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Hanks Middle

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Hanks Middle ranks 601 st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Hanks Middle in El Paso, TX, serves approximately 1,000 students in grades 6-8 within the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), and has earned a 4-star rating for its consistent improvement and strong academic outcomes despite serving a community where about 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

What truly sets Hanks Middle apart is its exceptional ability to help students from low socio-economic backgrounds succeed. The school ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with these students, a remarkable achievement that outpaces its overall 74th percentile ranking. This is especially impressive when compared to nearby schools like Eastwood Middle and Ssg Manuel R Puentes, which serve wealthier student populations but don't match Hanks' level of impact for this subgroup. Additionally, Hanks has shown a dramatic turnaround for its Special Education students, jumping from the 24th percentile to the 70th percentile in just two years, and it boasts a very low dropout rate of 0.3%.

Academically, Hanks Middle shines brightest in advanced math. An outstanding 92.24% of its students taking Algebra I are proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54.03% and every nearby competitor. While 7th-grade math scores are a common challenge across the region—with schools like Bel Air Middle and Montwood Middle also struggling—Hanks effectively catches students up by 8th grade, achieving the highest 8th-grade math proficiency among all nearby schools. This combination of strong support for disadvantaged students and a powerful advanced math program makes Hanks Middle a standout choice in the area.

1,000

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,121

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11201 Pebble Hills Blvd
El Paso, TX 79936

(915) 434-5300

District: Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hanks Middle usually attend:

High:

J M Hanks High School

Feeder schools for Hanks Middle:

Elementary:	Glen Cove Elementary
	Pebble Hills Elementary
	Robbin E L Washington International Elementary
	Tierra Del Sol Elementary
	More...
	Vista Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

3.4%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2023 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the Texas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Texas avg47%

601^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From top 37% (2023) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

226^th of 951Ysleta 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	65.6	601 of 2335	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	660 of 2344	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	841 of 2372	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	862 of 2330	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	498 of 1280	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	654 of 1273	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	242 of 1251	80.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	435 of 2182	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	904 of 1390	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	729 of 1770	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	616 of 1720	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	484 of 1643	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	665 of 2240	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	922 of 2242	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	771 of 2241	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1094 of 2221	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	708 of 1497	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	569 of 1481	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	647 of 1488	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	354 of 2141	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	524 of 2119	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	510 of 2116	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	824 of 2077	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	242 of 2253	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	507 of 2235	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	441 of 2251	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	815 of 2220	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	541 of 2253	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	807 of 2246	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	932 of 2245	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1172 of 2228	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	578 of 1956	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	30.8	1437 of 1891	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	675 of 1815	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	504 of 1757	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	817 of 1731	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.1	1514 of 1733	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1153 of 1749	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	950 of 1723	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading61%+5 vs state

Mathematics52%+12 vs state

Social Studies33%~ 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/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 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
Hanks Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Pebble Hills Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5300	1,000	70	14.2	90.0%	34 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	952 (95.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65.6	601^st of 2335 public middle schools	74.3%		65	660^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.8%	59	92.2	61.0	64.1	56.7	46.8	24.4	69.3	32.6	$10,121
Montwood Middle	Public	6-8	11710 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5800	597	41	14.6	73.0%	19 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	568 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	60.6	740^th of 2335 public middle schools	68.3%		66.3	619^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.6%	121	89.0	51.7	56.4	67.5	44.4		51.8	32.5	$11,509
Eastwood Middle	Public	6-8	2612 Chaswood St	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4300	1,280	81	15.7	65.2%	37 (2.9%)	13 (1.0%)	1,218 (95.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	69.4	524^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.6%		61.6	758^th of 2344 public middle schools	67.7%	234	89.7	63.1	64.9	70.1	38.7	16.6	64.9	41.7	$9,725
William D Slider Middle	Public	6-8	11700 School Ln	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5400	627	41	15.3	74.8%	14 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	605 (96.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72.1	470^th of 2335 public middle schools	79.9%		66.7	608^th of 2344 public middle schools	74.1%	138	85.0	57.1	69.6	73.3	39.9	0.0	57.1	45.9	$10,026
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%)	13.4	2192^nd of 2335 public middle schools	6.1%		13.1	2183^rd of 2344 public middle schools	6.9%	9	42.6	11.1	10.3	14.8	22.2	25.6		9.8	$7,944
Bel Air Middle	Public	6-8	7909 Ranchland Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2200	1,002	68	14.7	90.3%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	986 (98.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	45.2	1203^rd of 2335 public middle schools	48.5%		42	1329^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.3%	126	86.4	46.4	46.2	56.3	42.5	14.2	57.9	19.0	$9,981
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%)	60.4	742^nd of 2335 public middle schools	68.2%		57.5	856^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.5%	114	81.1	63.1	57.7	68.6	38.4		43.4	30.9	$8,985
Hurshel Antwine Middle	Public	6-8	3830 Rich Beem Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6400	701	42	16.6	74.0%	35 (5.0%)	37 (5.3%)	610 (87.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.6%)	42.9	1285^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.0%		47.4	1155^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.7%	130	75.7	52.5	53.2	54.1	30.4		36.6	23.8	$9,513
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%)	61	724^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.0%		54.9	920^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.8%	196	88.7	52.5	60.3	65.3	37.2		64.9	27.7	$9,843
Special Rafael Hernando Middle	Public	6-8	3451 Rich Beem Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-9800	707	45	15.7	73.0%	37 (5.2%)	36 (5.1%)	616 (87.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	71.6	482^nd of 2335 public middle schools	79.4%		69.9	538^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.0%	56	86.3	62.9	64.3	73.1	47.7		49.5	40.0	$10,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanks Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hanks Middle?

Students at Hanks Middle are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Hanks Middle a good school?

Hanks Middle ranks 601^st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hanks Middle in?

Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Hanks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,000 students attended Hanks Middle.

What high school do graduates of Hanks Middle attend?

Students who attend Hanks Middle usually go on to attend J M Hanks High School

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