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Which teacher or staff member at COLDWELL EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001676
Coldwell Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
7%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
Schools most like Coldwell Elementary School
Coldwell Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwell Elementary School this school | 354 | 87.9% | 42.1% |
| Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls SAN ANTONIO | 354 | 87.6% | 24.2% |
| Hillside Elementary School EL PASO | 348 | 87.6% | 42.9% |
| Lotspeich Leadership Academy ROBSTOWN | 368 | 88.9% | 24.8% |
| Austin Elementary School EDINBURG | 366 | 86.6% | 76.5% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School HEREFORD | 366 | 87.4% | 43.0% |
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 Coldwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,311 of 4,401 | #76 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,661 of 4,466 ▲ 897 | #53 of 133 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,379 of 4,466 ▼ 142 | #88 of 133 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,457 of 3,998 | #49 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #3,848 of 4,938 | #113 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,175 of 4,622 | #40 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #4,247 of 4,628 | #95 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,302 of 4,789 | #41 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #852 of 2,838 | #45 of 93 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-116 (-25%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 26.1 | 13.6:1 | 88% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 28.9 | 13.6:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 32.4 | 13.4:1 | 91% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 90% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 34.1 | 13.7:1 | 84% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 85% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 84% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 90% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coldwell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (467 to 354); teachers down 23% (34.1 to 26.1).
About Coldwell Elementary School
Coldwell Elementary School is an elementary school located in EL PASO, Texas, in El Paso County. The school counted 354 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Coldwell Elementary School is among 76 schools run by EL PASO ISD, which serves 48,118 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Coldwell Elementary School is 97%. The county population is about 83% Hispanic. The diversity index for Coldwell Elementary School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The school has 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Federal data show 88% of students (311) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in El Paso County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Coldwell Elementary School scores 42.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.2%.
The school is in El Paso County, where the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across El Paso County, 273 public schools serve about 165,404 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Austin High School, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Coldwell Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 470 (2020-21) to 354 (2024-25).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Coldwell Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Austin High School0.6 mi · 946
- Crockett Elementary School0.7 mi · 453
- Hillside Elementary School0.8 mi · 348
- Rusk Elementary School1.2 mi · 186
- Telles Academy1.4 mi · 26
- College Career Technology Academy (ccta)1.4 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Coldwell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coldwell Elementary School?
Coldwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Coldwell Elementary School serve?
Coldwell Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coldwell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coldwell Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coldwell Elementary School?
At Coldwell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Coldwell Elementary School public or private?
Coldwell Elementary School 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.