CIELO VISTA EL

CIELO VISTA EL is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within EL PASO ISD, with 287 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 45% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CIELO VISTA EL is one of 76 schools operated by EL PASO ISD, a district that hosts 48,118 students overall.

On demographics, CIELO VISTA EL records that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 7% White, 6% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with El Paso County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CIELO VISTA EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CIELO VISTA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the surrounding community, El Paso County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. CIELO VISTA EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

The closest other public school is GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR PK-8, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CIELO VISTA EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 287 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 15% to 7%.

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