Magoffin Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades 6–8
Magoffin Middle School serves 541 students in grades 6–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 1026th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 39.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001705 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 541 | 48,118 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.8% | 71.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% 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.
Magoffin Middle School in context
Size
Of the 9 middle schools in El Paso ISD, Magoffin Middle School is the 6th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 5.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 734; Magoffin 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 6 with 195 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 170, against an average of 180 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (176 against 195). 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: 94.5% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso 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 39.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 541 students, Magoffin Middle School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 541 students would have about 37.6 teachers, so Magoffin Middle School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Magoffin Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Canyon Hills Middle School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 4 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 | 94.5% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| White | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 195 |
| Grade 7 | 170 |
| Grade 8 | 176 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4931 Hercules Ave, El Paso, TX 79904
Phone: (915)231-2160
Website: magoffin.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Magoffin Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Hills Middle School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 408 | 13.6 | 81.9% |
| Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School | El Paso ISD | 2.8 mi | 709 | 13.9 | 87.4% |
| Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,146 | 16.8 | 80.5% |
| Charles Middle School | El Paso ISD | 4.3 mi | 372 | 12.3 | 82% |
| Hornedo Middle School | El Paso ISD | 5.8 mi | 1,442 | 17.9 | 39.3% |
| Richardson Middle School | El Paso ISD | 5.9 mi | 758 | 16.7 | 60.4% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy | El Paso Leadership Academy | 6.5 mi | 181 | 18.2 | 97.8% |
| Wiggs Middle School | El Paso ISD | 6.6 mi | 943 | 17.3 | 69.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.