Enrollment
1,256
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830010645
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
1014 N STANTON, EL PASO, TX 79902 · (915) 230-2000 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,256 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
959 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 241 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 62% smaller than its 8th grade class (209).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Wally Hartley PK-8
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 this school | 1,256 | 76.4% | 47.3% |
| Beta Academy HOUSTON | 1,032 | 74.0% | 38.4% |
| Patterson Elementary School CONROE | 1,024 | 71.0% | 42.7% |
| Franz Elementary School KATY | 1,115 | 77.8% | 41.3% |
| Westside Elementary School ANGLETON | 1,029 | 69.9% | 54.9% |
| Highlands Elementary School HIGHLANDS | 868 | 79.6% | 33.8% |
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 Wally Hartley PK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,701 of 4,401 | #51 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,149 of 4,466 ▲ 75 | #72 of 133 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,521 of 4,466 ▼ 19 | #54 of 133 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,256 | #18 of 4,938 | #2 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,991 of 4,622 | #89 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #2,230 of 4,628 | #5 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #2,189 of 4,789 | #83 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 year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,256 | 80.5 | 15.6:1 | 76% (959) |
| 2023-24 | 1,266 | 79.6 | 15.9:1 | 80% (1,018) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coach Wally Hartley PK-8.
About Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
A high-enrollment elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 is part of EL PASO ISD. It has an enrollment of 1,256 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
EL PASO ISD counts 76 schools and 48,118 students, including Coach Wally Hartley PK-8.
The student body at Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 is 67% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 15% White, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 are from different groups.
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 has 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.6:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 76% at Coach Wally Hartley PK-8. The average for public schools in El Paso County is similar, at 74%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Coach Wally Hartley PK-8's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 41.1%. Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 scores 47.3%, 6.2 points above that line.
In El Paso County, home to about 870,779 people, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. El Paso County's 273 public schools enroll about 165,404 students and include Coach Wally Hartley PK-8.
Hawkins Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
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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 EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
- Hawkins Elementary School1.0 mi · 256
- Cooley Elementary School1.6 mi · 393
- Burges High School1.6 mi · 1,394
- Hillside Elementary School1.6 mi · 348
- Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-81.9 mi · 1,231
- Coldwell Elementary School1.9 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Coach Wally Hartley PK-8What is the total enrollment at Coach Wally Hartley PK-8?
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 enrolls approximately 1,256 students in grades PK-08.
Is Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 have?
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coach Wally Hartley PK-8?
At Coach Wally Hartley PK-8, the student body is approximately 15% White, 67% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 public or private?
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
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