HOWARD BURNHAM EL

HOWARD BURNHAM EL is one of the cozy elementary campuss in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 388 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HOWARD BURNHAM EL sits 25% below that benchmark.

BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,744 students. HOWARD BURNHAM EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HOWARD BURNHAM EL records that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HOWARD BURNHAM EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, HOWARD BURNHAM EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which HOWARD BURNHAM EL is one.

FRANKLIN H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HOWARD BURNHAM EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

HOWARD BURNHAM EL operates from an inner-city location. HOWARD BURNHAM EL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOWARD BURNHAM EL has decreased 17%, going from 470 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 86% to 92% over that span.

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