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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071011477
CHESTER E JORDAN
13995 JASON CRANDALL DR, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 937-8800 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
572 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
Student demographics
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +36.0pp since 2020
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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25Enrollment
755
-342 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 20.1:1
% White
6%
was 8%
% Hispanic
87%
was 83%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHESTER E JORDAN
CHESTER E JORDAN operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in EL PASO, Texas, run under SOCORRO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 755 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CHESTER E JORDAN sits 45% above that benchmark.
Across the 51 schools in SOCORRO ISD (46,668 students total), CHESTER E JORDAN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, CHESTER E JORDAN shows that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial.
On the resource side, CHESTER E JORDAN shows 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHESTER E JORDAN performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.8%, the actual is 44.2%, a residual of +3.4 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for El Paso County put the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), CHESTER E JORDAN is one campus in the mix.
HURSHEL ANTWINE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHESTER E JORDAN. On composite proficiency, CHESTER E JORDAN comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 31%: 1,097 students in 2018 compared to 755 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the CHESTER E JORDAN community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- HURSHEL ANTWINE MIDDLE0.7 mi · 701
- SPEC RAFAEL HERNANDO MIDDLE0.8 mi · 707
- SGT ROBERTO ITUARTE0.9 mi · 659
- PURPLE HEART EL0.9 mi · 914
- SSG MANUEL R PUENTES1.1 mi · 1,031
- JAMES P BUTLER EL1.1 mi · 884
Frequently asked questions
About CHESTER E JORDANHow large is CHESTER E JORDAN?
CHESTER E JORDAN enrolls approximately 755 students in grades PK-05.
Is CHESTER E JORDAN an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHESTER E JORDAN is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CHESTER E JORDAN have?
CHESTER E JORDAN employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at CHESTER E JORDAN?
Student demographics at CHESTER E JORDAN are roughly 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CHESTER E JORDAN in?
CHESTER E JORDAN is part of SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.