Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001722
Zavala Elementary School
51 N HAMMETT ST, EL PASO, TX 79905 · (915) 496-8160 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
244 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 | 36 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
5%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
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Zavala Elementary School
Zavala Elementary School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zavala Elementary School this school | 253 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
| Stafford Center SAN ANTONIO | 255 | 96.1% | N/A |
| De Zavala Elementary School HOUSTON | 246 | 95.5% | 52.5% |
| San Pedro Fine Arts Academy ROBSTOWN | 243 | 95.1% | 26.6% |
| Pugh Elementary School HOUSTON | 256 | 97.3% | 43.5% |
| Lamar Elementary School EL PASO | 265 | 94.7% | 44.8% |
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 Zavala Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,149 of 4,401 | #105 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,388 of 4,466 ▲ 1,049 | #42 of 133 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,837 of 4,466 ▲ 179 | #124 of 133 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,198 of 3,998 | #84 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #4,442 of 4,938 | #132 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #183 of 4,622 | #8 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #4,335 of 4,628 | #112 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #336 of 4,789 | #5 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #669 of 1,307 | #16 of 27 |
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
253
-47 (-16%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 253 | 22.3 | 11.3:1 | 96% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 23.6 | 11.2:1 | 98% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 24.6 | 11.8:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 95% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 19.1 | 11.8:1 | 96% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 95% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 97% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 98% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 35 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zavala Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (226 to 253); teachers up 17% (19.1 to 22.3).
About Zavala Elementary School
Zavala Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in EL PASO, Texas. Total enrollment is 253 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 51% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Zavala Elementary School is one of the 76 schools that make up EL PASO ISD (48,118 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Zavala Elementary School, about 98 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 2% White. For comparison, the population of El Paso County is roughly 83% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Zavala Elementary School, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 22 points.
A school with Zavala Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 32.5%. Zavala Elementary School scores 35.0%, 2.5 points above that line.
In El Paso County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 273 public schools and about 165,404 students.
Jefferson High School is about 0.7 miles from Zavala Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Zavala Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 37.7%, higher than Zavala Elementary School's 35.0%.
NCES describes the area around Zavala Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 16%, from 300 to 253.
The allk12 page for Zavala Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Zavala Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 1 state are named Zavala Elementary. Zavala Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Zavala Elementary SchoolPECOS, TX · 861 students
- Zavala Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 565 students
- Zavala Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 433 students
- Zavala Elementary SchoolHARLINGEN, TX · 332 students
- Zavala Elementary SchoolCRYSTAL CITY, TX · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson High School0.7 mi · 998
- Bowie High School0.8 mi · 1,003
- Silva Health Magnet0.8 mi · 544
- Hillside Elementary School1.1 mi · 348
- Douglass Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- El Paso Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Zavala Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Zavala Elementary School?
Zavala Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-05.
Is Zavala Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Zavala Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zavala Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Zavala Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Zavala Elementary School?
Zavala Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Zavala Elementary School public or private?
Zavala Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.