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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071005593
H D HILLEY EL
693 N RIO VISTA RD, EL PASO, TX 79927 · (915) 937-8400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
416 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
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
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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
483
-139 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.6:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About H D HILLEY EL
H D HILLEY EL, a mid-tier primary school in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by SOCORRO ISD, serves 483 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 51 schools in SOCORRO ISD (46,668 students total), H D HILLEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, H D HILLEY EL records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, H D HILLEY EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at H D HILLEY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, H D HILLEY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 34.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), H D HILLEY EL is one campus in the mix.
SALVADOR SANCHEZ MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, H D HILLEY EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H D HILLEY EL has shrank 22%, going from 622 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the H D HILLEY EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 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
- SALVADOR SANCHEZ MIDDLE0.8 mi · 544
- IDEA RIO VISTA COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.0 mi · 590
- IDEA RIO VISTA ACADEMY1.0 mi · 696
- HUECO EL1.1 mi · 573
- MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S1.3 mi · 410
- SOCORRO H S1.3 mi · 2,579
Frequently asked questions
About H D HILLEY ELWhat is the total enrollment at H D HILLEY EL?
H D HILLEY EL enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
Is H D HILLEY EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
H D HILLEY EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at H D HILLEY EL?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at H D HILLEY EL.
How diverse is H D HILLEY EL?
H D HILLEY EL reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is H D HILLEY EL in?
H D HILLEY EL is part of SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.