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Tom Lea Junior Elementary

Q: Is Tom Lea Junior Elementary a good school?

Tom Lea Junior Elementary ranks 1288 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tom Lea Junior Elementary is a large, high-performing PK-5 school in El Paso, TX, serving 792 students as part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). This school consistently earns a 4-star rating and stands out as a top academic choice in its area, with a state ranking in the 72nd percentile that far exceeds many nearby schools like Newman Elementary (38th percentile) and Barron Elementary (38th percentile).

Tom Lea’s strongest asset is its exceptional 5th-grade performance, where students achieve 71.2% proficiency in Reading and 62.99% in Math—a massive gap compared to peers like Dr Joseph Torres Elementary (53.5% Reading, 37.2% Math). The school also shines in 5th-grade Science, with nearly 49% of students proficient, which is more than double the district average of 19.88%. Interestingly, Tom Lea achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($9,943) than lower-performing neighbors like Newman ($13,757), suggesting efficient resource use. However, the school shows a split in subject performance: while Reading scores are strong across all grades, 3rd and 4th-grade Math scores hover near the state average, indicating room for growth in early math instruction.

Tom Lea has a friendly rivalry with nearby Nixon Elementary (just 0.38 miles away), which outperforms it in 4th-grade Math (70.97% vs. 43.88%) and Reading (65.08% vs. 57.55%). However, Tom Lea dominates in 5th-grade, suggesting it excels at preparing students for middle school. The school also shows a strong recovery from pandemic-era dips, jumping from the 54th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 82nd percentile in 2022-2023. While it excels with its majority student populations, its performance with White and Gifted & Talented students is only average, a nuance for parents to consider when evaluating fit.

792

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,978

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4851 Marcus Uribe Dr
El Paso, TX 79934

(915) 774-7725

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tom Lea Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richardson Middle
High:	Andress High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

White:

11.0%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

1,288^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	66.4	1288 of 4627	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	1382 of 4651	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	902 of 4710	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	816 of 4647	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	1535 of 4581	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	2126 of 4578	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	1271 of 4479	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	825 of 4359	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	636 of 4329	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	967 of 4286	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	1173 of 4320	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.4	492 of 4260	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	531 of 4221	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	883 of 4206	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	62.2	1679 of 4095	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.9	921 of 3937	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	335 of 2406	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	285 of 2443	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	1222 of 2443	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1426 of 2421	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1995 of 2444	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.3	646 of 2515	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	299 of 2483	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	39.1	735 of 1009	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	697 of 1005	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.7	1775 of 4461	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	1961 of 4331	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	1976 of 4295	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2158 of 4240	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	2703 of 3668	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.9	461 of 3556	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	1505 of 3487	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	1130 of 3446	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	1773 of 3333	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2251 of 3226	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	1547 of 4575	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	763 of 4658	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	905 of 4588	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	1809 of 4561	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	2322 of 4499	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	1120 of 4348	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	631 of 4306	85.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	1851 of 3075	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	1703 of 2980	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2110 of 2958	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	2139 of 3006	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	2453 of 3184	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2357 of 3106	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	1049 of 4413	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	576 of 4465	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	340 of 4401	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	62.5	1305 of 4376	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	1812 of 4329	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	874 of 4188	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	644 of 4168	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	1206 of 4520	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	812 of 4594	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	430 of 4521	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.9	906 of 4477	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	2327 of 4451	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	1016 of 4309	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	655 of 4264	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	1085 of 4582	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1181 of 4647	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	772 of 4585	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	1336 of 4563	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	1912 of 4498	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1424 of 4357	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	1033 of 4319	76.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	278 of 1106	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	352 of 1128	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	306 of 1099	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	322 of 1004	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	375 of 961	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	333 of 1112	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	436 of 1046	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	1653 of 4301	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2260 of 4292	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	1216 of 4086	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	2567 of 3952	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	2323 of 3799	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1807 of 3684	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	840 of 3558	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	1659 of 3006	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	965 of 3108	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1080 of 3106	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1151 of 3082	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	1272 of 3082	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1574 of 3142	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.4	628 of 3127	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)86th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2019)27th percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading63%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+3 vs state

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

It is a horrible school where my son was bullied by two other kids. I submitted several complaints but the staff did not care. They hide everything They were worried only about how they look for District Administration. 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
Tom Lea Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 Marcus Uribe Dr	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 774-7725	792	49	16.1	55.8%	87 (11.0%)	58 (7.3%)	586 (74.0%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (5.8%)	66.4	1288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.2%		64	1382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.3%	94								60.7	57.6	71.2				45.1	43.9	63.0					$8,978
Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 Loma Roja	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 849-5700	510	35	14.5	66.1%	65 (12.7%)	47 (9.2%)	363 (71.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	67.3	1254^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.9%		48	2259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%	1005								55.2	65.1	64.6				35.0	71.0	54.6					$10,741
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10700 Rushing	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-2000	558	36	15.4	81.4%	38 (6.8%)	36 (6.5%)	469 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	47.6	2235^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.7%		32.7	3274^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.6%	1039	62.5	42.9		62.5	28.6			52.9	49.4	53.6				44.3	50.7	37.2					$10,580
Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11155 Whitey Ford St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5075	368	29	12.6	78.3%	18 (4.9%)	17 (4.6%)	317 (86.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	38.6	2851^st of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		36.2	3039^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%	188								44.2	57.5	47.1				27.9	51.1	32.0					$12,089
North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Sean Haggerty	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6700	552	36	15.2	69.4%	16 (2.9%)	18 (3.3%)	514 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	63	1460^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.4%		77.8	844^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%	616								48.4	60.4	70.5				40.2	61.5	48.4					$13,986
Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10275 Alcan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3580	246	24	10.4	88.6%	13 (5.3%)	8 (3.3%)	221 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																					$14,774
Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	656	47	13.8	89.9%	36 (5.5%)	32 (4.9%)	567 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	43.2	2501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	45.9%		32.7	3277^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	776		33.3	46.7			55.6	52.3	40.3	32.4	73.1	42.9	37.0	48.5	41.8	46.8	53.6	23.1	0.0	14.2	21.4	$11,238
Desertaire Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Tiger Eye Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6400	505	37	13.6	79.6%	20 (4.0%)	8 (1.6%)	467 (92.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	72	1055^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.2%		85.2	566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.8%	489	60.0	33.3						75.0	65.1	55.8				59.7	71.1	47.1					$12,822
Coach Archie Duran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5249 Bastille	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5525	648	45	14.5	89.5%	21 (3.2%)	27 (4.2%)	590 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	43.9	2451^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		36.5	3016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%	565	25.0	27.3	0.0	30.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	47.7	57.7				38.5	39.1	42.9					$9,980
Parkland Elementary	Public	K-5	6330 Deer Ave	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6600	471	38	12.5	89.6%	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	450 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67.4	1253^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.9%		55.8	1790^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.5%	537	60.0							59.2	45.8	72.6				54.0	55.6	54.1					$12,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Lea Junior Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tom Lea Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tom Lea Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richardson Middle
High : Andress High School

Is Tom Lea Junior Elementary a good school?

Tom Lea Junior Elementary ranks 1288^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tom Lea Junior Elementary?

Students at Tom Lea Junior Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Tom Lea Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Tom Lea Junior Elementary.

What district is Tom Lea Junior Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

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