Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001720
Western Hills Elementary School
530 THUNDERBIRD DR, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 832-6950 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
261 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Western Hills Elementary School
Western Hills Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hills Elementary School this school | 436 | 59.9% | 51.8% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School EL PASO | 418 | 62.7% | 49.7% |
| Reagan County Elementary School BIG LAKE | 448 | 63.6% | 31.6% |
| Howard Burnham Elementary School EL PASO | 388 | 58.0% | 43.1% |
| Eastwood Heights Elementary School EL PASO | 508 | 60.4% | 66.0% |
| Steele Montessori Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 395 | 56.5% | 36.5% |
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 Western Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,281 of 4,401 | #32 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,610 of 4,466 ▼ 1,080 | #91 of 133 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,432 of 4,466 ▼ 328 | #52 of 133 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #273 of 3,998 | #4 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #3,162 of 4,938 | #92 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,075 of 4,622 | #37 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #3,625 of 4,628 | #28 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #3,122 of 4,789 | #122 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,169 of 2,838 | #82 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
436
+105 (+32%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 436 | 32.5 | 13.4:1 | 60% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 32.4 | 12.0:1 | 65% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 30.1 | 11.4:1 | 72% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 74% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 34.3 | 13.9:1 | 63% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 59% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 49% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 38% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 29 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (476 to 436); teachers down 5% (34.3 to 32.5).
About Western Hills Elementary School
Western Hills Elementary School is a small elementary school in EL PASO, Texas, administered by EL PASO ISD. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 436 students in 2024-25.
Western Hills Elementary School falls under EL PASO ISD, which has 76 schools enrolling 48,118 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Western Hills Elementary School is Hispanic, at 86%. The school is also 9% White and 3% multiracial. Among El Paso County residents, the Hispanic share is about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Western Hills Elementary School scores 24%.
Western Hills Elementary School reported 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 60% of students at Western Hills Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in El Paso County average 74%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Western Hills Elementary School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Western Hills Elementary School is +3.7 points: 51.8% actual, 48.1% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for El Paso County show that the median household earns about $59,806 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across El Paso County, 273 public schools serve about 165,404 students.
Rivera Elementary School is the nearest public school to Western Hills Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Western Hills Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 51.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Western Hills Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 105 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 12.3:1 to 13.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
Other Western Hills Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Western Hills Elementary. Western Hills Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 499 students
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolTEMPLE, TX · 417 students
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IA · 570 students
- WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Rivera Elementary School0.7 mi · 186
- Putnam Elementary School1.1 mi · 260
- Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa1.3 mi · 10
- Premier High School-El Paso Mesa1.3 mi · 121
- Polk Elementary School1.4 mi · 649
- Coronado High School1.4 mi · 2,576
Frequently asked questions
About Western Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Western Hills Elementary School?
Western Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
Is Western Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Western Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Western Hills Elementary School have?
Western Hills Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Western Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Western Hills Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Western Hills Elementary School in?
Western Hills Elementary School is part of EL PASO ISD.
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