Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830002421
Guerrero Elementary School
7530 LAKEHURST RD, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 231-2680 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
275 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 | 70 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
18%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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
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 Guerrero Elementary School
Guerrero Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerrero Elementary School this school | 342 | 80.4% | 45.5% |
| West Central Elementary School HEREFORD | 331 | 81.3% | 32.4% |
| Fort Stockton Apache Elementary School FORT STOCKTON | 331 | 79.2% | N/A |
| Lytle Primary School LYTLE | 342 | 81.0% | N/A |
| Jubilee Harlingen HARLINGEN | 377 | 80.1% | 37.0% |
| Wilson Elementary School HARLINGEN | 373 | 79.9% | 47.5% |
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 Guerrero Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,906 of 4,401 | #65 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,148 of 4,466 ▼ 546 | #71 of 133 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,722 of 4,466 ▼ 390 | #62 of 133 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,584 of 3,998 | #57 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #3,927 of 4,938 | #116 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #144 of 4,622 | #5 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #3,811 of 4,628 | #43 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #1,931 of 4,789 | #70 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #209 of 2,838 | #9 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
342
-99 (-22%) vs 2020
-60% since 2000-01, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 342 | 30.7 | 11.1:1 | 80% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 30.7 | 12.4:1 | 77% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 31.7 | 12.4:1 | 76% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 76% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 36.7 | 15.1:1 | 71% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 77% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 71% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 49% (424) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guerrero Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (553 to 342); teachers down 16% (36.7 to 30.7).
About Guerrero Elementary School
Guerrero Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. The school counts 342 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
EL PASO ISD includes 76 schools. Together they enroll 48,118 students.
Most students at Guerrero Elementary School are Hispanic: 90% of enrollment. Other students are 6% White. Guerrero Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Guerrero Elementary School counts 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.1 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 80% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Guerrero Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Guerrero Elementary School are 6.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.5% actual, 39.4% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The public schools of El Paso County number 273 and enroll about 165,404.
The nearest public school is Howard Burnham Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Guerrero Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Guerrero Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Guerrero Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 342 was 22% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 441.
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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 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
Other Guerrero Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Guerrero Elementary. Guerrero Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Guerrero Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Burnham Elementary School0.3 mi · 388
- Franklin High School0.6 mi · 2,835
- Davinci School for Science and the Arts0.6 mi · 982
- Polk Elementary School1.3 mi · 649
- William C Herrera Elementary School1.4 mi · 496
- Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa1.4 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Guerrero Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Guerrero Elementary School?
Guerrero Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Guerrero Elementary School serve?
Guerrero Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guerrero Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guerrero Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guerrero Elementary School?
At Guerrero Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Guerrero Elementary School public or private?
Guerrero Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.