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Col John O Ensor Middle

Q: Is Col John O Ensor Middle a good school?

Col John O Ensor Middle ranks 474 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Col John O Ensor Middle is a public middle school located in El Paso, Texas, serving 1,021 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Socorro Independent School District, which is ranked 304 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating. Over the past 10 years, Col John O Ensor Middle has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of Texas middle schools, with a 4-star rating for most years.

Col John O Ensor Middle outperforms the district and state averages across most STAAR test subjects and grade levels, particularly in reading and Algebra I. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 64.62% proficiency in 6th grade reading compared to 59.54% for the district and 54.21% for Texas. The school's Algebra I EOC proficiency rate is also impressive, reaching 87.64% in 2024-2025 compared to 65.03% for the district and 47.01% for Texas. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 1.6% over the past few years, which are lower than the district and state averages.

While Col John O Ensor Middle is a strong performer within its own district, it may face more competition from schools in neighboring districts. For instance, Del Valle Middle in Ysleta Independent School District outperforms Col John O Ensor Middle on some STAAR tests. However, the school's consistent high ranking and 4-star rating over the past decade indicate a stable and effective educational program that is able to maintain strong academic outcomes, even with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

1,070

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,764

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13600 Ryderwood Ave
El Paso, TX 79928

(915) 937-6000

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Col John O Ensor Middle usually attend:

High:

Eastlake High School

Feeder schools for Col John O Ensor Middle:

Elementary:	Dr Sue A Shook School
	Horizon Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

4.8%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg52%

Texas avg46%

474^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Middle Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

304^th of 961Socorro 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
2025	72.5	474 of 2344	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	483 of 2372	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	394 of 2330	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	588 of 2254	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	1154 of 2252	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	380 of 2193	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	336 of 2080	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	319 of 2027	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	434 of 1987	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.8	677 of 2043	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	788 of 1987	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	847 of 1973	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.3	1135 of 1951	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.6	469 of 1895	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	61.9	674 of 1803	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	619 of 1763	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	628 of 1718	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.5	1044 of 1684	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.5	1180 of 1585	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.6	1293 of 1582	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.1	1426 of 1573	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.5	66 of 1280	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	198 of 1273	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	65 of 1251	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	77 of 1193	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	37 of 1167	96.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.8	631 of 2182	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	1254 of 2118	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	520 of 2058	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	688 of 2008	65.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	73.4	280 of 1770	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	292 of 1720	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	564 of 1643	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	906 of 1592	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	386 of 1445	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	41.3	714 of 1376	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.1	450 of 2242	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	388 of 2241	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	624 of 2221	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	1205 of 2151	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	355 of 2047	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	368 of 2008	81.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	64.7	590 of 1481	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	760 of 1488	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	1046 of 1501	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	591 of 1446	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	440 of 1430	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.5	247 of 2119	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	207 of 2116	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	365 of 2077	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	798 of 2043	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	205 of 1935	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	184 of 1895	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	191 of 2235	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	220 of 2251	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	348 of 2220	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	1028 of 2172	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.4	161 of 2073	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	169 of 2039	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	479 of 2246	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	385 of 2245	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	574 of 2228	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	1028 of 2168	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	385 of 2069	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	315 of 2030	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	370 of 813	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	102 of 743	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.9	538 of 1891	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	269 of 1815	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	302 of 1757	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	284 of 1712	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	110 of 1626	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	116 of 1597	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.0	149 of 1733	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	345 of 1749	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	685 of 1723	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	628 of 1700	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	317 of 1684	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	377 of 1673	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)95th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile+12 vs school

White (2024)91st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)80th percentile~ school

Male (2024)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)72nd percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)60th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)54th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+41 vs state

Reading67%+13 vs state

Science58%+12 vs state

Mathematics50%+9 vs state

Social Studies34%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 15, 2019

Great school. No issues. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Teachers are very responsive Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 8, 2019

Muy buena escuela Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 4, 2017

My Experience with Ensor and the administration to include the principal Naomi Esparza is unfortunately a tragic one. I found that a teacher was showing inappropriate videos to a class of 12 year olds. Mrs. Esparza took no responsibility and then incited bullying towards the student who reported it to the administration how sad that we have these individuals "looking over" our precious children. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Col John O Ensor Middle	Public	6-8	13600 Ryderwood Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6000	1,070	62	17.1	68.0%	51 (4.8%)	19 (1.8%)	985 (92.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	72.5	474^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.8%		72.4	483^rd of 2372 public middle schools	79.6%	9	87.6				64.6	65.1	71.6	44.1		55.7	58.3	33.7	$8,764
Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	201 Horizon Crossing St	Horizon City	79928	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 888-4300	402	32	12.6	81.3%	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	364 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	51.7	1025^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.3%		41.4	1353^rd of 2372 public middle schools	43.0%	328	27.5	59.2	57.9	78.0	55.6	48.2	64.4	31.5	41.5			23.0	$12,990
Horizon Middle	Public	6-8	400 Kenazo Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4700	677	39	17.1	81.7%	18 (2.7%)	8 (1.2%)	644 (95.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	29.1	1762^nd of 2344 public middle schools	24.8%		24.3	1905^th of 2372 public middle schools	19.7%	143	54.1				42.8	45.6	45.7	22.4	15.7	40.6	27.7	11.1	$9,320
Eastlake Middle	Public	6-8	12901-B Bob Hope	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 938-3000	787	44	17.7	65.7%	26 (3.3%)	17 (2.2%)	720 (91.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	73.4	461^st of 2344 public middle schools	80.3%		67.4	609^th of 2372 public middle schools	74.3%	148	75.4				63.5	63.5	68.6	51.3		57.7	58.3	34.5	$11,796
Ricardo Estrada Middle	Public	6-8	851 S Darrington Rd	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4800	592	36	16.2	88.7%	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	571 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	1612^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.2%		24.2	1908^th of 2372 public middle schools	19.6%	296	78.6				35.5	35.3	42.3	37.6	17.6	38.3	47.6	17.1	$10,167
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	1515 Bob Hope	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5600	670	43	15.6	77.2%	19 (2.8%)	13 (1.9%)	631 (94.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	54.9	920^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.8%		49.5	1087^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.2%	167	65.0				62.2	57.2	56.9	41.3		54.9	41.7	18.1	$9,843
Salvador Sanchez Middle	Public	6-8	321 N Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5202	544	36	15.0	88.2%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	1098^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.2%		47.3	1166^th of 2372 public middle schools	50.8%	68	55.3				51.5	49.1	54.7	35.3		38.3	49.2	27.6	$10,382
Sun Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2210 Sun Country Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6600	978	58	16.9	64.6%	69 (7.1%)	41 (4.2%)	838 (85.7%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.5%)	57.5	856^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.5%		58.1	825^th of 2372 public middle schools	65.2%	31	51.2				56.4	57.4	63.6	41.9	10.0	43.6	49.6	24.6	$8,985
Socorro Middle	Public	6-8	321 Bovee Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5000	510	32	15.7	88.6%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22.1	1970^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.0%		31	1709^th of 2372 public middle schools	28.0%	261	50.3				42.1	37.7	49.7	18.3		16.8	24.7	9.3	$9,801
El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East	Public, Charter	6-8	2101 Joe Battle Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	El Paso Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 298-3900	166	12	13.6	72.3%	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (95.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2183^rd of 2344 public middle schools	6.9%		10.8	2257^th of 2372 public middle schools	4.8%	74	50.0				26.1	8.3	7.8	34.8	15.0		28.2	5.1	$7,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Col John O Ensor Middle

What is the racial makeup of Col John O Ensor Middle?

Students at Col John O Ensor Middle are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American.

What district is Col John O Ensor Middle in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Is Col John O Ensor Middle a good school?

Col John O Ensor Middle ranks 474^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Col John O Ensor Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,070 students attended Col John O Ensor Middle.

What high school do graduates of Col John O Ensor Middle attend?

Students who attend Col John O Ensor Middle usually go on to attend Eastlake High School

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