Salvador Sanchez Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 6–8
Salvador Sanchez Middle School serves 544 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 1022nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 36.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484071021026 |
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 | 544 | 46,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.2% | 71.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Salvador Sanchez Middle School in context
Size
Salvador Sanchez Middle School is the 10th largest of Socorro ISD's 11 middle schools; its 544 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 596; Salvador Sanchez 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 192 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 175, against an average of 181 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (192 against 175). 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: 98% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.2% of its students are eligible 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
With 36.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 544 students, Salvador Sanchez Middle School has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 544 students would have about 37.8 teachers, so Salvador Sanchez Middle School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Salvador Sanchez Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Socorro Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 21 other middle schools, 7 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 | 98% |
| White | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 175 |
| Grade 7 | 177 |
| Grade 8 | 192 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
321 N Rio Vista Rd, El Paso, TX 79927
Phone: (915)937-5202
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Salvador Sanchez Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 510 | 15.7 | 88.6% |
| Del Valle Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 4.2 mi | 969 | 14.3 | 86.3% |
| Ysleta Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 4.4 mi | 682 | 13.2 | 91.9% |
| Col John O Ensor Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.7 mi | 1,070 | 17.1 | 68% |
| Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School | San Elizario ISD | 4.7 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 92.9% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.7 mi | 402 | 12.6 | 81.3% |
| Eastlake Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.9 mi | 787 | 17.8 | 65.7% |
| Clint J H School | Clint ISD | 5.2 mi | 484 | 16.7 | 83.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.