Socorro Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 6–8
Socorro Middle School serves 510 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 1074th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 32.47 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 | 484071021025 |
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 | 510 | 46,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.6% | 71.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
Socorro Middle School in context
Size
Of the 11 middle schools in Socorro ISD, Socorro Middle School is the smallest, with 1.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.3 miles away and have a median of 568 students, so Socorro 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 182 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 160, against an average of 170 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 168 in grade 6 and 182 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Socorro ISD (91%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.6% 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
Socorro Middle School has 32.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 510 students would have about 35.4 teachers, so Socorro Middle School has 2.9 fewer.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Salvador Sanchez Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 17 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 168 |
| Grade 7 | 160 |
| Grade 8 | 182 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
321 Bovee Rd, El Paso, TX 79927
Phone: (915)937-5000
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Socorro Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Sanchez Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 544 | 15.1 | 88.2% |
| Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School | San Elizario ISD | 3.4 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 92.9% |
| Clint J H School | Clint ISD | 4.2 mi | 484 | 16.7 | 83.7% |
| Ysleta Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 5.2 mi | 682 | 13.2 | 91.9% |
| Del Valle Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 5.4 mi | 969 | 14.3 | 86.3% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.4 mi | 402 | 12.6 | 81.3% |
| Col John O Ensor Middle School | Socorro ISD | 5.7 mi | 1,070 | 17.1 | 68% |
| Ricardo Estrada Middle School | Clint ISD | 5.9 mi | 592 | 16.2 | 88.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.