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Tornillo J H

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Tornillo J H ranks 1669 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Tornillo J H is a middle school located in Tornillo, TX, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 103 students. It is part of the Tornillo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 627 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tornillo J H has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

Tornillo J H faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently low proficiency rates on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.86% of 6th graders were proficient in reading, compared to the state average of 54.21%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 2.5%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Tornillo J H has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

When compared to the nearby middle schools in the El Paso area, such as Eastlake Middle, Tornillo J H significantly underperforms on academic measures. For instance, Eastlake Middle had much higher proficiency rates in reading (63.5% for 6th grade) and math (51.27% for 6th grade) in 2024-2025, compared to Tornillo J H. The school's performance for special education and English learner students is also particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas middle schools for these subgroups in recent years.

150

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,139

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Oil Mill Rd
Tornillo, TX 79853-0170

(915) 765-3450

District: Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tornillo J H usually attend:

High:

Tornillo High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

Texas avg45%

1,669^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

627^th of 961Tornillo 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	31.9	1669 of 2344	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1778 of 2372	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2185 of 2330	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2062 of 2254	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	2056 of 2252	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1678 of 2193	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1664 of 2080	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	1405 of 2027	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1759 of 1987	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1869 of 2043	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	41.4	1260 of 1987	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	1038 of 1973	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	1218 of 1951	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	1233 of 1895	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	1114 of 1803	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	1121 of 1763	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	985 of 1718	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	1075 of 1684	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.2	1376 of 1585	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	1408 of 1582	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	1358 of 1573	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1800 of 2182	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1987 of 2118	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1547 of 2058	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1678 of 2008	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	1268 of 1770	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1649 of 1720	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1569 of 1643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1534 of 1592	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	963 of 1445	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1245 of 1376	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1636 of 2242	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2084 of 2241	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2061 of 2221	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1990 of 2151	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1617 of 2047	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1604 of 2008	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	22.5	1320 of 1481	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1428 of 1488	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1324 of 1446	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	1526 of 2119	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1988 of 2116	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1884 of 2077	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1861 of 2043	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1380 of 1935	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1426 of 1895	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	1556 of 2235	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2109 of 2251	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1934 of 2220	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1956 of 2172	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1363 of 2073	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1485 of 2039	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	1798 of 2246	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2159 of 2245	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	2035 of 2228	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1983 of 2168	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1627 of 2069	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1706 of 2030	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	82 of 125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	23.8	1619 of 1815	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1517 of 1626	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.4	551 of 1597	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile~ school

Male (2024)20th percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2021)18th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)11th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)11th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science23%-24 vs state

Social Studies23%-7 vs state

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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
Tornillo J H	Public	6-8	420 Oil Mill Rd	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3450	150	12	12.9	90.0%	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	1669^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.8%		28.8	1778^th of 2372 public middle schools	25.0%	109	100.0				42.9	49.0	45.3	33.3	28.6	6.8	22.6	22.6	$14,139
Fabens Middle	Public	6-8	800 Walker	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2630	394	31	12.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	1695^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.7%		26.1	1857^th of 2372 public middle schools	21.7%	162	48.7				36.6	49.1	35.7	40.6	41.2	8.8	26.2	13.5	$11,013
Clint Junior High School	Public	6-8	12625 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8000	484	29	16.7	83.7%	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	45.2	1218^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.0%		43.2	1304^th of 2372 public middle schools	45.0%	86	84.6				51.6	62.1	62.4	26.8	22.0	34.1	33.3	24.1	$9,746
Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle	Public	7-8	12280 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3960	408	27	15.2	92.9%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	1814^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.6%		18.8	2067^th of 2372 public middle schools	12.9%	253	90.9					35.9	42.4		14.0	41.7	31.6	13.1	$14,211
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tornillo J H

What district is Tornillo J H in?

Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Tornillo J H?

Students at Tornillo J H are 99% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Tornillo J H attend?

Students who attend Tornillo J H usually go on to attend Tornillo High School

Is Tornillo J H a good school?

Tornillo J H ranks 1669^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Tornillo J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Tornillo J H.

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