.1% across Socorro ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Col John O Ensor Middle School has 62.43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,070 students would have about 74.3 teachers, so Col John O Ensor Middle School has 11.9 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory, 1.4 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 6 middle schools within 5 miles and 23 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
92.1%
White
4.8%
Black
1.8%
Two or more races
0.7%
Asian
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.1%

49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 6
348
Grade 7
366
Grade 8
356

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

13600 Ryderwood Ave, El Paso, TX 79928
Phone: (915)937-6000
Website: sisd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Col John O Ensor Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.

Nearby middle schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
IDEA Horizon Vista College PreparatoryIDEA Public Schools1.4 mi40212.681.3%
Horizon Middle SchoolClint ISD1.5 mi67717.281.7%
Eastlake Middle SchoolSocorro ISD1.9 mi78717.865.7%
Ricardo Estrada Middle SchoolClint ISD3.4 mi59216.288.7%
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle SchoolSocorro ISD4.2 mi67015.677.2%
Salvador Sanchez Middle SchoolSocorro ISD4.7 mi54415.188.2%
Sun Ridge Middle SchoolSocorro ISD5.6 mi9781764.6%
Socorro Middle SchoolSocorro ISD5.7 mi51015.788.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Socorro ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Americas High SchoolHigh9–122,049
Ben Narbuth Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,054
Benito Martinez Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5470
Bill Sybert SchoolElementaryPre-K–8748
Cactus TrailsElementaryPre-K–51,006
Campestre Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5488
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle6–8670
Chester E JordanElementaryPre-K–5755
Desert Wind Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–8521
Dr. Sue a Shook SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,167
Eastlake High SchoolHigh9–123,004
Eastlake Middle SchoolMiddle6–8787
El Dorado High SchoolHigh9–122,109
Elfida Chavez Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5616
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts AcademyElementaryK–8831
Escontrias STEAM AcademyElementaryPre-K–5824
H D Hilley Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5483
Helen Ball Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5576
Horizon Heights Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5947
Hueco Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5573
Hurshel Antwine Middle SchoolMiddle6–8701
James P Butler Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5884
Jane a Hambric SchoolElementaryPre-K–8740
John Drugan SchoolElementaryPre-K–8990
Keys AcademyHigh6–1256
Loma VerdeElementaryPre-K–5661
Lujan-Chavez Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5923
Mission Early College High SchoolHigh9–12410
Mission RidgeElementaryPre-K–51,052
Montwood High SchoolHigh9–122,499
Montwood Middle SchoolMiddle6–8597
Myrtle Cooper Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5550
O'Shea Keleher Whole Child AcademyElementaryPre-K–5672
Options High SchoolHigh9–12136
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts AcademyElementaryPre-K–5862
Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh9–122,952
Purple Heart Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5914
Robert R Rojas Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5490
Salvador Sanchez Middle SchoolMiddle6–8544
Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,067
Sgt Roberto ItuarteElementaryPre-K–5659
Sierra Vista STEAM AcademyElementaryPre-K–5622
Socorro High SchoolHigh9–122,579
Socorro Middle SchoolMiddle6–8510
Spec Rafael Hernando Middle SchoolMiddle6–8707
Ssg Manuel R PuentesMiddle6–81,031
Sun Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle6–8978
Vista Del Sol Environmental ScienceElementaryPre-K–5505
William D Slider Middle SchoolMiddle6–8627