HELEN BALL EL

HELEN BALL EL, a reasonably sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, part of SOCORRO ISD, serves 576 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within SOCORRO ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 46,668 students, HELEN BALL EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HELEN BALL EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, HELEN BALL EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HELEN BALL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (El Paso County) shows that 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%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which HELEN BALL EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MONTWOOD H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HELEN BALL EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HELEN BALL EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HELEN BALL EL has declined 33%, going from 855 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.