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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINT ISD·NCES 481443011214

CARROLL T WELCH EL

14510 MCMAHON DR, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 926-4400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
636 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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
Pre-K
63
Kindergarten
83
Grade 1
86
Grade 2
98
Grade 3
101
Grade 4
121
Grade 5
124
Student demographics
White
162%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
66098%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 54%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
35352%
Female
32348%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
39.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +29.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.

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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
676
-226 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.8:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
98%
was 95%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CARROLL T WELCH EL

CARROLL T WELCH EL is an average-sized elementary-level community in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within CLINT ISD. The school enrolls 676 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

CLINT ISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 10,077 students. CARROLL T WELCH EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CARROLL T WELCH EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). Other groups include 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CARROLL T WELCH EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at CARROLL T WELCH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CARROLL T WELCH EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.8%, the actual is 31.6%, a residual of -1.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), CARROLL T WELCH EL is one campus in the mix.

DESERT HILLS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CARROLL T WELCH EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. CARROLL T WELCH EL's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 902 (now 676). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for CARROLL T WELCH EL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

El Paso County at a glance

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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
CARROLL T WELCH EL
District
CLINT ISD
Address
14510 MCMAHON DR, EL PASO, TX 79928
Phone
(915) 926-4400
County
El Paso County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
676
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
636 (94%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481443011214
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CLINT ISD
Other schools in EL PASO
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Frequently asked questions

About CARROLL T WELCH EL
How many students attend CARROLL T WELCH EL?
CARROLL T WELCH EL enrolls approximately 676 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CARROLL T WELCH EL serve?
CARROLL T WELCH EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CARROLL T WELCH EL have?
CARROLL T WELCH EL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at CARROLL T WELCH EL?
Student demographics at CARROLL T WELCH EL are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Who oversees CARROLL T WELCH EL?
CARROLL T WELCH EL is overseen by CLINT ISD in El Paso County.
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