1
Enrollment
884
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071012820
James P Butler Elementary School
14251 RALPH SEITSINGER DR, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 937-8900 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
538 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 109 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 James P Butler Elementary School
James P Butler Elementary School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James P Butler Elementary School this school | 884 | 60.9% | 47.6% |
| Tuloso-Midway Primary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 779 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Cactus Trails EL PASO | 1,006 | 59.7% | 63.9% |
| Mesita Elementary School EL PASO | 916 | 57.8% | 54.3% |
| Zavala Elementary School PECOS | 861 | 63.5% | 28.0% |
| IDEA Edgemere Academy EL PASO | 788 | 63.8% | 59.0% |
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 James P Butler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,669 of 4,401 | #49 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,436 of 4,466 ▲ 319 | #44 of 133 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,397 of 4,466 ▲ 56 | #47 of 133 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,243 of 3,998 | #85 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #235 of 4,938 | #19 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #4,310 of 4,622 | #125 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #3,516 of 4,628 | #23 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #3,072 of 4,789 | #119 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #1,869 of 2,838 | #72 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
884
-94 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 884 | 47.7 | 18.5:1 | 61% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 38 | 24.6:1 | 63% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 985 | 49.8 | 19.8:1 | 61% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 56 | 17.5:1 | 55% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 51.5 | 19.5:1 | 56% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 960 | 48 | 20.0:1 | 54% (518) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James P Butler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,005 to 884); teachers down 7% (51.5 to 47.7).
About James P Butler Elementary School
James P Butler Elementary School serves students in EL PASO, Texas, as a large elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 884 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
James P Butler Elementary School is among 51 schools run by SOCORRO ISD, which serves 46,668 students.
The student body at James P Butler Elementary School is 85% Hispanic. Other groups make up 9% White and 3% Black. The county population is about 83% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 at James P Butler Elementary School, with 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.4 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 61%. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for James P Butler Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.7% for James P Butler Elementary School. The school posts 47.6%, within a point of the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in El Paso County, the median household income is $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. There are 273 public schools in El Paso County, enrolling about 165,404 students in all.
Ssg Manuel R Puentes is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of James P Butler Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, James P Butler Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, James P Butler Elementary School is City: Large.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 978 in 2020-21 to 884 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 18.5:1.
Community posts for James P Butler Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
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- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
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- Ssg Manuel R Puentes0.1 mi · 1,031
- Pebble Hills High School0.7 mi · 2,952
- Cactus Trails0.9 mi · 1,006
- Chester E Jordan1.1 mi · 755
- Spec Rafael Hernando Middle School1.1 mi · 707
- Sgt Roberto Ituarte1.1 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About James P Butler Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James P Butler Elementary School?
James P Butler Elementary School enrolls approximately 884 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does James P Butler Elementary School serve?
James P Butler Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at James P Butler Elementary School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at James P Butler Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James P Butler Elementary School?
At James P Butler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees James P Butler Elementary School?
James P Butler Elementary School is overseen by SOCORRO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.