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Hart Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3284th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Hart Elementary is a PK-5 school in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) serving 343 students in a high-poverty area, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a dramatic turnaround in recent years, jumping from the 6th percentile in statewide rankings to the 29th percentile, making it one of the most improved schools in its area. This upward trend stands out when compared to nearby schools like Douglass Elementary (20th percentile) and Aoy Elementary (33rd percentile), which have remained in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools.

Hart Elementary's most notable strength is its exceptional performance on Spanish-language STAAR exams, where students consistently outperform both district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 4th grade Spanish Reading, 44% of Hart students were proficient compared to 39% district-wide and 37% statewide. This suggests a highly effective bilingual program that serves as a key differentiator from nearby schools. However, the school faces a significant challenge with its English-language scores, which remain well below district and state averages, and there is a stark gender gap—female students rank in the 65th percentile statewide while male students rank in the 9th percentile, indicating a critical need to address the academic challenges facing boys.

The school invests heavily in its students, spending $13,520 per pupil and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, which is more favorable than the district's top-performing nearby school, Mesita Elementary ($10,861 per student, 14.3:1 ratio). While the nearby charter school La Fe Preparatory School achieves higher overall rankings (80th percentile), its small student body of 195 students leads to volatile data, making it an unreliable benchmark. Hart's future success will depend on replicating the strategies that have boosted female students' performance and strengthening English-language instruction to close the achievement gap.

343
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,069
Per pupil spending ?
95.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1110 Park St
       El Paso, TX  79901-3536

(915) 236-8825

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Hart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Guillen Middle
High:    Bowie High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.0%
White:
1.5%
African American:
0.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2024 → 29th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of El Paso Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg49%
Texas avg50%
3,284th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 24 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 43Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)
531st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.23284 of 462729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202521.93922 of 465115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202412.54435 of 47105.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.23618 of 464722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.23532 of 458122.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.34188 of 45788.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.64166 of 44797.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201844.22295 of 435947.4%★★☆☆☆
201749.02024 of 432953.2%★★★☆☆
201655.92009 of 428653.1%★★★☆☆
201545.72561 of 432040.7%★★☆☆☆
201434.73165 of 426025.7%★☆☆☆☆
201326.23567 of 422115.5%★☆☆☆☆
201243.22700 of 420635.8%★★☆☆☆
201159.51848 of 409554.9%★★★☆☆
201070.11104 of 393772.0%★★★★☆
200963.61507 of 388461.2%★★★☆☆
200856.51864 of 376850.5%★★★☆☆
200772.8884 of 372476.3%★★★★☆
200657.71644 of 347652.7%★★★☆☆
200578.1552 of 347584.1%★★★★☆
200474.4719 of 346579.2%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202244.32497 of 446144.0%★★☆☆☆
202128.03515 of 433118.8%★☆☆☆☆
201932.63220 of 429525.0%★☆☆☆☆
201860.11315 of 424069.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202410.63591 of 36682.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.52606 of 355626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202231.12703 of 348722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202118.53260 of 34465.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.82867 of 333314.0%★☆☆☆☆
201844.81759 of 322645.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202659.31615 of 457564.7%★★★☆☆
202514.33517 of 37446.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.34471 of 46584.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.34169 of 45889.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202235.73060 of 456132.9%★★☆☆☆
202118.43993 of 449911.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.04122 of 43485.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201855.21734 of 430659.7%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201915.33013 of 31845.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201843.02220 of 310628.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.12831 of 441335.8%★★☆☆☆
20249.04379 of 44651.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.33651 of 440117.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.73433 of 437621.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.63919 of 43299.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.43899 of 41886.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201851.21868 of 416855.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.22927 of 452035.2%★★☆☆☆
20249.64506 of 45941.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.53429 of 452124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.13244 of 447727.5%★☆☆☆☆
202122.13916 of 445112.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.93847 of 430910.7%★☆☆☆☆
201851.61921 of 426454.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.84168 of 45829.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.73544 of 37395.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.44557 of 46471.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.62984 of 458534.9%★★☆☆☆
202225.53669 of 456319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202123.03666 of 449818.5%★☆☆☆☆
201920.43833 of 435712.0%★☆☆☆☆
201835.92846 of 431934.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.53757 of 430112.6%★☆☆☆☆
202411.34228 of 42921.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.73218 of 408621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.62609 of 395234.0%★★☆☆☆
202135.92336 of 379938.5%★★☆☆☆
201918.13552 of 36843.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201839.42072 of 355841.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2026)65th percentile+36 vs school
At Risk (2022)44th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2026)13th percentile-16 vs school
Male (2026)9th percentile-20 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2019)5th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading41%+8 vs state
Mathematics32%+6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Hart Elementary.

Students who attend Hart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Guillen Middle
High : Bowie High School

Students at Hart Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

Hart Elementary ranks 3284th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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