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DR JOSEPH TORRES EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% 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%.
About DR JOSEPH TORRES EL
Located at 10700 RUSHING, in EL PASO, Texas, DR JOSEPH TORRES EL is an average-sized elementary campus that enrolls 558 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by EL PASO ISD.
Across the 76 schools in EL PASO ISD (48,118 students total), DR JOSEPH TORRES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, DR JOSEPH TORRES EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% White, 6% Black. Compared to El Paso County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 81% of students at DR JOSEPH TORRES EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DR JOSEPH TORRES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which DR JOSEPH TORRES EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: CHARLES MIDDLE, around 0.8 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), DR JOSEPH TORRES EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.7%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
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