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What's the most underrated thing about VISTA HILLS EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005345
Vista Hills Elementary School
10801 LA SUBIDA DR, EL PASO, TX 79935 · (915) 434-5700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
323 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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
12%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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 43.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 24 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 Vista Hills Elementary School
Vista Hills Elementary School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Hills Elementary School this school | 439 | 73.6% | 66.0% |
| Villareal Elementary School OLMITO | 444 | 74.3% | 53.0% |
| Downs Fine Arts Academy SAN BENITO | 426 | 72.5% | 49.9% |
| Garza Elementary School MCALLEN | 409 | 73.8% | 49.9% |
| Long Elementary School HARLINGEN | 475 | 73.5% | 41.8% |
| Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy SAN BENITO | 437 | 75.3% | 47.3% |
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 Vista Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #468 of 4,401 | #5 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #445 of 4,466 ▼ 124 | #8 of 133 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #504 of 4,466 ▲ 158 | #10 of 133 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,659 of 3,998 | #101 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #3,141 of 4,938 | #90 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,336 of 4,622 | #45 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #4,019 of 4,628 | #71 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #2,352 of 4,789 | #91 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #383 of 2,838 | #24 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
439
-159 (-27%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 439 | 31.9 | 13.8:1 | 74% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 32.6 | 13.6:1 | 73% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 34.5 | 13.2:1 | 73% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 75% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 41.3 | 15.8:1 | 78% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 78% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 70% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 53% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 937 | 51 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (653 to 439); teachers down 23% (41.3 to 31.9).
About Vista Hills Elementary School
Vista Hills Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in EL PASO, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 439 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for Vista Hills Elementary School is YSLETA ISD, with 49 schools and 34,062 students.
The large majority of students at Vista Hills Elementary School, 94%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Black and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 83%. By the diversity index, Vista Hills Elementary School comes in at 12%.
Vista Hills Elementary School counts 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in El Paso County, the average is about the same, 74%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Vista Hills 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, Vista Hills Elementary School would score about 42.3%. It scores 66.0%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for El Paso County show that median household income is about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. A total of 273 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 165,404 students.
The closest other public school is J M Hanks High School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 62.9% on proficiency, and Vista Hills Elementary School is above that at 66.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 439 was 27% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 598.
Community posts for Vista Hills Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- J M Hanks High School0.4 mi · 1,364
- Glen Cove Elementary School0.9 mi · 537
- Eastwood Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 508
- Eastwood Middle School0.9 mi · 1,280
- Tierra Del Sol Elementary School1.0 mi · 502
- El Paso Academy1.1 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Vista Hills Elementary School?
Vista Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Vista Hills Elementary School serve?
Vista Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Hills Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vista Hills Elementary School?
Vista Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista Hills Elementary School?
Vista Hills Elementary School is overseen by YSLETA ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.