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Red Sands Elementary

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Red Sands Elementary ranks 2895 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Red Sands Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 573 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Clint Independent School District, which is ranked 573 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Red Sands Elementary consistently underperforms the state and district averages on STAAR Reading, Math, and Science assessments, with particularly low proficiency rates in STAAR Spanish. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,898 out of 4,359 Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 2,905 out of 4,647 in 2022-2023. The school struggles to support its student subgroups, with lower rankings for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students compared to the state. Additionally, the school's ranking for Gifted and Talented students is particularly low.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Clint Independent School District, such as Montana Vista Elementary, perform better than Red Sands Elementary on most academic measures. Schools in the neighboring Socorro Independent School District, such as Sgt Roberto Ituarte and Cactus Trails, also significantly outperform Red Sands Elementary. Despite having a higher per-student spending compared to the state average, the school's academic struggles suggest the need for a comprehensive approach to address the challenges it faces.

572

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,461

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4250 O'Shea Dr
El Paso, TX 79938

(915) 926-5400

District: Clint Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Red Sands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Montana Middle
High:	Mountain View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

White:

3.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Texas avg46%

2,895^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Clint Independent School District (Isd)

573^rd of 961Clint Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	2895 of 4651	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2447 of 4710	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2905 of 4647	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3555 of 4581	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	4261 of 4578	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1936 of 4479	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	1898 of 4359	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	2242 of 4329	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.7	1845 of 4286	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.9	1915 of 4320	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	23.2	3694 of 4260	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	3706 of 4221	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	2880 of 4206	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	2791 of 4095	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	2478 of 3937	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	2674 of 3884	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.4	2280 of 3768	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	2770 of 3724	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.9	2013 of 3476	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.7	2275 of 3475	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.1	2762 of 3465	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	2800 of 4461	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3867 of 4331	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	843 of 4295	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	1446 of 4240	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1543 of 2918	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1877 of 3668	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1983 of 3556	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2245 of 3487	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3036 of 3446	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.9	976 of 3333	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	1354 of 3226	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	2510 of 3744	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2279 of 4658	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2654 of 4588	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3492 of 4561	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4292 of 4499	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	1838 of 4348	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	2216 of 4306	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	2751 of 2980	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	2628 of 2958	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	2579 of 3184	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	1931 of 3106	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1992 of 3644	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2212 of 4465	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	2391 of 4401	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3262 of 4376	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3995 of 4329	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1397 of 4188	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	1432 of 4168	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1856 of 3705	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	1971 of 4594	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	1877 of 4521	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	3097 of 4477	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	4115 of 4451	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	1059 of 4309	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1188 of 4264	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2038 of 3739	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3174 of 4647	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3036 of 4585	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3635 of 4563	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4005 of 4498	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2107 of 4357	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1686 of 4319	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	2407 of 3549	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3374 of 4292	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2505 of 4086	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2343 of 3952	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2874 of 3799	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2215 of 3684	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	949 of 3558	73.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%-7 vs state

Science22%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Red Sands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 O'Shea Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5400	572	37	15.3	92.1%	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	544 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	38.4	2895^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%		46	2447^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.0%	448	15.8	50.0	83.3	21.1	40.0			44.0	46.0	49.4	32.0	41.9	42.4	22.4	$10,461
Montana Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 Mark Jason Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5300	457	31	14.8	90.2%	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	439 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.7	2454^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.3	2650^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.7%	196	12.5	35.7	80.0	25.0	35.7	60.0	0.0	50.9	47.4	61.2	45.3	31.6	43.3	17.9	$10,868
Idea Edgemere Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	15101 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 201-1959	788	39	20.3	63.8%	66 (8.4%)	45 (5.7%)	663 (84.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	78.6	807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.7	917^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.5%	110								74.6	70.6	74.2	51.2	51.7	51.4	49.0	$8,641
Cactus Trails	Public	PK, KG-5	14701 Ralph Seitsinger Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2602	1,006	56	18.0	59.7%	111 (11.0%)	36 (3.6%)	827 (82.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.2%)	87	492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%		87	500^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.4%	8								71.2	75.6	78.9	64.1	60.1	67.1	43.5	$8,448
Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14900 Tierra Mirage	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2400	1,067	62	17.2	57.4%	143 (13.4%)	50 (4.7%)	835 (78.3%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.2%)	67	1258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%		62.6	1470^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.8%	212	20.0			20.0				54.9	66.2	69.3	48.7	61.2	57.2	18.7	$8,065
James P Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14251 Ralph Seitsinger Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8900	884	48	18.5	60.9%	78 (8.8%)	27 (3.1%)	749 (84.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (1.9%)	58.9	1630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.0%		62.3	1483^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	68.5%	147								62.0	53.1	62.5	53.3	42.3	50.7	23.0	$7,540
Chester E Jordan	Public	PK, KG-5	13995 Jason Crandall Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8800	755	45	16.8	75.8%	44 (5.8%)	33 (4.4%)	656 (86.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	57.2	1712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.2%		52.1	2046^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.6%	334								68.0	60.8	54.8	56.3	43.9	42.1	19.3	$9,078
Purple Heart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 Gr Campuzano	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2200	914	52	17.6	71.8%	90 (9.8%)	47 (5.1%)	751 (82.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	50.9	2091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%		47.6	2329^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.6%	238								51.6	68.5	52.1	38.3	46.9	44.6	18.2	$7,946
Sgt Roberto Ituarte	Public	PK, KG-5	12860 Tierra Sonora	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7000	659	39	16.8	70.7%	60 (9.1%)	24 (3.6%)	556 (84.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	93.5	246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%		86.2	528^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.8%	282			33.3			50.0	16.7	74.6	84.2	79.6	76.7	79.3	75.0	46.6	$8,960
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	12300 Tierra Este Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6200	862	49	17.4	71.9%	61 (7.1%)	33 (3.8%)	728 (84.5%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41.8	2649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%		36.4	3070^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.8%	421								42.4	53.4	55.8	32.6	44.1	42.0	19.6	$7,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Sands Elementary

What schools do graduates of Red Sands Elementary attend?

Students who attend Red Sands Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Montana Middle
High : Mountain View High School

What district is Red Sands Elementary in?

Clint Independent School District (Isd)

Is Red Sands Elementary a good school?

Red Sands Elementary ranks 2895^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Red Sands Elementary?

Students at Red Sands Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend Red Sands Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Red Sands Elementary.

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