📍 7909 Ranchland Dr, El Paso, El Paso County, 79915
Bel Air Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 1,156 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gabriel Lopez. It is part of the Ysleta Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bel Air Middle enrolls 1,156 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,136 | 98% |
| White | 9 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,007 of the school's 1,156 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 959 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bel Air Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 76.
Bel Air Middle is one of 52 schools in YSLETA ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 34,062 students district-wide and employs 2,485 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,156 students, Bel Air Middle is larger than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large