Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 480003707880
Howard Burnham Elementary School
7310 BISHOP FLORES DR, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 584-9499 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
225 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 68% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Howard Burnham Elementary School→Davinci School for Science and the Arts
Based on grade levels within BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Howard Burnham Elementary School
Howard Burnham Elementary School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Burnham Elementary School this school | 388 | 58.0% | 43.1% |
| Steele Montessori Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 395 | 56.5% | 36.5% |
| Lucile Hendricks Elementary School MCALLEN | 432 | 57.4% | 54.9% |
| Western Hills Elementary School EL PASO | 436 | 59.9% | 51.8% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School EL PASO | 418 | 62.7% | 49.7% |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School MISSION | 472 | 55.1% | 64.5% |
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 Howard Burnham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,195 of 4,401 | #73 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,461 of 4,466 ▼ 170 | #87 of 133 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,698 of 4,466 ▼ 282 | #99 of 133 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #479 of 3,998 | #8 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #3,576 of 4,938 | #103 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #4,175 of 4,622 | #119 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #3,920 of 4,628 | #51 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #3,217 of 4,789 | #125 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #1,387 of 2,838 | #60 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
388
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
+130% since 2000-01, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 388 | 21.7 | 17.9:1 | 58% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 18.5 | 17.1:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 20.9 | 13.9:1 | 74% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 37% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 25.9 | 18.1:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 51% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 35% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 28% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Burnham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (470 to 388); teachers down 16% (25.9 to 21.7).
About Howard Burnham Elementary School
A small elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, Howard Burnham Elementary School is part of BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its enrollment is 388 students, spread over pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,744 students in 3 schools, and Howard Burnham Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Howard Burnham Elementary School who are Hispanic is 92%. The remaining students are 5% White. Among people living in El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The school has 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 58% of students (225) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Howard Burnham Elementary School's results are 5.8 points below predicted: 43.1% against 48.9%.
Census data for El Paso County show the median household earns about $59,806 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Howard Burnham Elementary School, El Paso County has 273 public schools.
Franklin High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Howard Burnham Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
In 2020-21, Howard Burnham Elementary School enrolled 352 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 388.
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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 BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Davinci School for Science and the ArtsHigh · 982 students
- The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo SiteElementary · 374 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
Nearby schools
- Franklin High School0.3 mi · 2,835
- Guerrero Elementary School0.3 mi · 342
- Davinci School for Science and the Arts0.9 mi · 982
- Polk Elementary School1.0 mi · 649
- Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa1.1 mi · 10
- Premier High School-El Paso Mesa1.1 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Burnham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Howard Burnham Elementary School?
Howard Burnham Elementary School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Howard Burnham Elementary School serve?
Howard Burnham Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Howard Burnham Elementary School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Howard Burnham Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Howard Burnham Elementary School?
Student demographics at Howard Burnham Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Howard Burnham Elementary School?
Howard Burnham Elementary School is overseen by BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT in El Paso County.
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