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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 62.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484071008777 |
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 | 1,070 | 46,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68% | 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
| 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
| 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
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 402 | 12.6 | 81.3% |
| Horizon Middle School | Clint ISD | 1.5 mi | 677 | 17.2 | 81.7% |
| Eastlake Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.9 mi | 787 | 17.8 | 65.7% |
| Ricardo Estrada Middle School | Clint ISD | 3.4 mi | 592 | 16.2 | 88.7% |
| Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.2 mi | 670 | 15.6 | 77.2% |
| Salvador Sanchez Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.7 mi | 544 | 15.1 | 88.2% |
| Sun Ridge Middle School | Socorro ISD | 5.6 mi | 978 | 17 | 64.6% |
| Socorro Middle School | Socorro ISD | 5.7 mi | 510 | 15.7 | 88.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.