Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001721
Zach White Elementary School
4256 ROXBURY DR, EL PASO, TX 79922 · (915) 584-1141 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
209 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 | 60 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
29%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Zach White Elementary School
Zach White Elementary School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach White Elementary School this school | 395 | 52.9% | 46.7% |
| Sonora Elementary School SONORA | 365 | 51.8% | 36.8% |
| Ricardo Elementary School KINGSVILLE | 449 | 51.0% | 58.1% |
| Steele Montessori Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 395 | 56.5% | 36.5% |
| Lewis Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 437 | 56.5% | 42.5% |
| Northwest Crossing Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 362 | 55.0% | 37.9% |
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 Zach White Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,769 of 4,401 | #53 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,951 of 4,466 ▼ 34 | #65 of 133 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,344 of 4,466 ▲ 155 | #45 of 133 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,410 of 3,998 | #92 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #3,523 of 4,938 | #101 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #527 of 4,622 | #20 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #3,454 of 4,628 | #17 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #3,459 of 4,789 | #132 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #1,460 of 2,838 | #63 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
395
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 395 | 31.6 | 12.5:1 | 53% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 32.8 | 12.4:1 | 56% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 32.6 | 10.9:1 | 55% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 55% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 32.7 | 14.5:1 | 51% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 48% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 46% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 891 | 58 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zach White Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (474 to 395); teachers down 3% (32.7 to 31.6).
About Zach White Elementary School
Zach White Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in EL PASO, Texas. School enrollment was 395 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
EL PASO ISD is the district for Zach White Elementary School. It has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
About 83% of the student body at Zach White Elementary School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 15% White and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share in El Paso County as a whole is similar, at about 83%. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Zach White Elementary School is 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 53% of students, or 209, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in El Paso County average 74%.
allk12 grades Zach White Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Zach White Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.7% and a predicted 51.1%.
El Paso County census figures show that the median household income is $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 273 public schools in El Paso County, enrolling about 165,404 students in all.
The closest public school to Zach White Elementary School is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Zach White Elementary School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Zach White Elementary School climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 380 to 395 students.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 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
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 550
- Coronado High School1.8 mi · 2,576
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 524
- Putnam Elementary School2.1 mi · 260
- Guerrero Elementary School2.4 mi · 342
- Don Haskins PK-82.6 mi · 1,405
Frequently asked questions
About Zach White Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Zach White Elementary School?
Zach White Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Zach White Elementary School serve?
Zach White Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Zach White Elementary School have?
Zach White Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Zach White Elementary School?
Student demographics at Zach White Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 83% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Zach White Elementary School in?
Zach White Elementary School is part of EL PASO ISD.
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