EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL

EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL, a moderately sized elementary campus in EL PASO, Texas, part of YSLETA ISD, instructs 508 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 49 schools in YSLETA ISD (34,062 students total), EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). The remainder consists of 8% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 65.9%, a residual of +18.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL is one.

The closest other public school is EASTWOOD KNOLLS INTERNATIONAL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. EASTWOOD HEIGHTS EL's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 735 (now 508).

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