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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668021024
DESERTAIRE EL
6301 TIGER EYE DR, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 434-6400 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
402 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
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 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
505
-312 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.7:1
% White
4%
was 12%
% Hispanic
92%
was 78%
% Black
2%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DESERTAIRE EL
DESERTAIRE EL is a mid-sized primary school in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by YSLETA ISD. The school serves 505 students in grades K through 5.
YSLETA ISD comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 34,062 students; DESERTAIRE EL is among them.
Demographically, DESERTAIRE EL lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DESERTAIRE EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 39.1%; DESERTAIRE EL posts 57.7%, +18.6 points above that line.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (El Paso County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), DESERTAIRE EL is one campus in the mix.
NORTH STAR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DESERTAIRE EL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 38%: 817 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 78% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the DESERTAIRE EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- NORTH STAR EL0.7 mi · 552
- PARKLAND EL1.4 mi · 471
- BARRON EL1.5 mi · 368
- PARKLAND H S1.7 mi · 1,565
- NEWMAN EL1.8 mi · 246
- DR JOSEPH TORRES EL1.8 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About DESERTAIRE ELWhat is the total enrollment at DESERTAIRE EL?
DESERTAIRE EL enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-05.
Is DESERTAIRE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DESERTAIRE EL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DESERTAIRE EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DESERTAIRE EL is approximately 13.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DESERTAIRE EL?
Student demographics at DESERTAIRE EL are roughly 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DESERTAIRE EL in?
DESERTAIRE EL is part of YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.