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Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001676
COLDWELL EL
4101 ALTURA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79903 · (915) 236-8525 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
311 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 2024-25Enrollment
354
-113 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COLDWELL EL
COLDWELL EL is one of the small K-5 schools in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by EL PASO ISD, with 354 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
EL PASO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 48,118 students. COLDWELL EL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, COLDWELL EL reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, COLDWELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 43.3%.
Across the wider county, census data for El Paso County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. COLDWELL EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
Nearest neighbor: AUSTIN H S, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLDWELL EL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 34.5%.
COLDWELL EL operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLDWELL EL has contracted 24%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the COLDWELL EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
- AUSTIN H S0.6 mi · 946
- CROCKETT EL0.7 mi · 453
- HILLSIDE EL0.8 mi · 348
- RUSK EL1.2 mi · 186
- TELLES ACADEMY1.4 mi · 26
- COLLEGE CAREER TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY (CCTA)1.4 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About COLDWELL ELWhat is the total enrollment at COLDWELL EL?
COLDWELL EL enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does COLDWELL EL serve?
COLDWELL EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLDWELL EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLDWELL EL is approximately 13.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COLDWELL EL?
At COLDWELL EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is COLDWELL EL public or private?
COLDWELL EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.