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If you had an hour of school board time for DEL VALLE EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668012245
DEL VALLE EL
9251 ESCOBAR, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-9300 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
381 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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
422
-27 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.5:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEL VALLE EL
DEL VALLE EL is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by YSLETA ISD, with 422 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
YSLETA ISD runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 34,062 students. DEL VALLE EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, DEL VALLE EL lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, DEL VALLE EL lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DEL VALLE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at DEL VALLE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEL VALLE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), DEL VALLE EL is one campus in the mix.
EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEL VALLE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEL VALLE EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.
DEL VALLE EL operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 449 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the DEL VALLE EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 YSLETA ISD
- EASTWOOD H SHigh · 2,295 students
- BEL AIR H SHigh · 1,866 students
- DEL VALLE H SHigh · 1,798 students
- PARKLAND H SHigh · 1,565 students
- J M HANKS H SHigh · 1,364 students
- EASTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 1,280 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
- EL PASO CLASSICAL ACADEMY0.6 mi · 271
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO)0.9 mi · 1,034
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - EL PASO1.0 mi · 682
- ALICIA R CHACON INTERNATIONAL1.1 mi · 859
- DEL VALLE MIDDLE1.2 mi · 969
- MISSION VALLEY EL1.2 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About DEL VALLE ELHow large is DEL VALLE EL?
DEL VALLE EL enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DEL VALLE EL serve?
DEL VALLE EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does DEL VALLE EL have?
DEL VALLE EL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is DEL VALLE EL?
DEL VALLE EL reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees DEL VALLE EL?
DEL VALLE EL is overseen by YSLETA ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.