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What's one thing TIERRA DEL SOL EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005625
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School
1832 TOMMY AARON DR, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 434-5800 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
375 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +51.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 51 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Tierra Del Sol Elementary School
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Del Sol Elementary School this school | 502 | 74.7% | 57.5% |
| Long Elementary School HARLINGEN | 475 | 73.5% | 41.8% |
| Cavazos Elementary School MCALLEN | 479 | 76.6% | 51.2% |
| Benito Martinez Elementary School EL PASO | 470 | 76.2% | 46.3% |
| Dora Romero Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 552 | 76.1% | 59.7% |
| Perfecto Mancha Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 501 | 77.0% | 57.3% |
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 Tierra Del Sol Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #898 of 4,401 | #21 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #366 of 4,466 ▲ 58 | #6 of 133 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #802 of 4,466 ▲ 147 | #21 of 133 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #698 of 3,998 | #17 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #2,529 of 4,938 | #75 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,142 of 4,622 | #39 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #4,166 of 4,628 | #86 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #2,292 of 4,789 | #89 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #504 of 2,838 | #33 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
502
-123 (-20%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,079
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 502 | 37.2 | 13.5:1 | 75% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 38.1 | 14.1:1 | 73% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 39.8 | 14.1:1 | 74% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 71% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 42.1 | 17.0:1 | 69% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 43 | 17.0:1 | 67% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 61% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 36% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 1,079 | 56 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tierra Del Sol Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (718 to 502); teachers down 12% (42.1 to 37.2).
About Tierra Del Sol Elementary School
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School is a public elementary school run by YSLETA ISD in EL PASO, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 502 students in pre-K through 5.
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School belongs to YSLETA ISD, a district of 49 schools and 34,062 students.
About 96% of the student body at Tierra Del Sol Elementary School is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of El Paso County's population at about 83%. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 75% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 74%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Tierra Del Sol Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tierra Del Sol Elementary School would score about 41.8%. It scores 57.5%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
El Paso County census figures show that the median household income is $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. El Paso County is home to 273 public schools and about 165,404 public school students.
Nearest public school: J M Hanks High School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.0%; Tierra Del Sol Elementary School's is 57.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 123 students since 2020-21, to 502. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.9:1 to 13.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tierra Del Sol Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 YSLETA ISD
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Bel Air High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- J M Hanks High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 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
Other Tierra Del Sol Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tierra Del Sol Elementary. Tierra Del Sol Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tierra Del Sol Elementary SchoolSomerton, AZ · 579 students
Nearby schools
- J M Hanks High School0.7 mi · 1,364
- Glen Cove Elementary School0.9 mi · 537
- Vista Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 439
- O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy1.1 mi · 672
- Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East1.2 mi · 129
- Hanks Middle School1.2 mi · 1,000
Frequently asked questions
About Tierra Del Sol Elementary SchoolHow large is Tierra Del Sol Elementary School?
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tierra Del Sol Elementary School serve?
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Tierra Del Sol Elementary School have?
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Tierra Del Sol Elementary School?
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Tierra Del Sol Elementary School public or private?
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.