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Bill Sybert School

11530 EDGEMERE BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-4400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
Enrollment
748
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
560 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Pre-K638%
Kindergarten8411%
Grade 17510%
Grade 2689%
Grade 3699%
Grade 4699%
Grade 5628%
Grade 67510%
Grade 79312%
Grade 89012%

This year's kindergarten class (84) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
334%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
69393%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
37650%
Female
37250%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading34.0%30.0%16.0%20.0%
Mathematics26.0%31.0%21.0%22.0%
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
2025-2664.0%57.0%
2024-2563.0%58.0%
2023-2457.0%50.0%
2022-2352.0%49.0%
2021-2243.0%39.0%
2020-2125.0%21.0%
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 Sybert School

Bill Sybert School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bill Sybert School this school74874.9%51.3%
Hawthorne PK-8 Academy
SAN ANTONIO
74075.5%31.0%
IDEA McAllen Academy
MCALLEN
73878.3%45.5%
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy
SAN ANTONIO
70477.7%40.1%
Chester E Jordan
EL PASO
75575.8%45.9%
Elm Creek Elementary School
ATASCOSA
80577.5%41.0%
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 Bill Sybert School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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
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
748
-58 (-7%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 1,298
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2574853.913.9:175% (560)
2023-2474841.717.9:179% (593)
2022-2382957.314.5:180% (664)
2020-218066013.4:180% (645)
2017-181,04965.516.0:177% (808)
2015-161,1456717.1:176% (866)
2010-111,2987317.8:178% (1,016)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill Sybert School.

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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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
Bill Sybert School
District
SOCORRO ISD
Address
11530 EDGEMERE BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79936
Phone
(915) 937-4400
County
El Paso County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
748
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
560 (75%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
484071009234
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bill Sybert School
How large is Bill Sybert School?
Bill Sybert School enrolls approximately 748 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Bill Sybert School serve?
Bill Sybert School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bill Sybert School have?
Bill Sybert School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bill Sybert School?
Student demographics at Bill Sybert School are roughly 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bill Sybert School public or private?
Bill Sybert School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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