Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORNILLO ISD·NCES 484299009546
Tornillo Intermediate School
300 OIL MILL, TORNILLO, TX 79853 · (915) 765-3051 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
308 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within TORNILLO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Tornillo Intermediate School
Tornillo Intermediate School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornillo Intermediate School this school | 335 | 91.9% | 33.3% |
| Las Yescas Elementary School SAN BENITO | 354 | 91.5% | 42.7% |
| Castro Elementary School MISSION | 328 | 91.8% | 43.5% |
| David G Sanchez Elementary School LA FERIA | 330 | 92.7% | 52.1% |
| Ysleta Elementary School EL PASO | 329 | 91.8% | 54.3% |
| Santiago Garcia Elementary School EDCOUCH | 358 | 93.0% | 23.1% |
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 Tornillo Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,336 of 4,401 | #113 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,595 of 4,466 ▼ 950 | #121 of 133 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,506 of 4,466 ▼ 258 | #120 of 133 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #510 of 3,998 | #9 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #3,983 of 4,938 | #117 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,186 of 4,622 | #41 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,624 of 4,628 | #134 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #847 of 4,789 | #18 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.9% | #98 of 1,307 | #1 of 27 |
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
335
+154 (+85%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 335 | 24.7 | 13.6:1 | 92% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 28.7 | 13.1:1 | 94% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 14.5 | 11.3:1 | 95% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 96% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 15.6 | 14.3:1 | 96% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 94% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 40% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tornillo Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (222 to 335); teachers up 59% (15.6 to 24.7).
About Tornillo Intermediate School
Federal records list Tornillo Intermediate School as an elementary school in TORNILLO, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 335 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
The district, TORNILLO ISD, has 726 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Tornillo Intermediate School is 100% Hispanic. El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tornillo Intermediate School was 13.6:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 92%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
Tornillo Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3%, compared with a predicted 34.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
El Paso County census figures show that the median household income is $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 273 public schools in El Paso County, enrolling about 165,404 students in all.
Tornillo Junior High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Tornillo Intermediate School ranks 6th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Tornillo Intermediate School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 181 in 2020-21 and 335 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
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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 TORNILLO ISD
- Tornillo High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Tornillo Junior High SchoolMiddle · 150 students
- Tornillo DAEPElementary
- Tornillo Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in TORNILLO
- Tornillo High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Tornillo Junior High SchoolMiddle · 150 students
- Tornillo DAEPElementary
- Tornillo Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Tornillo Junior High School0.1 mi · 150
- Tornillo High School0.2 mi · 241
- Fabens Elementary School4.2 mi · 421
- Fabens Middle School4.4 mi · 394
- Fabens High School4.6 mi · 616
- Johanna Odonnell Intermediate School4.9 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Tornillo Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Tornillo Intermediate School?
Tornillo Intermediate School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tornillo Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tornillo Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tornillo Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tornillo Intermediate School is approximately 13.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tornillo Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Tornillo Intermediate School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Tornillo Intermediate School in?
Tornillo Intermediate School is part of TORNILLO ISD.
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