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Jose J Alderete Middle

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Jose J Alderete Middle ranks 996 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

996^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Jose J Alderete Middle in Canutillo, TX, serves 570 students in grades 6-8 within the Canutillo Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 41% of Texas, and has earned a consistent 3-star rating in 7 of the last 10 years.

The school’s standout strength is its advanced math program. An impressive 82.35% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically higher than the district average of 39.4% and even exceeding the 76.53% proficiency at the high-performing Hornedo Middle. This makes Alderete a hidden gem for families focused on accelerating their child into advanced math. The school also excels in 8th-grade core subjects, with 62.84% proficiency in math and 45.86% in social studies—both the highest among nearby schools and well above state averages. Additionally, Alderete has maintained a remarkable 0.0% dropout rate for four of the last five years, a perfect record compared to schools like Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle (5.4%) and Canyon Hills Middle (2.1%).

However, the school shows a clear "8th-grade bump," where students perform significantly better in their final year than in 6th and 7th grades. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency soared to 62.84%, while 6th grade was only 27.44% and 7th grade just 16.99%. This suggests the curriculum or teaching becomes highly effective by 8th grade, but general math performance in earlier grades is a major weakness. Support for special education and English Language Learner students has also been inconsistent. Within the district, Alderete is the clear academic leader, outperforming Canutillo Middle in nearly every subject, making it the stronger choice for families seeking a solid middle school experience.

570

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,941

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

801 Talbot St
Canutillo, TX 79835

(915) 877-6600

District: Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jose J Alderete Middle usually attend:

High:

Canutillo High School

Feeder schools for Jose J Alderete Middle:

Elementary:	Canutillo Elementary
	Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School
	Deanna Davenport Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

996^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)

386^th of 947Canutillo 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
2026	52.0	996 of 2359	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	1118 of 2344	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	902 of 2372	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	987 of 2330	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	922 of 2254	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	1323 of 2252	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1062 of 2193	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	911 of 2080	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	1251 of 2027	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	1311 of 1987	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	1187 of 2043	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	904 of 1987	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.3	1276 of 1973	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1449 of 1951	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.6	1087 of 1895	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	1169 of 1803	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	938 of 1763	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	1276 of 1718	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1404 of 1684	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.6	402 of 1280	68.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	363 of 2182	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	37.8	1313 of 2118	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	814 of 2058	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	954 of 2008	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	809 of 1403	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	782 of 1770	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	588 of 1720	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	516 of 1643	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	729 of 1592	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	568 of 1445	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	502 of 1376	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	1038 of 2263	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	1013 of 2242	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	932 of 2241	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	960 of 2221	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	1039 of 2151	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	1054 of 2047	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	1070 of 2008	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	540 of 1510	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	1045 of 1481	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	906 of 1488	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1009 of 1501	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1121 of 1446	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	950 of 1430	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	727 of 2161	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	793 of 2119	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	695 of 2116	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	646 of 2077	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	1012 of 2043	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	734 of 1935	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	656 of 1895	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	1050 of 2275	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1016 of 2235	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	924 of 2251	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	1113 of 2220	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1476 of 2172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	845 of 2073	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	768 of 2039	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	912 of 2274	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	1026 of 2246	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	960 of 2245	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	894 of 2228	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	1486 of 2168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	982 of 2069	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	797 of 2030	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	28 of 108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	23 of 125	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1093 of 1974	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	988 of 1891	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1394 of 1815	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1573 of 1757	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1672 of 1712	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1478 of 1626	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	705 of 1597	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	385 of 1743	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	614 of 1733	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	837 of 1749	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	524 of 1723	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	725 of 1700	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	946 of 1684	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	623 of 1673	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)69th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+28 vs state

Reading51%-4 vs state

Social Studies46%+14 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jose J Alderete Middle	Public	6-8	801 Talbot St	Canutillo	79835	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-6600	570	41	13.9	66.5%	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	534 (93.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	52	996^th of 2359 public middle schools	57.8%		48.7	1118^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.3%	122	82.4	47.2	48.4	57.5	27.4	17.0	62.8	45.9	$10,941
Canutillo Middle	Public	6-8	7311 Bosque Rd	Canutillo	79835	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-7900	717	45	15.8	60.3%	27 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	670 (93.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	33.1	1644^th of 2359 public middle schools	30.3%		40.9	1373^rd of 2344 public middle schools	41.4%	271	57.8	37.8	40.8	56.8	21.9	7.6	40.7	25.0	$9,186
Brown Middle	Public	6-8	7820 Helen Of Troy Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-0900	699	43	16.4	64.8%	45 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	626 (89.6%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	51.3	1009^th of 2359 public middle schools	57.2%		49.4	1090^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.5%	81	70.1	44.7	54.4	59.5	35.2	0.0	46.7	33.7	$9,294
Hornedo Middle	Public	6-8	6101 High Ridge	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 231-2200	1,442	81	17.8	39.3%	199 (13.8%)	31 (2.1%)	1,111 (77.0%)	64 (4.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	27 (1.9%)	77.1	377^th of 2359 public middle schools	84.0%		81.1	309^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.8%	68	76.5	71.3	68.6	77.6	41.0		53.1	52.1	$8,171
Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	813 6th St	Anthony	79821	El Paso County	Anthony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 886-6530	170	13	12.8	76.5%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52	991^st of 2359 public middle schools	58.0%		55.1	911^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.1%	80	84.2	53.9	44.0	62.5	40.4	38.8	79.3	10.4	$11,103
Canyon Hills Middle	Public	6-8	8930 Eclipse St	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5975	408	30	13.5	81.9%	30 (7.4%)	31 (7.6%)	326 (79.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	39.9	1417^th of 2359 public middle schools	39.9%		41.3	1357^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.1%	60	43.1	43.7	53.4	57.4	26.8	0.0	41.0	20.9	$12,052
Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	11350 Loma Franklin Dr	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6650	758	45	16.7	60.4%	80 (10.6%)	50 (6.6%)	575 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.4%)	49.1	1067^th of 2359 public middle schools	54.8%		44.5	1239^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.1%	172	52.6	54.3	56.5	57.5	25.5	0.0	38.8	34.4	$9,365
Charles Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Trojan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6550	372	30	12.3	82.0%	21 (5.6%)	24 (6.5%)	309 (83.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	48	1110^th of 2359 public middle schools	52.9%		53.1	983^rd of 2344 public middle schools	58.1%	127	55.6	52.3	54.2	55.2	29.4	0.0	45.3	30.2	$11,886
Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Hayes	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-6350	709	51	13.8	87.4%	48 (6.8%)	34 (4.8%)	591 (83.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	20 (2.8%)	22.1	2010^th of 2359 public middle schools	14.8%		25.6	1878^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.9%	132	36.7	36.8	34.0	42.0	17.2	0.0	32.0	20.7	$9,737
Magoffin Middle	Public	6-8	4931 Hercules Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2160	541	39	13.7	92.8%	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.4%)	511 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18.6	2099^th of 2359 public middle schools	11.0%		26.7	1845^th of 2344 public middle schools	21.3%	254	51.0	41.8	35.9	40.0	24.1	0.0	19.0	7.7	$11,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose J Alderete Middle

What district is Jose J Alderete Middle in?

Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Jose J Alderete Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Jose J Alderete Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Jose J Alderete Middle?

Students at Jose J Alderete Middle are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Jose J Alderete Middle a good school?

Jose J Alderete Middle ranks 996^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Jose J Alderete Middle attend?

Students who attend Jose J Alderete Middle usually go on to attend Canutillo High School

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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