Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades 6–8
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School serves 1,146 students in grades 6–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 48 schools in Ysleta ISD. By enrollment it is the 157th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 68.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ysleta ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484668005331 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ysleta ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,146 | 34,062 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.5% | 79% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School in context
Size
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School is the 2nd largest of Ysleta ISD's 7 middle schools; its 1,146 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 625; Parkland Pre-Engineering 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 6 with 388 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 370, against an average of 382 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 388 in grade 6 and 370 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.2% here and 96.1% across Ysleta ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Ysleta 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 68.25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,146 students, Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,146 students would have about 79.6 teachers, so Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School has 11.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Charles Middle School, 2.4 miles away in El Paso ISD. Within 10 miles there are 11 other middle schools, 5 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 | 90.2% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 388 |
| Grade 7 | 388 |
| Grade 8 | 370 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6045 Nova Way, El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)434-6300
Website: parklandms.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Middle School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 372 | 12.3 | 82% |
| Magoffin Middle School | El Paso ISD | 3.2 mi | 541 | 13.8 | 92.8% |
| Canyon Hills Middle School | El Paso ISD | 3.7 mi | 408 | 13.6 | 81.9% |
| Richardson Middle School | El Paso ISD | 3.8 mi | 758 | 16.7 | 60.4% |
| IDEA Mesquite Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.4 mi | 352 | 14.9 | 71% |
| Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School | El Paso ISD | 6.0 mi | 709 | 13.9 | 87.4% |
| Hornedo Middle School | El Paso ISD | 7.5 mi | 1,442 | 17.9 | 39.3% |
| Eastwood Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 9.0 mi | 1,280 | 15.8 | 65.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.