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Coach Archie Duran Elementary School

5249 BASTILLE, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 236-5525 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
580 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7912%
Kindergarten8413%
Grade 17912%
Grade 210616%
Grade 39815%
Grade 411217%
Grade 59014%

This year's kindergarten class (84) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).

Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
213%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
59091%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
274%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32150%
Female
32750%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading21.0%28.0%24.0%27.0%
Mathematics16.0%22.0%29.0%33.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2649.0%38.0%
2024-2550.0%35.0%
2023-2443.0%31.0%
2022-2337.0%33.0%
2021-2240.0%45.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% 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 Coach Archie Duran Elementary School

Coach Archie Duran Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Coach Archie Duran Elementary School this school64889.5%34.6%
Wayside Real Learning Academy
AUSTIN
64488.8%34.7%
De Zavala Elementary School
MIDLAND
66988.5%24.4%
Jacinto City Elementary School
HOUSTON
68989.4%54.5%
Bobby Joe Hill PK-8
EL PASO
65689.9%30.3%
IDEA Monterrey Park Academy
SAN ANTONIO
60789.6%33.3%
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 Coach Archie Duran Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn El Paso County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.6%#3,201 of 4,401#107 of 133
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#3,097 of 4,466
▲ 159
#110 of 133
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#2,622 of 4,466
▼ 168
#95 of 133
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.5pp#1,653 of 3,998#61 of 132
Enrollment
ranked largest first
648#1,264 of 4,938#43 of 141
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#2,005 of 4,622#66 of 134
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.8%#3,864 of 4,628#47 of 134
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
89.5%#1,128 of 4,789#34 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 yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564844.714.5:190% (580)
2023-2468346.514.7:190% (612)
2022-2373747.115.7:197% (712)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coach Archie Duran Elementary School.

About Coach Archie Duran Elementary School

Coach Archie Duran Elementary School is one of the public schools in EL PASO, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 648 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 25% above that.

EL PASO ISD enrolls 48,118 students, and its 76 schools include Coach Archie Duran Elementary School.

About 91% of the student body at Coach Archie Duran Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 4% Black and 3% White. By comparison, El Paso County residents are about 83% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal data list 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Coach Archie Duran Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.5:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 90% of students at Coach Archie Duran Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.

allk12 grades Coach Archie Duran Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.5%. Coach Archie Duran Elementary School scores 34.6%.

According to the American Community Survey, in El Paso County, the median household income is $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Coach Archie Duran Elementary School is one of 273 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.5%; Coach Archie Duran Elementary School's is 34.6%, ranking 6th of 8.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

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El Paso County at a glance

View full county profile
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
Coach Archie Duran Elementary School
District
EL PASO ISD
Address
5249 BASTILLE, EL PASO, TX 79924
Phone
(915) 236-5525
County
El Paso County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
648
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
580 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481830014056
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Coach Archie Duran Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Coach Archie Duran Elementary School?
Coach Archie Duran Elementary School enrolls approximately 648 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Coach Archie Duran Elementary School serve?
Coach Archie Duran Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coach Archie Duran Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Coach Archie Duran Elementary School.
How diverse is Coach Archie Duran Elementary School?
Coach Archie Duran Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Coach Archie Duran Elementary School in?
Coach Archie Duran Elementary School is part of EL PASO ISD.
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