1
Parents: what's one thing you'd want the COLIN L POWELL EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830010647
Colin L Powell Elementary School
4750 ELLERTHORPE, EL PASO, TX 79904 · (915) 230-5375 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
454 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 | 133 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
68%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Colin L Powell Elementary School
Colin L Powell Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin L Powell Elementary School this school | 576 | 78.8% | 40.1% |
| Bowie Elementary School GREENVILLE | 601 | 83.7% | 37.4% |
| Central Athens ATHENS | 568 | 78.5% | 40.0% |
| Bonham Elementary School ABILENE | 481 | 77.8% | 34.1% |
| Dillingham Elementary School SHERMAN | 710 | 77.6% | 28.1% |
| Madisonville Elementary School MADISONVILLE | 662 | 78.1% | N/A |
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 Colin L Powell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,562 of 4,401 | #86 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,480 of 4,466 ▲ 640 | #46 of 133 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,617 of 4,466 ▲ 75 | #57 of 133 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,242 of 3,998 | #38 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #1,800 of 4,938 | #55 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,753 of 4,622 | #79 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #674 of 4,628 | #3 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #2,040 of 4,789 | #76 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #1,288 of 1,307 | #27 of 27 |
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
576
+81 (+16%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 576 | 37.5 | 15.3:1 | 79% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 33.6 | 17.0:1 | 83% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 83% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 42 | 11.8:1 | 80% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 36.4 | 15.8:1 | 78% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 85% (506) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 64% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colin L Powell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (574 to 576); teachers up 3% (36.4 to 37.5).
About Colin L Powell Elementary School
Colin L Powell Elementary School is an elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, and it is part of EL PASO ISD. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 576 students.
EL PASO ISD (76 schools, 48,118 students) runs Colin L Powell Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Colin L Powell Elementary School, about 46 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 28% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Pacific Islander. Census figures show El Paso County is about 83% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. At Colin L Powell Elementary School, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Colin L Powell Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.0% at Colin L Powell Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that 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 counts 273 public schools with about 165,404 students.
Chapin High School sits about 0.3 miles from Colin L Powell Elementary School. Colin L Powell Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Colin L Powell Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 495 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 576 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.8:1 to 15.3:1.
People who know Colin L Powell Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Chapin High School0.3 mi · 1,766
- Logan Elementary School0.8 mi · 606
- Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 368
- Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School1.4 mi · 709
- Sunrise Mountain Elementary School1.5 mi · 397
- Travis Elementary School1.5 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Colin L Powell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Colin L Powell Elementary School?
Colin L Powell Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Colin L Powell Elementary School serve?
Colin L Powell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Colin L Powell Elementary School have?
Colin L Powell Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Colin L Powell Elementary School?
Colin L Powell Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 46% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Colin L Powell Elementary School?
Colin L Powell Elementary School is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.