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Enrollment
1,006
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071013684
Cactus Trails
14701 RALPH SEITSINGER DR, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 938-2602 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
601 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 117 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 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 | 41.0% | 34.0% | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Cactus Trails
Cactus Trails's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Trails this school | 1,006 | 59.7% | 63.9% |
| Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary School EL PASO | 1,067 | 57.4% | 50.7% |
| James P Butler Elementary School EL PASO | 884 | 60.9% | 47.6% |
| Mesita Elementary School EL PASO | 916 | 57.8% | 54.3% |
| Horizon Heights Elementary School EL PASO | 947 | 56.6% | 61.3% |
| Ben Narbuth Elementary School EL PASO | 1,054 | 63.9% | 50.3% |
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 Cactus Trails ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #570 of 4,401 | #9 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #607 of 4,466 ▲ 20 | #14 of 133 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #501 of 4,466 ▲ 15 | #9 of 133 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,096 of 3,998 | #79 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #97 of 4,938 | #8 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #4,236 of 4,622 | #122 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #3,385 of 4,628 | #15 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #3,130 of 4,789 | #123 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,006
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 1,006 | 55.6 | 18.1:1 | 60% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 1,010 | 42.7 | 23.6:1 | 62% (628) |
| 2022-23 | 1,027 | 57.8 | 17.8:1 | 61% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 56% (573) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cactus Trails.
About Cactus Trails
Cactus Trails is classified as an elementary school. It is located in EL PASO, Texas. The school enrolls 1,006 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 94% bigger than average.
Besides Cactus Trails, SOCORRO ISD runs 50 other schools. The district enrolls 46,668 students.
Hispanic students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 11% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among El Paso County residents, the Hispanic share is about 83%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Cactus Trails comes to 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Cactus Trails counts 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 74%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Cactus Trails beats its 48.2% prediction with 63.9%, a top-10% result in Texas.
Looking at the county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 273, with about 165,404 students.
IDEA Edgemere Academy is the nearest public school to Cactus Trails, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Cactus Trails, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Cactus Trails is ahead of the 54.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
NCES assigns Cactus Trails the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,017) to 2024-25 (1,006).
The Cactus Trails discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 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
- IDEA Edgemere Academy0.9 mi · 788
- IDEA Edgemere College Preparatory0.9 mi · 619
- James P Butler Elementary School0.9 mi · 884
- Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,067
- Pebble Hills High School1.0 mi · 2,952
- Ssg Manuel R Puentes1.0 mi · 1,031
Frequently asked questions
About Cactus TrailsHow large is Cactus Trails?
Cactus Trails enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cactus Trails serve?
Cactus Trails serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cactus Trails?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Cactus Trails.
How diverse is Cactus Trails?
Cactus Trails reports a student body of 11% White, 82% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cactus Trails public or private?
Cactus Trails 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.