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If you could change one rule at NORTH LOOP EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005328
NORTH LOOP EL
412 EMERSON ST, EL PASO, TX 79915 · (915) 434-2800 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
506 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
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
46.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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
534
+117 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.1:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTH LOOP EL
Set in EL PASO, Texas, NORTH LOOP EL is a medium-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within YSLETA ISD. It caters to 534 students across grades pre-K through 5.
NORTH LOOP EL is one of 49 schools operated by YSLETA ISD, a district that hosts 34,062 students overall.
On demographics, NORTH LOOP EL reports that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NORTH LOOP EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at NORTH LOOP EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTH LOOP EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 45.5%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) records that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. NORTH LOOP EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).
CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY JJAEP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH LOOP EL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 51.3%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 28%: 417 students in 2018 compared to 534 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 H SHigh · 2,295 students
- BEL AIR H SHigh · 1,866 students
- DEL VALLE H SHigh · 1,798 students
- PARKLAND H SHigh · 1,565 students
- J M HANKS H SHigh · 1,364 students
- EASTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 1,280 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
- CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY JJAEP0.6 mi · 2
- JJAEP0.6 mi · 2
- CESAR CHAVEZ ACADEMY0.6 mi · 82
- SAGELAND EL0.9 mi · 601
- RIVERSIDE H S1.0 mi · 952
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY1.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH LOOP ELHow large is NORTH LOOP EL?
NORTH LOOP EL enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
Is NORTH LOOP EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH LOOP EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH LOOP EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH LOOP EL is approximately 14.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH LOOP EL?
At NORTH LOOP EL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is NORTH LOOP EL in?
NORTH LOOP EL is part of YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.