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What's the most underrated thing about DESERT WIND EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071009548
Desert Wind Elementary School
1100 COLINA DE PAZ, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 937-7800 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
468 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 62% smaller than its 8th grade class (92).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Desert Wind Elementary School
Desert Wind Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Wind Elementary School this school | 521 | 89.8% | 40.9% |
| Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School DALE | 529 | 89.2% | 28.3% |
| Bonham Elementary School HARLINGEN | 504 | 90.9% | 40.1% |
| Cantu Elementary School ALTON | 521 | 91.2% | 43.6% |
| Lancaster Elementary School EL PASO | 517 | 89.6% | 48.3% |
| Briscoe Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 494 | 88.7% | 23.9% |
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 Desert Wind Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,469 of 4,401 | #83 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,948 of 4,466 ▼ 1,557 | #127 of 133 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,686 of 4,466 ▼ 390 | #96 of 133 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,446 of 3,998 | #93 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #2,330 of 4,938 | #67 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #967 of 4,622 | #34 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #4,193 of 4,628 | #88 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #1,093 of 4,789 | #30 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.0% | #136 of 2,838 | #6 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
521
-310 (-37%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 521 | 39.4 | 13.2:1 | 90% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 36.1 | 15.7:1 | 92% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 57.4 | 14.0:1 | 88% (704) |
| 2020-21 | 831 | 65 | 12.8:1 | 89% (736) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 58.4 | 15.4:1 | 83% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 92% (735) |
| 2010-11 | 936 | 54 | 17.3:1 | 96% (894) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Wind Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (899 to 521); teachers down 33% (58.4 to 39.4).
About Desert Wind Elementary School
Desert Wind Elementary School is a public elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 521 students.
SOCORRO ISD, which runs Desert Wind Elementary School, has 51 schools and 46,668 students.
Desert Wind Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. The school is also 3% White. That is higher than the 83% Hispanic share among all El Paso County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Desert Wind Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
Desert Wind Elementary School's 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.2:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
Desert Wind Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9% is 5.6 points above the 35.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
El Paso County has these Census figures: median household income is about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The public schools of El Paso County number 273 and enroll about 165,404.
The closest other public school is Robert R Rojas Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.9% is above the 39.5% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Desert Wind Elementary School saw enrollment fall 37% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Desert Wind Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 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
- Robert R Rojas Elementary School1.9 mi · 490
- Ricardo Estrada Middle School2.4 mi · 592
- IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory2.4 mi · 402
- IDEA Horizon Vista Academy2.4 mi · 742
- H D Hilley Elementary School2.7 mi · 483
- Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy2.7 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Wind Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Desert Wind Elementary School?
Desert Wind Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Desert Wind Elementary School serve?
Desert Wind Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Wind Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Desert Wind Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Desert Wind Elementary School?
At Desert Wind Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Desert Wind Elementary School public or private?
Desert Wind Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.