Jose J Alderete Middle School
Public middle school in Canutillo, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades 6–8
Jose J Alderete Middle School serves 570 students in grades 6–8 in Canutillo (El Paso County). It is one of 10 schools in Canutillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 976th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 40.99 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 | 481278011215 |
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 | 570 | 5,747 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.5% | 63.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Jose J Alderete Middle School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Canutillo ISD, Jose J Alderete Middle School is the smallest, with 9.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.4 miles away and have a median of 704 students, so Jose J Alderete 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 6 with 211 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 171, against an average of 190 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% fewer students than grade 6 (171 against 211). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Canutillo ISD (92.5%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.5% of students qualify 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
Jose J Alderete Middle School has 40.99 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 570 students would have about 39.6 teachers, so Jose J Alderete Middle School has 1.4 more.
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 Canutillo Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.7% |
| White | 4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 211 |
| Grade 7 | 188 |
| Grade 8 | 171 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 Talbot St, Canutillo, TX 79835
Phone: (915)877-6600
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jose J Alderete Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo Middle School | Canutillo ISD | 1.4 mi | 717 | 15.8 | 60.3% |
| Brown Middle School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 699 | 16.4 | 64.8% |
| Hornedo Middle School | El Paso ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,442 | 17.9 | 39.3% |
| Anthony Middle School | Anthony ISD | 5.7 mi | 170 | 12.8 | 76.5% |
| Canyon Hills Middle School | El Paso ISD | 9.0 mi | 408 | 13.6 | 81.9% |
| Richardson Middle School | El Paso ISD | 9.5 mi | 758 | 16.7 | 60.4% |
| Charles Middle School | El Paso ISD | 9.6 mi | 372 | 12.3 | 82% |
| Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School | El Paso ISD | 10.3 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 |
| Canutillo Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 717 |
| 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 |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | High | 9–12 | 373 |