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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BILL CHILDRESS EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANUTILLO ISD·NCES 481278007274
Bill Childress Elementary School
7700 CAP CARTER RD, VINTON, TX 79821 · (915) 877-7700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
292 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Bill Childress Elementary School
Bill Childress Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Childress Elementary School this school | 386 | 75.6% | 42.5% |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School EDINBURG | 399 | 75.9% | 44.8% |
| Castaneda Elementary School MCALLEN | 374 | 74.3% | 55.4% |
| Garza Elementary School MCALLEN | 409 | 73.8% | 49.9% |
| Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy SAN BENITO | 437 | 75.3% | 47.3% |
| Nellie Mae Glass Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 438 | 75.3% | 39.7% |
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 Bill Childress Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,261 of 4,401 | #75 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,926 of 4,466 ▲ 385 | #63 of 133 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,705 of 4,466 ▲ 284 | #61 of 133 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,601 of 3,998 | #96 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,595 of 4,938 | #104 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #516 of 4,622 | #19 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #4,294 of 4,628 | #104 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #2,233 of 4,789 | #87 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #2,569 of 2,838 | #89 of 93 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
386
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 31 | 12.5:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 78% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 33.7 | 11.9:1 | 77% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 77% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 27.7 | 14.4:1 | 84% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 86% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 89% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill Childress Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (400 to 386); teachers up 12% (27.7 to 31).
About Bill Childress Elementary School
Bill Childress Elementary School is a small elementary school in VINTON, Texas, (ZIP code 79821). Total enrollment is 386 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 26% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
CANUTILLO ISD oversees Bill Childress Elementary School and 9 other schools, with 5,747 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Bill Childress Elementary School, about 97 are Hispanic. Census figures show El Paso County is about 83% Hispanic. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Bill Childress Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bill Childress Elementary School has a ratio of 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Bill Childress Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bill Childress Elementary School, the prediction is 41.4% and the result is 42.5%.
For the population of El Paso County, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across El Paso County, 273 public schools serve about 165,404 students.
Canutillo Middle School is the nearest public school to Bill Childress Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 42.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Bill Childress Elementary School enrolled 391; in 2024-25, 386. The school's ratio dropped from 14.5:1 to 12.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 CANUTILLO ISD
- Canutillo High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Canutillo Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Congressman Silvestre & Carolina SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Jose J Alderete Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- Canutillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Jose H Damian Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Canutillo Middle School1.6 mi · 717
- Deanna Davenport Elementary School1.9 mi · 303
- Canutillo Elementary School2.2 mi · 481
- Jose J Alderete Middle School2.4 mi · 570
- Northwest Early College H S (nwechs)3.1 mi · 373
- Anthony Middle School3.3 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Bill Childress Elementary SchoolHow large is Bill Childress Elementary School?
Bill Childress Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bill Childress Elementary School serve?
Bill Childress Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bill Childress Elementary School have?
Bill Childress Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bill Childress Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bill Childress Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Bill Childress Elementary School public or private?
Bill Childress Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANUTILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.