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Red Sands Elementary

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Red Sands Elementary ranks 1967 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Red Sands Elementary in El Paso, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Clint Independent School District (Isd) serving 572 students, and it is in the midst of a powerful turnaround, recently earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 57th percentile statewide after hitting a historic low just a few years ago.

The school’s greatest strength is its exceptional ability to serve students from low-income backgrounds, earning a 4-star rating for this subgroup and ranking in the 73rd percentile—far outpacing its overall performance. This is a standout achievement compared to many nearby schools with similar demographics. Additionally, Red Sands has a highly effective bilingual program, with Spanish-language STAAR scores often exceeding state averages, such as an 83% proficiency rate in 5th-grade Spanish Reading. The school also shines in 4th-grade math, where 59.74% of students were proficient, well above both the state and district averages. While it trails top performers like Sgt Roberto Ituarte (94th percentile) and Cactus Trails (88th percentile) in the neighboring Socorro Independent School District (Isd), Red Sands is competitive, outperforming schools like Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy (57th percentile) and Purple Heart Elementary (62nd percentile). Its rapid improvement is unique compared to its closest peer, Montana Vista Elementary, which has seen more modest gains.

However, the school has clear areas for growth. Performance with Special Education students is a major concern, ranking in the 25th percentile, and 5th-grade Science scores have persistently lagged, with only 22% of students proficient. While Red Sands spends more per student ($11,357) than many nearby schools, its recent turnaround suggests it is learning to use resources more effectively. If the school can apply its successful strategies to these weaker areas, it is well-positioned to continue its upward trajectory.

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: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

Texas avg50%

1,967^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Clint Independent School District (Isd)

500^th of 951Clint 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
2026	52.8	1967 of 4627	57.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.7	2376 of 4575	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.2	1451 of 4413	67.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	63.5	1237 of 4520	72.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	59.0	1612 of 4582	64.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.6	3212 of 4301	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

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

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

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-32 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 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%)	52.8	1967^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.5%		38.4	2895^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	928	9.1	27.8	10.0	0.0	50.0	25.0	48.4	64.9	54.3	38.5	59.7	36.1	$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%)	65.3	1329^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.3%		44.7	2454^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.2%	1125	28.6	14.3	30.0	33.3	16.7	25.0	70.0	49.1	56.5	65.6	49.1	52.4	$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%)	71.6	1071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	76.9%		78.6	807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%	264							65.3	70.6	76.2	60.5	41.3	46.6	$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%)	86.2	533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		87	492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	41							63.9	72.0	85.0	58.2	61.0	77.1	$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%)	69.9	1141^st of 4627 public elementary schools	75.3%		67	1258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	117							53.9	58.6	72.2	42.9	59.3	62.4	$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%)	66	1305^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.8%		58.9	1630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.0%	325		33.3					58.9	61.8	58.3	57.3	46.3	57.6	$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%)	68.6	1204^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.0%		57.2	1712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.2%	508							62.4	54.9	62.2	52.0	54.9	59.1	$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%)	57	1760^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		50.9	2091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%	331							53.9	56.8	66.7	47.8	40.5	45.7	$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%)	91.8	298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.6%		93.5	246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%	52							69.3	69.0	80.2	68.0	80.3	77.9	$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%)	52.3	1995^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.9%		41.8	2649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	654							52.4	54.1	59.1	37.3	41.8	55.5	$7,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Sands Elementary

How many students attend Red Sands Elementary?

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

What district is Red Sands Elementary in?

Clint Independent School District (Isd)

Is Red Sands Elementary a good school?

Red Sands Elementary ranks 1967^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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 is the racial makeup of Red Sands Elementary?

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

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