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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071005924
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
11851 VISTA DEL SOL, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-7500 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
424 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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
505
-41 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.9:1
% White
4%
was 1%
% Hispanic
93%
was 98%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, a moderately sized elementary campus in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within SOCORRO ISD, enrolls 505 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 51 schools in SOCORRO ISD (46,668 students total), VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%); the rest is composed of 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
On the income-and-resources front, VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 84% 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%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 45.9%.
Zooming out to the county, 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), VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is one campus in the mix.
MYRTLE COOPER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.8%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Over the past 7-year window. VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 505). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.
On this page, the feed for VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
- EL DORADO H SHigh · 2,109 students
- AMERICAS H SHigh · 2,049 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- MYRTLE COOPER EL0.7 mi · 550
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO EAST0.8 mi · 129
- WILLIAM D SLIDER MIDDLE0.9 mi · 627
- O'SHEA KELEHER WHOLE CHILD ACADEMY1.0 mi · 672
- VISTA DEL FUTURO CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 367
- MONTWOOD H S1.1 mi · 2,499
Frequently asked questions
About VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEHow large is VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
Is VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE an elementary, middle, or high school?
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE have?
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE reports a student body of 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
VISTA DEL SOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is overseen by SOCORRO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.