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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830014232
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8
4860 TROPICANA, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 236-5375 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
13.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
590 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 69% smaller than its 8th grade class (108).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Bobby Joe Hill PK-8
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 this school | 656 | 89.9% | 30.3% |
| IDEA Montopolis Academy AUSTIN | 694 | 88.8% | 36.4% |
| Wayside Real Learning Academy AUSTIN | 644 | 88.8% | 34.7% |
| De Zavala Elementary School MIDLAND | 669 | 88.5% | 24.4% |
| Coach Archie Duran Elementary School EL PASO | 648 | 89.5% | 34.6% |
| Mae Smythe Elementary School PASADENA | 710 | 88.9% | 35.3% |
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 Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,627 of 4,401 | #119 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,220 of 4,466 ▲ 667 | #113 of 133 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,747 of 4,466 ▲ 918 | #102 of 133 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,243 of 3,998 | #39 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #1,212 of 4,938 | #41 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,444 of 4,622 | #49 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #3,610 of 4,628 | #27 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #1,086 of 4,789 | #29 of 139 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 47.2 | 13.9:1 | 90% (590) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 94% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 53.5 | 13.5:1 | 93% (673) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bobby Joe Hill PK-8.
About Bobby Joe Hill PK-8
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 is an elementary school located in EL PASO, Texas, in El Paso County. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 656 students. That puts enrollment 26% bigger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 sits within EL PASO ISD, which has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
The share of students at Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 who are Hispanic is 86%. The remaining students are 5% White, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. El Paso County residents are about 83% Hispanic, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
There are 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Of all students at Bobby Joe Hill PK-8, 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 16 points.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.3%, compared with a predicted 35.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for El Paso County show the median household earns about $59,806 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bobby Joe Hill PK-8, El Paso County has 273 public schools.
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8's closest public school neighbor is Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.9% on proficiency, and Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 is below that at 30.3%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso0.7 mi · 1,306
- Andress High School0.8 mi · 1,341
- Charles Middle School0.9 mi · 372
- Coach Archie Duran Elementary School0.9 mi · 648
- Newman Elementary School1.0 mi · 246
- Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School1.5 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Bobby Joe Hill PK-8How large is Bobby Joe Hill PK-8?
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 serve?
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bobby Joe Hill PK-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 is approximately 13.9:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bobby Joe Hill PK-8?
Student demographics at Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 are roughly 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 public or private?
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 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.