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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LANCASTER EL this year?
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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005939
Lancaster Elementary School
9230 ELGIN DR, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-3400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
463 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +46.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 46 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Lancaster Elementary School
Lancaster Elementary School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Elementary School this school | 517 | 89.6% | 48.3% |
| Santos Livas Elementary School ALAMO | 515 | 89.1% | 42.0% |
| Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 510 | 88.4% | 33.9% |
| Pena Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 501 | 90.4% | 58.0% |
| Rio Hondo Elementary School RIO HONDO | 527 | 90.9% | 36.9% |
| Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary School EDINBURG | 541 | 89.8% | 36.0% |
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 Lancaster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,600 of 4,401 | #47 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #853 of 4,466 ▲ 106 | #23 of 133 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,578 of 4,466 ▼ 24 | #56 of 133 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #388 of 3,998 | #8 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #2,361 of 4,938 | #68 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,620 of 4,622 | #52 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.3% | #4,453 of 4,628 | #126 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,123 of 4,789 | #33 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #1,121 of 1,307 | #25 of 27 |
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
517
-90 (-15%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,000
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 517 | 36.7 | 14.1:1 | 90% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 39.4 | 15.0:1 | 88% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 41.6 | 14.3:1 | 89% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 86% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 33.9 | 14.8:1 | 87% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 88% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 81% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 61% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 1,000 | 53 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lancaster Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (502 to 517); teachers up 8% (33.9 to 36.7).
About Lancaster Elementary School
Lancaster Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in EL PASO, Texas. The school's enrollment of 517 students covers pre-K through 5.
The district for Lancaster Elementary School is YSLETA ISD, with 49 schools and 34,062 students.
Most students at Lancaster Elementary School are Hispanic: 99% of enrollment. That is higher than the 83% Hispanic share among all El Paso County residents. By the diversity index, Lancaster Elementary School comes in at 2%.
Its teaching staff equals 36.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.1:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 90% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 16 points lower.
Lancaster Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (48.3%) and its predicted rate (35.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 273 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 165,404 students.
Nearby, Presa Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Lancaster Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 607 to 517. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.1:1, from 16.0:1.
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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 YSLETA ISD
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Bel Air High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- J M Hanks High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 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
Other Lancaster Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lancaster Elementary. Lancaster Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- LANCASTER ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 646 students
- Lancaster ElementaryKilmarnock, VA · 542 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolLancaster, KY · 462 students
- Lancaster ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 316 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolLancaster, NH · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Presa Elementary School0.5 mi · 289
- Alicia R Chacon International0.7 mi · 859
- Harmony Science Academy (el Paso)0.9 mi · 1,034
- Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso1.0 mi · 682
- Del Valle High School1.0 mi · 1,798
- Del Valle Middle School1.1 mi · 969
Frequently asked questions
About Lancaster Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lancaster Elementary School?
Lancaster Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lancaster Elementary School serve?
Lancaster Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lancaster Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Lancaster Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Lancaster Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lancaster Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Lancaster Elementary School in?
Lancaster Elementary School is part of YSLETA ISD.
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