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Ross Middle

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Summary

Ross Middle is a public middle school located in El Paso, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 658. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 515 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ross Middle's STAAR test scores are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in reading and Algebra I. However, the school's math scores are lower than the district and state, with only 24-26% of students proficient or better in STAAR Math across grades. The school's African American and White student subgroups perform better than the overall school, while the English Language Learner, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented student subgroups perform below the overall school and state averages. Compared to nearby middle schools like Hanks Middle and Wiggs Middle, which are in the Ysleta Independent School District, Ross Middle generally performs better academically, particularly in reading and Algebra I.

However, Ross Middle faces some challenges, including a gradual increase in its dropout rate, from 0.2% in 2018-2019 to 2.0% in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (78.57% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Addressing these areas through targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaborative efforts with the district and community could help improve the overall performance and outcomes for students at Ross Middle.

658

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 Hughey
El Paso, TX 79925-1891

(915) 887-3060

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

White:

14.6%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2023

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

Texas avg44%

Not ranked this year

Ross Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

531^st of 951El Paso Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	42.8	1287 of 2330	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1228 of 2254	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1394 of 2252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1173 of 2193	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	993 of 2080	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	935 of 2027	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.8	933 of 1987	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	1163 of 2043	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	1094 of 1987	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	1090 of 1973	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	1069 of 1951	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	900 of 1895	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	1041 of 1803	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	1123 of 1763	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	1203 of 1718	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.1	1423 of 1684	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	1439 of 1585	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	1344 of 1582	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	1503 of 1573	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	504 of 1273	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	540 of 1251	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	795 of 1213	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	559 of 1193	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	666 of 1167	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	1148 of 2182	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	1064 of 2118	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	908 of 2058	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	674 of 2008	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	42.2	941 of 1720	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	839 of 1643	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	699 of 1592	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	522 of 1445	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	541 of 1376	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.0	1351 of 2241	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1334 of 2221	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1445 of 2151	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1131 of 2047	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	924 of 2008	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	1242 of 1481	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1136 of 1488	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1183 of 1501	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	777 of 1446	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	858 of 1430	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	1282 of 2116	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1163 of 2077	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	1298 of 2043	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	963 of 1935	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	809 of 1895	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	47.0	1142 of 2251	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1172 of 2220	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	1531 of 2172	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1075 of 2073	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	854 of 2039	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	1180 of 2245	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1124 of 2228	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	1271 of 2168	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1091 of 2069	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	1028 of 2030	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	68.7	188 of 817	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	366 of 813	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	563 of 743	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	314 of 753	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	267 of 720	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	49.8	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	43.3	886 of 1815	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	939 of 1757	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	883 of 1712	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	763 of 1626	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	595 of 1597	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	57.0	697 of 1749	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	868 of 1723	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	964 of 1700	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1119 of 1684	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	733 of 1673	56.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2023)60th percentile+16 vs school

White (2023)60th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)47th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2019)45th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile~ school

Female (2023)40th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)39th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)16th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2022-2023) ?

Algebra I87%+42 vs state

Science54%+9 vs state

Reading50%-3 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Social Studies25%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 4, 2016

I am in the middle of transferring my two 6th graders out of Ross. The school is such a hostile place for my children to be. Sexual harassment goes on in the halls; as well as physical assaults, and the staff does not work to stop it. This is on top of the excessive amount of bullying that goes on. My children report that the teachers spend much of their time in class on their cell phones instead of teaching. I've brought my complaints to the school several times and they say they are going to "fix" it, yet nothing is ever done. Furthermore, if you want to talk to the actual principal of the school you can forget it. They will not lot you. It's like its the middle school mafia and no one can talk to the Don without going through all of his goons, and even then they still won't let you talk to him. This is hardly conducive open communication in which parents should feel free to express concern's when the assistant principals cannot do their job. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5816 Stephenson Ave	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2660	256	20	12.8	91.0%	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	250 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.8	1101^st of 4627 public elementary schools	76.2%		79.3	773^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	328	14.3	42.9			28.6							50.0	72.0	78.3				24.1	72.0	82.6					$16,299
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Clifton Ave	El Paso	79903	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2560	348	31	11.3	87.6%	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	39.8	2762^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.3%		49.9	2144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.9%	618	22.2	22.2	77.8	11.1	16.7	87.5						51.3	30.6	64.9				43.6	30.6	44.7					$13,248
Cooley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 N Collingsworth St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8600	393	31	12.6	96.7%	10 (2.5%)	9 (2.3%)	374 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	3256^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.6%		24.6	3756^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.2%	500	17.7	21.4	38.5	41.2	23.1	42.1						33.3	42.9	51.2				40.0	40.9	35.4					$13,063
Coldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Altura Ave	El Paso	79903	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8525	354	26	13.5	87.9%	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	342 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	51.2	2055^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.6%		48.3	2237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%	182	6.7	66.7	37.5	33.3	66.7	37.5						43.5	53.2	55.3				45.7	51.1	47.4					$11,866
Burges High School	Public	9-12	7800 Edgemere Way	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7200	1,394	86	16.1	72.7%	73 (5.2%)	34 (2.4%)	1,252 (89.8%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.2%)	46.5	1050^th of 2009 public high schools	47.7%		47.6	972^nd of 1974 public high schools	50.8%	78							58.2	64.2	48.8	57.1	67.1														$9,404
Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Lisbon	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 230-2000	1,231	72	17.0	96.2%	19 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1,204 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	3590^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.4%		12.9	4373^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	783	29.2	39.1	18.2	25.0	56.5	34.1	68.5					21.3	51.7	40.7	26.4	27.6	33.7	21.3	65.5	41.7	25.7	0.0	47.3	8.6	$8,521
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4700 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	998	72	13.8	89.5%	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	988 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16.4	1704^th of 2009 public high schools	15.2%		12.7	1734^th of 1974 public high schools	12.2%	30							15.9	48.7	16.8	24.5	64.1														$10,054
Silva Health Magnet	Public	9-12	121 Val Verde St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-7400	544	36	15.1	66.0%	20 (3.7%)	17 (3.1%)	480 (88.2%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	89.6	63^rd of 2009 public high schools	96.9%		87.1	107^th of 1974 public high schools	94.6%	44							68.3	95.4	87.6	92.3	93.5														$9,177
Delta Academy	Public	6-12	6400 Delta	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8975	53	14	3.8	84.9%	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	50 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.3	1968^th of 2009 public high schools	2.0%					(n/a)							0.0	23.5	4.0	11.8							20.0							0.0	$40,798
General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 Whitus Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8750	889	66	13.4	76.8%	39 (4.4%)	34 (3.8%)	780 (87.7%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	29.3	3467^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.1%		32.7	3275^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.6%	192		37.5	33.3		25.0		57.7					38.2	39.5	51.4	45.2	35.0	49.7	20.6	45.7	42.5	15.6	0.0	24.8	25.2	$10,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Middle

What district is Ross Middle in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ross Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 658 students attended Ross Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Ross Middle?

Students at Ross Middle are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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