Tornillo Junior High School
Public middle school in Tornillo, Texas · Tornillo ISD · Grades 6–8
Tornillo Junior High School serves 150 students in grades 6–8 in Tornillo (El Paso County). It is one of 3 schools in Tornillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1608th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 11.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tornillo ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484299007275 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tornillo ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 150 | 726 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90% | 92.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Tornillo Junior High School in context
Size
Tornillo Junior High School is the only middle school in Tornillo ISD. Its 150 students are 20.7% of the district's 726. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 15.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 497; Tornillo Junior High School is smaller 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 56 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 43, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 8 has 30% more students than grade 6 (56 against 43). 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: 99.3% here and 99.9% across Tornillo ISD.
90% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across Tornillo 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 11.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 150 students, Tornillo Junior High School has 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 150 students would have about 10.4 teachers, so Tornillo Junior High School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Tornillo Junior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Fabens Middle School, 4.4 miles away in Fabens ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 1 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 | 99.3% |
| White | 0.7% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 43 |
| Grade 7 | 51 |
| Grade 8 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
420 Oil Mill Rd, Tornillo, TX 79853
Phone: (915)765-3450
Website: tisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tornillo Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabens Middle School | Fabens ISD | 4.4 mi | 394 | 12.5 | 93.1% |
| Clint J H School | Clint ISD | 12.7 mi | 484 | 16.7 | 83.7% |
| Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School | San Elizario ISD | 14.1 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 92.9% |
| Ricardo Estrada Middle School | Clint ISD | 14.7 mi | 592 | 16.2 | 88.7% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 16.7 mi | 402 | 12.6 | 81.3% |
| Socorro Middle School | Socorro ISD | 16.9 mi | 510 | 15.7 | 88.6% |
| Horizon Middle School | Clint ISD | 17.2 mi | 677 | 17.2 | 81.7% |
| Salvador Sanchez Middle School | Socorro ISD | 17.8 mi | 544 | 15.1 | 88.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tornillo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornillo High School | High | 9–12 | 241 |
| Tornillo Intermediate School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 335 |