PRESA EL

PRESA EL, a tight-knit elementary-level community in EL PASO, Texas, part of YSLETA ISD, educates 289 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

PRESA EL is one of 49 schools operated by YSLETA ISD, a district that caters to 34,062 students overall.

Demographically, PRESA EL shows that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PRESA 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 37.2%; this one delivers 54.9%, a residual of +17.7 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), PRESA EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LANCASTER EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PRESA EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRESA EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PRESA EL's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 364 (now 289).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.