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Enrollment
831
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830010649
MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL
6201 HIGH RIDGE DR, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 230-5148 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
235 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
831
+106 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
% White
18%
was 25%
% Hispanic
68%
was 64%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL
MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL operates as an expansive K-5 school in EL PASO, Texas, part of EL PASO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 831 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 60% bigger than typical.
EL PASO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 48,118 students. MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 18% White, 9% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 61.8%, a residual of +0.3 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
Nearest neighbor: HORNEDO MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 15%: 725 students in 2018 compared to 831 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 25% to 18%.
On this page, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- HORNEDO MIDDLE0.2 mi · 1,442
- TIPPIN EL1.0 mi · 784
- TEXASWORKS - EL PASO-MESA1.4 mi · 10
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-EL PASO MESA1.4 mi · 121
- POLK EL1.7 mi · 649
- RIVERA EL1.9 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About MARGUERITE J LUNDY ELHow many students attend MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL?
MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL enrolls approximately 831 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL serve?
MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL is approximately 15.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL?
At MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL, the student body is approximately 18% White, 68% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL public or private?
MARGUERITE J LUNDY EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.