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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830013868
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School
10700 RUSHING, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 230-2000 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
454 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 76 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School this school | 558 | 81.4% | 33.1% |
| Bowie Elementary School ROSENBERG | 523 | 81.3% | 35.0% |
| Blake Manor Elementary School MANOR | 573 | 83.6% | 19.8% |
| Carlos Coon Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 547 | 83.2% | 25.1% |
| Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy DALLAS | 516 | 82.2% | 49.8% |
| Taylor Ray Elementary School ROSENBERG | 615 | 82.9% | 45.9% |
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 Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #3,357 of 4,401 | #114 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,278 of 4,466 ▲ 551 | #78 of 133 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,038 of 4,466 ▲ 1,063 | #74 of 133 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,990 of 3,998 | #77 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #1,968 of 4,938 | #59 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,827 of 4,622 | #83 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #3,480 of 4,628 | #19 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #1,837 of 4,789 | #67 of 139 |
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
558
-88 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 558 | 36.2 | 15.4:1 | 81% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 11.3 | 49.6:1 | 85% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 13.1 | 46.1:1 | 85% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 25 | 25.8:1 | 85% (548) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School.
About Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, (ZIP code 79924). The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 558 students.
EL PASO ISD has a total of 76 schools and 48,118 students, Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School is Hispanic, at 84%. After that, the student body is 7% White and 6% Black. Among El Paso County residents, the Hispanic share is about 83%. The diversity index for Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School totals 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. Federal data show 81% of students (454) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School are 5.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.1% actual, 38.9% predicted).
Looking at the county, El Paso County, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School shares El Paso County with 272 other public schools.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Charles Middle School, is the closest to Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School. Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 33.1% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 88 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 25.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
- Charles Middle School0.8 mi · 372
- Barron Elementary School0.8 mi · 368
- Tom Lea Jr Elementary School0.9 mi · 792
- Andress High School1.1 mi · 1,341
- North Star Elementary School1.1 mi · 552
- Nixon Elementary School1.2 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Joseph Torres Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School?
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School serve?
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School?
At Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School in?
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School is part of EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.