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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 86 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Vista Del Sol Environmental Science
Vista Del Sol Environmental Science's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Del Sol Environmental Science this school | 505 | 84.0% | 48.5% |
| Ted Flores Elementary School PEARSALL | 503 | 83.5% | N/A |
| Robert R Rojas Elementary School EL PASO | 490 | 84.7% | 36.8% |
| Olmos Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 486 | 84.8% | 55.8% |
| Laureles Elementary School SAN BENITO | 516 | 84.1% | 51.0% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 487 | 82.8% | 43.1% |
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 Vista Del Sol Environmental Science ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,576 of 4,401 | #45 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,914 of 4,466 ▼ 1,499 | #100 of 133 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,204 of 4,466 ▼ 563 | #81 of 133 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #581 of 3,998 | #15 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,489 of 4,938 | #73 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,924 of 4,622 | #87 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #4,004 of 4,628 | #69 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #1,642 of 4,789 | #60 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #2,261 of 2,838 | #85 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
505
-75 (-13%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,224
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 505 | 32.5 | 15.5:1 | 84% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 24.3 | 20.4:1 | 85% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 34.9 | 14.6:1 | 89% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 83% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 32.3 | 16.9:1 | 87% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 85% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 87% (681) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 77% (596) |
| 1990-91 | 1,224 | 60 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Del Sol Environmental Science.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (546 to 505); teachers up 1% (32.3 to 32.5).
About Vista Del Sol Environmental Science
Vista Del Sol Environmental Science is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 505 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, SOCORRO ISD has 51 schools and 46,668 students.
The large majority of students at Vista Del Sol Environmental Science, 93%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 4% White. Among all residents of El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. The chance that two students picked at random at Vista Del Sol Environmental Science belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The school reported 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is 74%.
The model predicts 37.8% for a school in Texas with Vista Del Sol Environmental Science's free or reduced-price lunch share. Vista Del Sol Environmental Science posts 48.5%.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vista Del Sol Environmental Science is among the 273 public schools in El Paso County.
Nearby, Myrtle Cooper Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Vista Del Sol Environmental Science ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 580 in 2020-21 and 505 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Community posts for Vista Del Sol Environmental Science can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Other schools in SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
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- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
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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
Nearby schools
- Myrtle Cooper Elementary School0.7 mi · 550
- Triumph Public High Schools-El Paso East0.8 mi · 129
- William D Slider Middle School0.9 mi · 627
- O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy1.0 mi · 672
- Vista Del Futuro Charter School1.0 mi · 367
- Montwood High School1.1 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.
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