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Enrollment
928
Elementary
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINT ISD·NCES 481443006525
DESERT HILLS EL
300 N KENAZO AVE, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 926-4500 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
753 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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
928
-145 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.3:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
94%
was 91%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DESERT HILLS EL
DESERT HILLS EL, a roomy primary school in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within CLINT ISD, educates 928 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 79% larger than the state mean of about 519.
CLINT ISD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 10,077 students; DESERT HILLS EL is among them.
Demographically, DESERT HILLS EL lists that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 4% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, DESERT HILLS EL has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DESERT HILLS EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DESERT HILLS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 36.8%.
Around the school, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. DESERT HILLS EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
Nearest neighbor: HORIZON MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DESERT HILLS EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.9%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 1,073 students in 2018 compared to 928 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 CLINT ISD
- HORIZON H SHigh · 1,469 students
- FRANK MACIAS ELElementary · 975 students
- WM DAVID SURRATT ELElementary · 939 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW H SHigh · 775 students
- CLINT H SHigh · 747 students
- HORIZON MIDDLEMiddle · 677 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
- HORIZON MIDDLE0.3 mi · 677
- CARROLL T WELCH EL0.7 mi · 676
- IDEA HORIZON VISTA COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.3 mi · 402
- IDEA HORIZON VISTA ACADEMY1.3 mi · 742
- HORIZON H S1.3 mi · 1,469
- FRANK MACIAS EL1.4 mi · 975
Frequently asked questions
About DESERT HILLS ELHow large is DESERT HILLS EL?
DESERT HILLS EL enrolls approximately 928 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DESERT HILLS EL serve?
DESERT HILLS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DESERT HILLS EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DESERT HILLS EL is approximately 16.2:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DESERT HILLS EL?
Student demographics at DESERT HILLS EL are roughly 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is DESERT HILLS EL public or private?
DESERT HILLS EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLINT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.