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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005313
DOLPHIN TERRACE EL
9790 PICKEREL DR, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 434-6500 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
346 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
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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
510
-107 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.4:1
% White
1%
was 5%
% Hispanic
98%
was 90%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DOLPHIN TERRACE EL
Located at 9790 PICKEREL DR, in EL PASO, Texas, DOLPHIN TERRACE EL is a medium-sized elementary school that caters to 510 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by YSLETA ISD.
YSLETA ISD comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 34,062 students; DOLPHIN TERRACE EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, DOLPHIN TERRACE EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, DOLPHIN TERRACE EL records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, DOLPHIN TERRACE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.9%.
In the broader community, census data for El Paso County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which DOLPHIN TERRACE EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: PARKLAND PRE K CENTER, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DOLPHIN TERRACE EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.
DOLPHIN TERRACE EL operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 617 students in 2018 compared to 510 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 90% to 98% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, the feed for DOLPHIN TERRACE EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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 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
- PARKLAND PRE K CENTER0.1 mi · 308
- PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE0.5 mi · 1,146
- PARKLAND H S0.8 mi · 1,565
- COACH ARCHIE DURAN EL1.0 mi · 648
- IRVIN H S1.0 mi · 932
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - EL PASO1.2 mi · 1,306
Frequently asked questions
About DOLPHIN TERRACE ELWhat is the total enrollment at DOLPHIN TERRACE EL?
DOLPHIN TERRACE EL enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does DOLPHIN TERRACE EL serve?
DOLPHIN TERRACE EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DOLPHIN TERRACE EL have?
DOLPHIN TERRACE EL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at DOLPHIN TERRACE EL?
Student demographics at DOLPHIN TERRACE EL are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees DOLPHIN TERRACE EL?
DOLPHIN TERRACE 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.