Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830003860
Dr Green Elementary School
5430 BUCKLEY DR, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 231-2700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
184 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 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 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 34.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Dr Green Elementary School
Dr Green Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Green Elementary School this school | 264 | 69.7% | 39.9% |
| Bishop Primary School BISHOP | 258 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Natalia Early Child Center NATALIA | 283 | 72.4% | N/A |
| Ozona Elementary School OZONA | 264 | 69.7% | 49.1% |
| Karnes City Elementary School KARNES CITY | 296 | 66.2% | 27.3% |
| Horizon Montessori III - STEM Academy HARLINGEN | 291 | 70.8% | 37.2% |
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 Dr Green Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,608 of 4,401 | #88 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,729 of 4,466 ▼ 167 | #94 of 133 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,345 of 4,466 ▲ 774 | #46 of 133 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #524 of 3,998 | #10 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #4,381 of 4,938 | #129 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #319 of 4,622 | #11 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #3,554 of 4,628 | #25 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #2,579 of 4,789 | #103 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #338 of 2,838 | #22 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
264
-96 (-27%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 264 | 22.2 | 11.9:1 | 70% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 69% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 72% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 65% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 29.8 | 13.4:1 | 66% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 66% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 57% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 50% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Green Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (399 to 264); teachers down 25% (29.8 to 22.2).
About Dr Green Elementary School
Families in EL PASO, Texas, are served by Dr Green Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 264 students. That is 49% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
EL PASO ISD runs Dr Green Elementary School along with 75 other schools, enrolling 48,118 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Dr Green Elementary School is 85% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 10% White and 2% Asian. In El Paso County overall, the Hispanic share is about 83%. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Dr Green Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 11.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dr Green Elementary School, which has 22.2. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 70%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dr Green Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.9%; the prediction is 43.9%.
Looking at the county, El Paso County, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. El Paso County has 273 public schools with about 165,404 students, including Dr Green Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dr Green Montessori, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.5%; Dr Green Elementary School's is 39.9%, ranking 7th of 8.
Federal data place Dr Green Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 264, compared with 360 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Dr Green Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
- Dr Green Montessori0.0 mi · 87
- Charles Q Murphree PK-80.7 mi · 846
- IDEA Mesa Hills Academy0.8 mi · 643
- IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory0.8 mi · 533
- Western Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 436
- Putnam Elementary School1.7 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Green Elementary SchoolHow large is Dr Green Elementary School?
Dr Green Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dr Green Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Green Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Green Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr Green Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Green Elementary School?
At Dr Green Elementary School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dr Green Elementary School public or private?
Dr Green Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
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