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Enrollment
831
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071008779
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy
11471 ALAMEDA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79927 · (915) 937-4800 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
696 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 74% smaller than its 8th grade class (176).
Student demographics
6%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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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%.
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 Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy this school | 831 | 83.8% | 33.4% |
| Salinas Elementary School LAREDO | 854 | 82.1% | 38.9% |
| Cleckler/Heald Elementary School WESLACO | 909 | 82.5% | 55.0% |
| Camino Real Elementary School DALE | 815 | 80.9% | 16.1% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School WESLACO | 761 | 85.3% | 55.1% |
| Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School LAREDO | 768 | 81.8% | 50.3% |
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 Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,321 of 4,401 | #112 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,792 of 4,466 ▲ 411 | #95 of 133 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,940 of 4,466 ▼ 70 | #109 of 133 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #874 of 3,998 | #20 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #354 of 4,938 | #24 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,652 of 4,622 | #73 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #4,267 of 4,628 | #99 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #1,664 of 4,789 | #62 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #599 of 1,307 | #15 of 27 |
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
831
+170 (+26%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 831 | 54.6 | 15.2:1 | 84% (696) |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 40.2 | 19.6:1 | 87% (682) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 49.5 | 14.4:1 | 88% (626) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 84% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 49.6 | 14.7:1 | 89% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 90% (686) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 90% (676) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 82% (586) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (730 to 831); teachers up 10% (49.6 to 54.6).
About Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy is a large elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. The latest federal count shows 831 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 60% higher.
SOCORRO ISD is made up of 51 schools with 46,668 students in all.
Most students at Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% White. El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy's 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. The 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 10 points lower.
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy is 4.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (33.4% versus 37.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy is located in El Paso County, where median household income is about $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County, which together enroll about 165,404 students.
The shortest distance from Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Robert R Rojas Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy saw enrollment rise 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Robert R Rojas Elementary School0.9 mi · 490
- Campestre Elementary School1.2 mi · 488
- Socorro Middle School1.6 mi · 510
- Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle School2.4 mi · 408
- Escontrias Steam Academy2.5 mi · 824
- IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory2.5 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Ernesto Serna Fine Arts AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy?
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 831 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy serve?
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy?
At Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy public or private?
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.