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Cielo Vista Elementary

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Cielo Vista Elementary ranks 645 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cielo Vista Elementary is a small, high-performing school in El Paso, TX, serving 287 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the El Paso Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptional ability to help all students succeed, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the top 5% statewide for this group. It also achieves outstanding results for its Hispanic students, placing in the 93rd percentile. What makes this even more impressive is that Cielo Vista is located in a district ranked in the 44th percentile, yet it consistently outperforms many schools in the higher-ranked Ysleta Independent School District (Isd). For example, in 5th grade math, Cielo Vista’s proficiency rate (72.73%) is higher than top Ysleta schools like Eastwood Heights Elementary (70.13%) and Vista Hills Elementary (63.93%). The most striking comparison is with its direct neighbor, General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8, located just 0.62 miles away in the same district. While Cielo Vista ranks in the 86th percentile, MacArthur ranks in the 25th, with a dramatic gap in 3rd grade reading (80.77% proficient vs. 38.24%) and math (57.69% vs. 20.59%).

Cielo Vista’s success is likely fueled by its small size, which allows for more individualized attention, and a higher per-pupil spending of $13,492. The school also boasts a highly effective bilingual program, with 100% of 3rd graders taking the reading STAAR in Spanish achieving proficiency in 2023-2024. While the school excels overall, 4th grade math has been a consistent challenge, and 5th grade science, though improving, remains a relative weakness. However, the school’s consistent year-over-year excellence—earning a 4-star rating in 7 of the last 10 years—shows a stable, supportive environment where students thrive.

287

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,024

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9000 Basil Ct
El Paso, TX 79925-4021

(915) 236-8375

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cielo Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

Burges High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

White:

7.0%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

645^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 43Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

531^st of 951El Paso 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	83.3	645 of 4627	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	1010 of 4651	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	1578 of 4710	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.7	591 of 4647	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	1323 of 4581	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	1224 of 4578	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	600 of 4479	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	522 of 4359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	1057 of 4329	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	1143 of 4286	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	988 of 4320	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	89.8	209 of 4260	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.9	178 of 4221	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	275 of 4206	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	71.1	1107 of 4095	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	559 of 3937	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	643 of 3884	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	610 of 3768	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	1029 of 3724	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	1001 of 3476	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	1071 of 3475	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.0	803 of 3465	76.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.1	1474 of 4461	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.2	318 of 4331	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	309 of 4295	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	216 of 4240	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	1995 of 3668	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	1409 of 3556	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1748 of 3487	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.5	567 of 3446	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	155 of 3333	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	391 of 3226	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	924 of 4575	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	656 of 3744	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1344 of 4658	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	419 of 4588	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	766 of 4561	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	1718 of 4499	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	1050 of 4348	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	811 of 4306	81.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	409 of 2619	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1347 of 2980	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	1076 of 2958	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	2136 of 3006	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2227 of 3184	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	1437 of 3106	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	305 of 4413	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	1171 of 4465	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	217 of 4401	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	770 of 4376	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	791 of 4329	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	257 of 4188	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	380 of 4168	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	229 of 4520	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	47.6	2370 of 4594	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.9	568 of 4521	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	2836 of 4477	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.1	1008 of 4451	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	190 of 4309	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	337 of 4264	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	508 of 4582	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	1139 of 3739	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	1982 of 4647	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	874 of 4585	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	2038 of 4563	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	926 of 4498	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	270 of 4357	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	349 of 4319	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	1134 of 4301	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	2569 of 4292	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.0	611 of 4086	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	708 of 3952	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	255 of 3799	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	393 of 3558	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	77.1	507 of 3142	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	345 of 3127	89.0%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

White (2019)84th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+20 vs state

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 11, 2009

Cielo Vista is a great school. Principal Quintana really works to have this school succeed. Teachers and staff care about success of students. Parents that care will find the school working with them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Cielo Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Basil Ct	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8375	287	22	13.1	61.3%	20 (7.0%)	17 (5.9%)	240 (83.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	83.3	645^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.1%		72.8	1010^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.3%	365								80.8	66.7	78.8				57.7	53.9	72.7					$12,024
General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 Whitus Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8750	889	66	13.4	76.8%	39 (4.4%)	34 (3.8%)	780 (87.7%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	29.3	3467^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.1%		32.7	3275^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.6%	192		37.5	33.3		25.0		57.7	38.2	39.5	51.4	45.2	35.0	49.7	20.6	45.7	42.5	15.6	0.0	24.8	25.2	$10,126
Scotsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 McRae Blvd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4800	749	48	15.5	67.0%	30 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	712 (95.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	79.1	788^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.0%		87.1	488^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.5%	300	20.0	20.0	33.3	0.0				69.1	65.1	72.8				61.0	61.8	51.1					$11,984
East Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Zanzibar Rd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4500	558	41	13.6	76.0%	37 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.6	473^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	89.8%		81.9	686^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.3%	213	50.0							72.0	67.1	74.4				72.6	66.3	70.0					$12,984
Eastwood Knolls International	Public	K-8	10000 Buckwood Ave	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4400	789	56	14.2	55.3%	27 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	748 (94.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	89.8	379^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.8%		85.4	554^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%	175	33.3	14.3		73.3	63.2		96.2	64.5	67.1	78.3	80.3	80.9	84.3	57.1	67.2	75.6	80.3	59.3	80.5	67.8	$9,618
Edgemere International School	Public	PK, KG-5	10300 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4700	639	45	14.1	71.8%	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	616 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.2	649^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.0%		66.3	1298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.1%	649	52.9	20.0						70.7	53.4	78.4				61.2	60.5	75.3					$11,977
Eastwood Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10530 Janway Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4600	508	35	14.4	60.4%	39 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	466 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.3	351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	92.4%		87.6	470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.9%	119	54.6	42.9		81.8	54.8			81.8	78.5	76.6				72.7	60.7	70.1					$11,545
Ramona Elementary Stem Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	351 Nichols Rd	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-7700	386	30	12.6	91.2%	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.6	804^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.6%		71.8	1057^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.3%	253	30.0	28.6	47.4		20.0	16.7		61.9	57.4	72.6				49.2	71.9	71.4					$13,339
Vista Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 La Subida Dr	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5700	439	32	13.7	73.6%	9 (2.1%)	10 (2.3%)	411 (93.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	90.3	353^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.9	338^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.7%	15	100.0	33.3						78.4	69.6	78.7				65.5	80.8	63.9					$12,390
Robbin E L Washington International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3585 Lee Trevino	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5900	371	29	12.9	88.4%	18 (4.9%)	7 (1.9%)	345 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	2324^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.8%		52.3	2004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.9%	320								36.4	41.7	62.5				30.9	51.4	56.3					$12,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Cielo Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cielo Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cielo Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Burges High School

Is Cielo Vista Elementary a good school?

Cielo Vista Elementary ranks 645^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cielo Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Cielo Vista Elementary.

What district is Cielo Vista Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Cielo Vista Elementary?

Students at Cielo Vista Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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