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Bill Sybert School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like Bill Sybert School
Bill Sybert School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sybert School this school | 748 | 74.9% | 51.3% |
| Hawthorne PK-8 Academy SAN ANTONIO | 740 | 75.5% | 31.0% |
| IDEA McAllen Academy MCALLEN | 738 | 78.3% | 45.5% |
| IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy SAN ANTONIO | 704 | 77.7% | 40.1% |
| Chester E Jordan EL PASO | 755 | 75.8% | 45.9% |
| Elm Creek Elementary School ATASCOSA | 805 | 77.5% | 41.0% |
Where Bill Sybert School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,320 of 4,401 | #34 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,185 of 4,466 ▼ 163 | #35 of 133 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,136 of 4,466 ▲ 89 | #32 of 133 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,499 of 3,998 | #51 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #645 of 4,938 | #32 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,438 of 4,622 | #48 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #3,966 of 4,628 | #58 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #2,284 of 4,789 | #88 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #574 of 2,838 | #34 of 93 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 748 | 53.9 | 13.9:1 | 75% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 41.7 | 17.9:1 | 79% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 57.3 | 14.5:1 | 80% (664) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 80% (645) |
| 2017-18 | 1,049 | 65.5 | 16.0:1 | 77% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 1,145 | 67 | 17.1:1 | 76% (866) |
| 2010-11 | 1,298 | 73 | 17.8:1 | 78% (1,016) |
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,049 to 748); teachers down 18% (65.5 to 53.9).
About Bill Sybert School
Bill Sybert School sits in EL PASO, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counts 748 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 44% above the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
Bill Sybert School is among 51 schools run by SOCORRO ISD, which serves 46,668 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bill Sybert School is 93% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 4% White. Among people living in El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 53.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 74%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bill Sybert School is 41.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.3%.
Census estimates describe El Paso County this way: the median household income is $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. In all, El Paso County has 273 public schools and roughly 165,404 students.
The nearest other public school, Jane A Hambric School, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bill Sybert School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Bill Sybert School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Bill Sybert School's enrollment dropped from 806 in 2020-21 to 748 in 2024-25.
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