Montwood Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 6–8
Montwood Middle School serves 597 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 934th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 40.66 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 | 484071007597 |
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 | 597 | 46,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73% | 71.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Montwood Middle School in context
Size
Of the 11 middle schools in Socorro ISD, Montwood Middle School is the 9th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 704 students, so Montwood 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 8 with 225 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 170, against an average of 199 per grade. This year grade 8 has 32% more students than grade 6 (225 against 170). 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 95.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Socorro ISD (91%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73% 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. 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
Montwood Middle School has 40.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 597 students would have about 41.5 teachers, so Montwood Middle School has about as many as that.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East, 1.1 miles away in El Paso Leadership Academy. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.1% |
| White | 3.2% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 170 |
| Grade 7 | 202 |
| Grade 8 | 225 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11710 Pebble Hills, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: (915)937-5800
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Montwood Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East | El Paso Leadership Academy | 1.1 mi | 166 | 13.7 | 72.3% |
| William D Slider Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.3 mi | 627 | 15.3 | 74.8% |
| Hanks Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,000 | 14.3 | 90% |
| Sun Ridge Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.8 mi | 978 | 17 | 64.6% |
| Spec Rafael Hernando Middle School | Socorro ISD | 2.5 mi | 707 | 15.8 | 73% |
| Hurshel Antwine Middle School | Socorro ISD | 2.5 mi | 701 | 16.7 | 74% |
| Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School | Socorro ISD | 3.2 mi | 670 | 15.6 | 77.2% |
| Eastwood Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,280 | 15.8 | 65.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.