ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY

ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY is a sprawling elementary-level community in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by SOCORRO ISD. The school educates 824 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% larger than the state mean of about 519.

ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY is one of 51 schools operated by SOCORRO ISD, a district that works with 46,668 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY logs that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 2% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (El Paso County) records that median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

IDEA RIO VISTA ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 41%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 824 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the ESCONTRIAS STEAM ACADEMY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.