Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830009230
BARRON EL
11155 WHITEY FORD ST, EL PASO, TX 79934 · (915) 236-5075 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
288 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-85 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.6:1
% White
5%
was 10%
% Hispanic
86%
was 79%
% Black
5%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BARRON EL
As a compact elementary-level community in EL PASO, Texas, BARRON EL enrolls 368 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of EL PASO ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so BARRON EL sits 29% below that benchmark.
Within EL PASO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 48,118 students, BARRON EL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, BARRON EL reports that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 5% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BARRON EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BARRON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, BARRON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.
In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which BARRON EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DR JOSEPH TORRES EL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BARRON EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BARRON EL has shrank 19%, going from 453 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 79% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- DR JOSEPH TORRES EL0.8 mi · 558
- NORTH STAR EL0.8 mi · 552
- TOM LEA JR EL1.1 mi · 792
- NIXON EL1.4 mi · 510
- DESERTAIRE EL1.5 mi · 505
- RICHARDSON MIDDLE1.5 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About BARRON ELHow large is BARRON EL?
BARRON EL enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BARRON EL serve?
BARRON EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does BARRON EL have?
BARRON EL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at BARRON EL?
Student demographics at BARRON EL are roughly 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BARRON EL public or private?
BARRON EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.