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Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School

13300 CHICKEN RANCH RD, SAN ELIZARIO, TX 79849 · (915) 872-3910 · El Paso County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
451 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 313627%
Grade 413326%
Grade 512525%
Grade 611623%
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
50599%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27554%
Female
23546%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School→Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School→San Elizario High School
Based on grade levels within SAN ELIZARIO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading12.0%26.0%26.0%36.0%
Mathematics8.0%20.0%30.0%42.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2638.0%28.0%
2024-2539.0%33.0%
2023-2441.0%34.0%
2022-2332.0%36.0%
2021-2233.0%30.0%
2020-2122.0%15.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School

Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School this school51088.4%33.9%
Santos Livas Elementary School
ALAMO
51589.1%42.0%
C Stainke Elementary School
DONNA
50988.0%38.7%
Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School
WESLACO
50388.3%39.7%
Lancaster Elementary School
EL PASO
51789.6%48.3%
E B Reyna Elementary School
MISSION
52387.0%49.0%
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn El Paso County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.9%#3,269 of 4,401#108 of 133
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#4,079 of 4,466
▼ 567
#130 of 133
▼ 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#3,877 of 4,466
▼ 253
#125 of 133
▼ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.0pp#1,105 of 3,998#26 of 132
Enrollment
ranked largest first
510#2,433 of 4,938#70 of 141
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.4:1#4,290 of 4,622#124 of 134
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
1.9%#4,468 of 4,628#127 of 134
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.4%#1,243 of 4,789#38 of 139
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.5%#922 of 1,307#22 of 27
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
510
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2551027.718.4:188% (451)
2023-2449524.919.9:192% (457)
2022-2347229.516.0:191% (430)
2020-214953315.0:191% (449)
2017-184793115.4:194% (451)
2015-165263415.5:188% (461)
2010-114993215.6:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (479 to 510); teachers down 11% (31 to 27.7).

About Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School

Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ELIZARIO, Texas. The school enrolls 510 students in grades 3 through 6.

Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School belongs to SAN ELIZARIO ISD, a district of 6 schools and 2,927 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School is 99%. The county population is about 83% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School scores 2%.

For every teacher at Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School, there are about 18.4 students; the school has 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. There are 451 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School would be expected to post about 35.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.9%.

In the wider El Paso County area, median household income comes to about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County counts 273 public schools with about 165,404 students.

Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School's nearest public school is L G Alarcon Elementary School (about 0.9 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School enrolled 495 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 510. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.0:1 to 18.4:1.

Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

El Paso County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students

Quick facts

School name
Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School
District
SAN ELIZARIO ISD
Address
13300 CHICKEN RANCH RD, SAN ELIZARIO, TX 79849
Phone
(915) 872-3910
County
El Paso County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
510
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
451 (88%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
483885008547
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School
How large is Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School?
Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School serve?
Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School serves grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School?
At Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School?
Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School is overseen by SAN ELIZARIO ISD in El Paso County.
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