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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071006326
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School
1515 REBECCA ANN, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-7700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
14.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
382 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 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 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Myrtle Cooper Elementary School
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Cooper Elementary School this school | 550 | 69.5% | 49.0% |
| North Star Elementary School EL PASO | 552 | 69.4% | 57.8% |
| Austin Elementary School PECOS | 583 | 69.5% | N/A |
| Dolphin Terrace Elementary School EL PASO | 510 | 67.8% | 44.9% |
| Olmito Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 538 | 66.2% | 62.8% |
| Birdwell School TYLER | 568 | 68.7% | 72.0% |
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 Myrtle Cooper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,526 of 4,401 | #41 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,806 of 4,466 ▼ 53 | #61 of 133 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,208 of 4,466 ▲ 85 | #35 of 133 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,498 of 3,998 | #50 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #2,043 of 4,938 | #63 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,253 of 4,622 | #69 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #4,137 of 4,628 | #82 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #2,596 of 4,789 | #104 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #864 of 2,838 | #46 of 93 |
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
550
-102 (-16%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,064
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 550 | 37.2 | 14.8:1 | 69% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 29.7 | 18.6:1 | 69% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 37.4 | 15.4:1 | 74% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 72% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 39.8 | 18.2:1 | 81% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 83% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 83% (566) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 67% (485) |
| 1990-91 | 1,064 | 57 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Myrtle Cooper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (725 to 550); teachers down 7% (39.8 to 37.2).
About Myrtle Cooper Elementary School
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School is an elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 550 students in pre-K through 5.
The SOCORRO ISD system has 51 schools and 46,668 students.
Hispanic students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 83%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Myrtle Cooper Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A total of 382 students, or 69%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Myrtle Cooper Elementary School is 44.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.0%.
In the surrounding county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 273 public schools and about 165,404 students.
Among nearby public schools, Vista Del Sol Environmental Science is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Myrtle Cooper Elementary School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 102 students, from 652 to 550.
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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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 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
- Vista Del Sol Environmental Science0.7 mi · 505
- Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East0.9 mi · 129
- Americas High School1.2 mi · 2,049
- Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School1.2 mi · 670
- Sierra Vista Steam Academy1.3 mi · 622
- Vista Del Futuro Charter School1.3 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Myrtle Cooper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Myrtle Cooper Elementary School?
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
Is Myrtle Cooper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Myrtle Cooper Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Myrtle Cooper Elementary School.
How diverse is Myrtle Cooper Elementary School?
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Myrtle Cooper Elementary School?
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School 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.