COLIN L POWELL EL

COLIN L POWELL EL is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by EL PASO ISD, with 576 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 76 schools in EL PASO ISD (48,118 students total), COLIN L POWELL EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, COLIN L POWELL EL logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 28% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COLIN L POWELL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.1%.

Around the school, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which COLIN L POWELL EL is one.

The closest other public school is CHAPIN H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLIN L POWELL EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLIN L POWELL EL has remained close to its prior level, going from 574 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 46% across the same window.

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