Desert View Middle School, governed by the Ysleta Independent School District, serves students in grades seven and eight. The school s academic curriculum includes language arts, English, math, reading, science and history. Its fine arts department includes orchestra, choir, keyboarding, band and theater arts. Desert View Middle School has a library that stocks a variety of textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, magazines, newspapers and reference materials. Founded in 1981, the school is located in El Paso, Texas. Its parent-teacher organization sponsors several fundraising events. Desert View Middle School has an athletics department that supports various sports activities, including football, cheerleading and volleyball.