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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANUTILLO ISD·NCES 481278010657
GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL
6550 WESTSIDE DR, EL PASO, TX 79932 · (915) 877-1200 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
279 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
-80 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.8:1
% White
6%
was 6%
% Hispanic
92%
was 93%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL
Set in EL PASO, Texas, GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL is a low-enrollment elementary campus, run under CANUTILLO ISD. It educates 424 students across grades pre-K through 5.
CANUTILLO ISD runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,747 students. GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Other groups include 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. 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), GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.1%, the actual is 43.7%, a residual of -1.4 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (El Paso County) reports that 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 GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: JOSE H DAMIAN EL, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 424). Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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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 CANUTILLO ISD
- CANUTILLO H SHigh · 1,443 students
- CANUTILLO MIDDLEMiddle · 717 students
- CONGRESSMAN SILVESTRE & CAROLINA SCHOOLElementary · 577 students
- JOSE J ALDERETE MIDDLEMiddle · 570 students
- CANUTILLO ELElementary · 481 students
- JOSE H DAMIAN ELElementary · 473 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- JOSE H DAMIAN EL1.4 mi · 473
- JOSE J ALDERETE MIDDLE2.1 mi · 570
- CANUTILLO EL2.2 mi · 481
- CANUTILLO MIDDLE2.2 mi · 717
- NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS)2.3 mi · 373
- CANUTILLO H S2.3 mi · 1,443
Frequently asked questions
About GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA ELHow large is GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL?
GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
Is GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL is approximately 12.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL?
GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL reports a student body of 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL?
GONZALO AND SOFIA GARCIA EL is overseen by CANUTILLO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.