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What's something LOMA TERRACE EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005325
Loma Terrace Elementary School
8200 RYLAND CT, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-2600 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
15.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
553 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
5%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +51.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +48.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 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 51 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 48 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Loma Terrace Elementary School
Loma Terrace Elementary School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Terrace Elementary School this school | 614 | 90.1% | 49.4% |
| Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School LAREDO | 631 | 90.0% | 40.2% |
| Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School EDINBURG | 625 | 89.3% | 55.7% |
| Gonzalez Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 596 | 88.8% | 57.1% |
| Carmen V Avila Elementary School EDINBURG | 636 | 89.9% | 40.6% |
| Sageland Elementary School EL PASO | 601 | 88.7% | 49.7% |
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 Loma Terrace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,486 of 4,401 | #40 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #852 of 4,466 ▲ 261 | #22 of 133 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,680 of 4,466 ▲ 731 | #58 of 133 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #995 of 3,998 | #30 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #1,509 of 4,938 | #49 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,654 of 4,622 | #74 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #4,330 of 4,628 | #110 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,071 of 4,789 | #28 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #778 of 1,307 | #19 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
614
+99 (+19%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 614 | 40.4 | 15.2:1 | 90% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 44.7 | 14.8:1 | 89% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 44.7 | 15.6:1 | 92% (640) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 86% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 37.3 | 15.0:1 | 85% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 83% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 81% (566) |
| 2000-01 | 962 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 59% (566) |
| 1990-91 | 995 | 49 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Terrace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (560 to 614); teachers up 8% (37.3 to 40.4).
About Loma Terrace Elementary School
Loma Terrace Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. Total enrollment is 614 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Loma Terrace Elementary School is one school in a 49-school district, YSLETA ISD, which enrolls 34,062 students.
Hispanic students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of 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 5%.
Loma Terrace Elementary School has 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Loma Terrace Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 35.2% for Loma Terrace Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 49.4%. The 14.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools.
In El Paso County, median household income comes to about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 273, with about 165,404 students.
Loma Terrace Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Young Women's Leadership Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Loma Terrace Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Loma Terrace Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Loma Terrace Elementary School is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 614, from 515 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- Young Women's Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 320
- Premier High School-El Paso Eastpointe0.5 mi · 125
- Bel Air High School1.3 mi · 1,866
- El Paso Academy1.3 mi · 206
- Sageland Elementary School1.3 mi · 601
- North Loop Elementary School1.4 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Loma Terrace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loma Terrace Elementary School?
Loma Terrace Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Loma Terrace Elementary School serve?
Loma Terrace Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Loma Terrace Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Loma Terrace Elementary School.
How diverse is Loma Terrace Elementary School?
Loma Terrace Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Loma Terrace Elementary School?
Loma Terrace Elementary School is overseen by YSLETA ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.