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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071007598
Elfida Chavez Elementary School
11720 PEBBLE HILLS, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-8300 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
502 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 38.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 39.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Elfida Chavez Elementary School
Elfida Chavez Elementary School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elfida Chavez Elementary School this school | 616 | 81.5% | 45.0% |
| S/Sgt Michael P Barrera Veterans Elementary School VON ORMY | 639 | 81.8% | 58.8% |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School MCALLEN | 611 | 81.3% | 49.3% |
| Cash Elementary School SAN BENITO | 611 | 82.2% | 49.4% |
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 602 | 84.1% | 40.7% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso EL PASO | 682 | 81.1% | 61.9% |
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 Elfida Chavez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,961 of 4,401 | #66 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,184 of 4,466 ▲ 570 | #34 of 133 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,135 of 4,466 ▲ 316 | #31 of 133 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,683 of 3,998 | #62 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #1,492 of 4,938 | #48 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,925 of 4,622 | #88 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #3,968 of 4,628 | #59 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #1,827 of 4,789 | #66 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #998 of 2,838 | #48 of 93 |
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
616
-135 (-18%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 1,197
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 616 | 39.7 | 15.5:1 | 81% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 29.9 | 21.8:1 | 84% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 39.9 | 17.3:1 | 81% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 72% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 41.8 | 18.9:1 | 79% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 40 | 19.1:1 | 74% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 78% (787) |
| 2000-01 | 1,197 | 58 | 20.6:1 | 71% (851) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elfida Chavez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (792 to 616); teachers down 5% (41.8 to 39.7).
About Elfida Chavez Elementary School
Elfida Chavez Elementary School sits in EL PASO, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. In all, 616 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
SOCORRO ISD has 46,668 students in 51 schools, and Elfida Chavez Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Elfida Chavez Elementary School, 93% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 5% White. That is higher than the 83% Hispanic share among all El Paso County residents. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Elfida Chavez Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. The school reported 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Elfida Chavez Elementary School's results are 6.2 points above predicted: 45.0% against 38.9%.
In El Paso County, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across El Paso County, 273 public schools serve about 165,404 students.
Montwood Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Elfida Chavez Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 45.0% versus a 41.2% average.
Federal data place Elfida Chavez Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Elfida Chavez Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 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
- Montwood Middle School0.1 mi · 597
- Benito Martinez Elementary School0.5 mi · 470
- Bill Sybert School0.9 mi · 748
- Jane A Hambric School1.0 mi · 740
- El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East1.1 mi · 428
- El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East1.1 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Elfida Chavez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elfida Chavez Elementary School?
Elfida Chavez Elementary School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-05.
Is Elfida Chavez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elfida Chavez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Elfida Chavez Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Elfida Chavez Elementary School.
How diverse is Elfida Chavez Elementary School?
Elfida Chavez Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Elfida Chavez Elementary School in?
Elfida Chavez Elementary School is part of SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.