Summary:
In zip code 79935, there is one middle school, Eastwood Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in El Paso, Texas, as part of the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd).
Eastwood Middle is a large school with 1,280 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced math, with 89.71% of students proficient in Algebra I, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. Reading scores are also strong, consistently outperforming state averages across all grade levels. However, there is a notable weakness in 7th-grade math, where only 16.6% of students are proficient, significantly below the state average of 29.41%. This creates a puzzling contrast with the school's high 8th-grade math proficiency of 64.92% and its stellar Algebra I results, suggesting that while the school excels with its top-tier math students, it may need to focus on supporting the majority during the foundational 7th-grade year.
Despite 65.23% of students being economically disadvantaged, Eastwood Middle achieves above-average results in Reading, 8th-grade Math, Social Studies, and Algebra I. The school has shown consistent improvement, rising from the 67th to the 78th percentile in state rankings over two years, and maintains a very low dropout rate of 0.4% compared to the district average of 1.1%. Spending per student is $10,646, and the school has earned a 4-star rating, indicating a positive and effective learning environment that is successfully navigating socioeconomic challenges.
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