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ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL
Located at 11720 PEBBLE HILLS, in EL PASO, Texas, ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that educates 616 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by SOCORRO ISD.
Within SOCORRO ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 46,668 students, ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL records that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 81% of students at ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $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 ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: MONTWOOD MIDDLE, around 0.1 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), ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.2%.
ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELFIDA CHAVEZ EL has declined 22%, going from 792 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
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