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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005328
North Loop Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 36.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
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 →
Schools most like North Loop Elementary School
North Loop Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Loop Elementary School this school | 534 | 94.8% | 45.6% |
| Psja Early Start PHARR | 527 | 95.3% | N/A |
| Daniel Ramirez Elementary School PHARR | 516 | 95.0% | 34.8% |
| Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 526 | 95.8% | 40.6% |
| Hargill Elementary School HARGILL | 520 | 94.0% | 36.8% |
| Garza at Southmost Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 524 | 93.5% | 45.2% |
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 North Loop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,885 of 4,401 | #64 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,192 of 4,466 ▲ 138 | #37 of 133 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,872 of 4,466 ▲ 901 | #66 of 133 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,220 of 3,998 | #36 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #2,191 of 4,938 | #65 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,684 of 4,622 | #53 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #4,365 of 4,628 | #118 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #547 of 4,789 | #10 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.1% | #280 of 1,307 | #10 of 27 |
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
534
+204 (+62%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,215
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 534 | 37.7 | 14.2:1 | 95% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 37.7 | 14.7:1 | 96% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 38.3 | 14.0:1 | 95% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 92% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 31.9 | 13.1:1 | 93% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 94% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 80% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 50% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 1,215 | 68 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Loop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (417 to 534); teachers up 18% (31.9 to 37.7).
About North Loop Elementary School
North Loop Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, under YSLETA ISD. The school serves 534 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
North Loop Elementary School sits within YSLETA ISD, which has 49 schools and 34,062 students.
North Loop Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 98% Hispanic. That compares with about 83% Hispanic among all El Paso County residents. North Loop Elementary School has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at North Loop Elementary School is 95%. It compares with 74% for public schools in El Paso County.
North Loop Elementary School scores 45.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.2%.
North Loop Elementary School is located in El Paso County, where median household income is about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. North Loop Elementary School is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County, which together enroll about 165,404 students.
The closest other public school is Cesar Chavez Academy, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: North Loop Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 45.6% versus a 53.5% average.
Federal data place North Loop Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
North Loop Elementary School enrolled 330 in 2020-21 and 534 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 YSLETA ISD
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Bel Air High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- J M Hanks High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 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
- Cesar Chavez Academy0.6 mi · 82
- JJAEP0.6 mi · 2
- Cesar Chavez Academy JJAEP0.6 mi · 2
- Sageland Elementary School0.9 mi · 601
- Riverside High School1.0 mi · 952
- Young Women's Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About North Loop Elementary SchoolHow large is North Loop Elementary School?
North Loop Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
Is North Loop Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Loop Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Loop Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Loop Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Loop Elementary School?
At North Loop Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is North Loop Elementary School in?
North Loop Elementary School is part of YSLETA ISD.
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