SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY

SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY is a moderately sized elementary campus in EL PASO, Texas, run under SOCORRO ISD. The school educates 622 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SOCORRO ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 46,668 students. SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY records that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 5% White, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 45.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CAPT WALTER E CLARKE MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 698 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025.

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