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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINT ISD·NCES 481443006080
Red Sands Elementary School
4250 O'SHEA DR, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 926-5400 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
527 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp 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 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Red Sands Elementary School
Red Sands Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sands Elementary School this school | 572 | 92.1% | 39.1% |
| IDEA Sports Park Academy BROWNSVILLE | 571 | 92.3% | 42.0% |
| Jackson Elementary School MCALLEN | 548 | 92.0% | 48.8% |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 590 | 91.0% | 34.0% |
| L F Smith Elementary School PASADENA | 572 | 91.1% | 48.3% |
| Vanguard Picasso PHARR | 572 | 91.4% | 48.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Red Sands Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,702 of 4,401 | #92 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,255 of 4,466 ▲ 291 | #74 of 133 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,015 of 4,466 ▲ 667 | #71 of 133 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,572 of 3,998 | #56 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #1,840 of 4,938 | #58 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,751 of 4,622 | #78 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #4,127 of 4,628 | #80 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #825 of 4,789 | #15 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #805 of 2,838 | #43 of 93 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
572
-71 (-11%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,146
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 572 | 37.3 | 15.3:1 | 92% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 41.1 | 13.9:1 | 91% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 43.5 | 13.5:1 | 89% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 91% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 92% (701) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 45 | 18.6:1 | 92% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 953 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 62% (587) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 60 | 15.5:1 | 89% (832) |
| 1990-91 | 1,146 | 52 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Sands Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (759 to 572); teachers down 15% (44 to 37.3).
About Red Sands Elementary School
This page covers Red Sands Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. The school's 572 students are in pre-K through 5.
CLINT ISD includes 14 schools. Together they enroll 10,077 students.
Hispanic students make up 95% of enrollment at Red Sands Elementary School. Smaller groups are 4% White. For comparison, the population of El Paso County is roughly 83% Hispanic. Red Sands Elementary School's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 37.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.3:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Around 92% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 74%, lower than here.
On BeatsExpectations, Red Sands Elementary School is 4.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
El Paso County has about 870,779 residents, and the median household income is $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, El Paso County has 273 public schools and roughly 165,404 students.
The school nearest to Red Sands Elementary School is Montana Vista Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Red Sands Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2020-21, when Red Sands Elementary School had 643 students, to 2024-25, when it had 572.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CLINT ISD
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Frank Macias Elementary SchoolElementary · 975 students
- Wm David Surratt Elementary SchoolElementary · 939 students
- Desert Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 928 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Clint High SchoolHigh · 747 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Montana Vista Elementary School1.5 mi · 457
- Mountain View High School2.0 mi · 775
- East Montana Middle School2.1 mi · 496
- IDEA Edgemere College Preparatory2.9 mi · 619
- IDEA Edgemere Academy2.9 mi · 788
- Cactus Trails3.8 mi · 1,006
Frequently asked questions
About Red Sands Elementary SchoolHow large is Red Sands Elementary School?
Red Sands Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
Is Red Sands Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Sands Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Red Sands Elementary School have?
Red Sands Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Red Sands Elementary School?
Student demographics at Red Sands Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Red Sands Elementary School in?
Red Sands Elementary School is part of CLINT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.