PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY

Set in EL PASO, Texas, PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY is a roomy elementary-level community, part of SOCORRO ISD. It instructs 862 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 66% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within SOCORRO ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 46,668 students, PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY reports that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 7% White, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with El Paso County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

Across the wider county, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EL DORADO H S, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PASO DEL NORTE FINE ARTS ACADEMY has shrank 27%, going from 1,173 students in 2018 to 862 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 89% to 84% over that span.

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