Ysleta Middle School
Public middle school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades 6–8
Ysleta Middle School serves 682 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 782nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 51.61 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 | 484668005348 |
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 | 682 | 34,062 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.9% | 79% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Ysleta Middle School in context
Size
Ysleta Middle School is the smallest of Ysleta ISD's 7 middle schools; its 682 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 688; Ysleta 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 245 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 203, against an average of 227 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% more students than grade 6 (245 against 203). 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: 98.5% here and 96.1% across Ysleta ISD.
91.9% of its students are eligible 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
With 51.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 682 students, Ysleta Middle School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 682 students would have about 47.4 teachers, so Ysleta Middle School has 4.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Ysleta Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Del Valle Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 25 other middle schools, 5 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 | 98.5% |
| White | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 203 |
| Grade 7 | 234 |
| Grade 8 | 245 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8691 Independence Dr., El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: (915)434-8200
Website: ysletams.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ysleta Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Valle Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 1.5 mi | 969 | 14.3 | 86.3% |
| Riverside Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.3 mi | 705 | 14.2 | 91.5% |
| Bel Air Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,002 | 14.8 | 90.3% |
| Salvador Sanchez Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.4 mi | 544 | 15.1 | 88.2% |
| Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School | Socorro ISD | 4.9 mi | 670 | 15.6 | 77.2% |
| Socorro Middle School | Socorro ISD | 5.2 mi | 510 | 15.7 | 88.6% |
| Eastwood Middle School | Ysleta ISD | 5.6 mi | 1,280 | 15.8 | 65.2% |
| William D Slider Middle School | Socorro ISD | 5.7 mi | 627 | 15.3 | 74.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.