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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005329
PARKLAND EL
6330 DEER AVE, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 434-6600 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
422 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
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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
471
-108 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.9:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
96%
was 90%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
- PARKLAND H S0.8 mi · 1,565
- PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE0.8 mi · 1,146
- PARKLAND PRE K CENTER1.2 mi · 308
- DOLPHIN TERRACE EL1.3 mi · 510
- DESERTAIRE EL1.4 mi · 505
- NEWMAN EL1.5 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About PARKLAND ELWhat is the total enrollment at PARKLAND EL?
PARKLAND EL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PARKLAND EL serve?
PARKLAND EL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARKLAND EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARKLAND EL is approximately 12.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARKLAND EL?
At PARKLAND EL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PARKLAND EL in?
PARKLAND EL is part of YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.