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If you could change one rule at MISSION RIDGE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,052
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071012963
MISSION RIDGE
150 N NONAP DR, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 937-1699 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
776 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
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
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
1,052
+232 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.5:1
% White
4%
was 1%
% Hispanic
92%
was 98%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MISSION RIDGE
MISSION RIDGE is a K-5 school of heavily attended scale in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by SOCORRO ISD, hosting 1,052 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 103% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
MISSION RIDGE is one of 51 schools operated by SOCORRO ISD, a district that educates 46,668 students overall.
On the student-mix side, MISSION RIDGE logs that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MISSION RIDGE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at MISSION RIDGE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MISSION RIDGE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.7%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of +3.5 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which MISSION RIDGE is one.
Nearest neighbor: EASTLAKE H S, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MISSION RIDGE. On composite proficiency, MISSION RIDGE comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.9%.
MISSION RIDGE operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MISSION RIDGE has increased 28%, going from 820 students in 2018 to 1,052 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 98% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 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
- EASTLAKE H S1.0 mi · 3,004
- MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S1.1 mi · 410
- COL JOHN O ENSOR MIDDLE2.0 mi · 1,070
- H D HILLEY EL2.1 mi · 483
- HORIZON HEIGHTS EL2.1 mi · 947
- OPTIONS H S2.1 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About MISSION RIDGEHow large is MISSION RIDGE?
MISSION RIDGE enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MISSION RIDGE serve?
MISSION RIDGE serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MISSION RIDGE?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at MISSION RIDGE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MISSION RIDGE?
At MISSION RIDGE, the student body is approximately 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MISSION RIDGE?
MISSION RIDGE 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.