Riverside Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades 6–8
Riverside Middle School serves 705 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 739th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 49.67 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 | 484668005338 |
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 | 705 | 34,062 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.5% | 79% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Riverside Middle School in context
Size
Of the 7 middle schools in Ysleta ISD, Riverside Middle School is the 6th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.7 miles away and have a median of 826 students, so Riverside 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 253 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 226, against an average of 235 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% more students than grade 6 (253 against 226). 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 98.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ysleta ISD (96.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.5% of students qualify 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
Riverside Middle School has 49.67 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 705 students would have about 49 teachers, so Riverside 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 Bel Air Middle School, 2.1 miles away in the same district. There are 4 middle schools within 5 miles and 22 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.7% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 226 |
| Grade 7 | 226 |
| Grade 8 | 253 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7615 Mimosa Ave, El Paso, TX 79915
Phone: (915)434-7300
Website: riversidems.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Riverside Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel Air Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,002 | 14.8 | 90.3% |
| Ysleta Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.3 mi | 682 | 13.2 | 91.9% |
| Del Valle Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.7 mi | 969 | 14.3 | 86.3% |
| Eastwood Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,280 | 15.8 | 65.2% |
| Hanks Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 5.4 mi | 1,000 | 14.3 | 90% |
| Guillen Middle School | El Paso ISD | 5.8 mi | 433 | 13.7 | 97.9% |
| William D Slider Middle School | Socorro ISD | 5.8 mi | 627 | 15.3 | 74.8% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy | El Paso Leadership Academy | 5.9 mi | 181 | 18.2 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.