Ssg Manuel R Puentes
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades 6–8
Ssg Manuel R Puentes serves 1,031 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 258th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17 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 ÷ 60.78 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484071012872 |
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 | 1,031 | 46,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.3% | 71.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Ssg Manuel R Puentes in context
Size
Ssg Manuel R Puentes is the 2nd largest of Socorro ISD's 11 middle schools; its 1,031 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 649; Ssg Manuel R Puentes 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 8 with 357 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 323, against an average of 344 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (357 against 323). 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: 84% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.3% 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. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 60.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,031 students, Ssg Manuel R Puentes has 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,031 students would have about 71.6 teachers, so Ssg Manuel R Puentes has 10.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Ssg Manuel R Puentes is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Spec Rafael Hernando Middle School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other middle schools, 9 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 | 84% |
| White | 8.4% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 323 |
| Grade 7 | 351 |
| Grade 8 | 357 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3216 Tim Foster, El Paso, TX 79938
Phone: (915)937-9200
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ssg Manuel R Puentes. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec Rafael Hernando Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.0 mi | 707 | 15.8 | 73% |
| Hurshel Antwine Middle School | Socorro ISD | 1.6 mi | 701 | 16.7 | 74% |
| Sun Ridge Middle School | Socorro ISD | 2.1 mi | 978 | 17 | 64.6% |
| El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East | El Paso Leadership Academy | 3.1 mi | 166 | 13.7 | 72.3% |
| Montwood Middle School | Socorro ISD | 3.4 mi | 597 | 14.7 | 73% |
| East Montana Middle School | Clint ISD | 3.5 mi | 496 | 13.9 | 88.9% |
| William D Slider Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.1 mi | 627 | 15.3 | 74.8% |
| Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.7 mi | 670 | 15.6 | 77.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.