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Does CONGRESSMAN SILVESTRE & CAROLINA SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANUTILLO ISD·NCES 481278011216
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School
7965 ARTCRAFT, EL PASO, TX 79932 · (915) 877-7401 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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
17.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
191 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 49 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School this school | 577 | 33.1% | 62.3% |
| Carson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 488 | 36.7% | 48.6% |
| Behlau Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 623 | 37.9% | 41.1% |
| Ellison Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 780 | 32.6% | 53.9% |
| Langley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 717 | 34.6% | 51.3% |
| Polk Elementary School EL PASO | 649 | 43.9% | 60.0% |
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 Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #645 of 4,401 | #12 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #574 of 4,466 ▲ 14 | #12 of 133 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #655 of 4,466 ▼ 175 | #16 of 133 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #554 of 3,998 | #13 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,792 of 4,938 | #54 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,067 of 4,622 | #117 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #3,362 of 4,628 | #12 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #4,142 of 4,789 | #137 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #1,728 of 2,838 | #68 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
577
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 36% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 39% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 33% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 33.7 | 19.8:1 | 27% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 46% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (667 to 577); teachers down 2% (33.7 to 33).
About Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School is a medium-sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools in CANUTILLO ISD. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 577 students.
District-wide, CANUTILLO ISD has 10 schools and 5,747 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School, with 82% of enrollment. Next come 11% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share in El Paso County as a whole is similar, at about 83%. By the diversity index, Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School comes in at 32%.
Staffing totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. The 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 41 points higher.
allk12 grades Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School is 2.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.3% actual, 59.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Census estimates describe El Paso County this way: median household income is about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 273 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 165,404.
The nearest other public school, Kohlberg Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 598 to 577.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CANUTILLO ISD
- Canutillo High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Canutillo Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Jose J Alderete Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- Canutillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Jose H Damian Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 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
- Kohlberg Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Brown Middle School1.0 mi · 699
- Tippin Elementary School1.4 mi · 784
- Canutillo High School1.6 mi · 1,443
- Franklin High School1.8 mi · 2,835
- Northwest Early College H S (nwechs)1.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Congressman Silvestre & Carolina SchoolHow many students attend Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School?
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School serve?
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School?
At Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 82% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School?
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School is overseen by CANUTILLO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.