📍 420 Oil Mill Rd, Tornillo, El Paso County, 79853
Tornillo J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tornillo, El Paso County. The school has 182 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Myrna Lopez-patti. It is part of the Tornillo Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tornillo J H enrolls 182 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 182 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 167 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tornillo J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 75.
Tornillo J H is one of 4 schools in TORNILLO ISD, based in TORNILLO, Texas. The district serves 726 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 182 students, Tornillo J H is close to the district average of about 182 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant