Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORNILLO ISD·NCES 484299009546
TORNILLO INT
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
335
+113 (+51%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.3:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TORNILLO INT
TORNILLO INT is a compact elementary school in TORNILLO, Texas, one of the schools within TORNILLO ISD. The school teaches 335 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 519.
TORNILLO ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 726 students; TORNILLO INT is among them.
Looking at the student body, TORNILLO INT reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
On the resource side, On paper, TORNILLO INT has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than El Paso County's rate of about 74%.
With demographic context factored in, TORNILLO INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 31.7%.
Around the school, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), TORNILLO INT is one campus in the mix.
TORNILLO J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TORNILLO INT comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. TORNILLO INT's enrollment has increased 51% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 335).
On the community side, the feed for TORNILLO INT typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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 TORNILLO ISD
- TORNILLO H SHigh · 241 students
- TORNILLO J HMiddle · 150 students
- TORNILLO DAEPElementary
- TORNILLO ELCombined
Other schools in TORNILLO
- TORNILLO H SHigh · 241 students
- TORNILLO J HMiddle · 150 students
- TORNILLO DAEPElementary
- TORNILLO ELCombined
Nearby schools
- TORNILLO J H0.1 mi · 150
- TORNILLO H S0.2 mi · 241
- FABENS EL4.2 mi · 421
- FABENS MIDDLE4.4 mi · 394
- FABENS H S4.6 mi · 616
- JOHANNA ODONNELL INT4.9 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About TORNILLO INTHow many students attend TORNILLO INT?
TORNILLO INT enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
Is TORNILLO INT an elementary, middle, or high school?
TORNILLO INT is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TORNILLO INT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TORNILLO INT is approximately 13.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TORNILLO INT?
Student demographics at TORNILLO INT are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is TORNILLO INT in?
TORNILLO INT is part of TORNILLO ISD.
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