HART EL

HART EL, a small K-5 school in EL PASO, Texas, part of EL PASO ISD, educates 343 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

EL PASO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 48,118 students. HART EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, HART EL shows that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HART EL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HART EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. 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, HART EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.1%; this one comes in at 17.6%, -14.5 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) shows that median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), HART EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GUILLEN MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HART EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 34%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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