RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY

RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY operates as an intimate primary school in EL PASO, Texas, run under YSLETA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.

Across the 49 schools in YSLETA ISD (34,062 students total), RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest is composed of 3% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 42.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

RIVERSIDE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY has increased 32%, going from 293 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.