MISSION VALLEY EL

Located at 8674 N LOOP DR, in EL PASO, Texas, MISSION VALLEY EL is a mid-tier primary school that instructs 604 students (grades K through 5), overseen by YSLETA ISD.

Across the 49 schools in YSLETA ISD (34,062 students total), MISSION VALLEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MISSION VALLEY EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MISSION VALLEY EL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MISSION VALLEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 VALLEY EL is one.

The closest other public school is DEL VALLE MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MISSION VALLEY EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. MISSION VALLEY EL's enrollment has grew 30% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 604). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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