PARKLAND EL

PARKLAND EL is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in EL PASO, Texas, run under YSLETA ISD, with 471 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

PARKLAND EL is one of 49 schools operated by YSLETA ISD, a district that works with 34,062 students overall.

On demographics, PARKLAND EL logs that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARKLAND EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 50.0%, a residual of +15.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate 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%. PARKLAND EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

The closest other public school is PARKLAND H S, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PARKLAND EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

PARKLAND EL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKLAND EL has shrank 19%, going from 579 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 90% to 96% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the PARKLAND EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.