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Nixon Elementary

Q: Is Nixon Elementary a good school?

Nixon Elementary ranks 1254 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Nixon Elementary in El Paso, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 510 students within the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), and it has staged a remarkable academic comeback, climbing from the 26th percentile statewide to the 73rd percentile over the past four years.

This turnaround is most evident in 4th-grade math, where Nixon’s proficiency rate of 70.97% dramatically outpaces the district average of 48.07% and every nearby EPISD school—for example, Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 sits at just 46.84%. This single-year spike suggests a highly effective new approach or teacher at that grade level. The school also excels at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for this subgroup—a stark improvement from just two years prior. While Nixon’s free/reduced lunch rate of 66.08% is lower than many EPISD peers like Coach Archie Duran Elementary (89.51%), its success with these students is a standout strength. However, 5th-grade science remains a critical weakness, with only 20.51% proficiency, below both the district and state averages.

Compared to its neighbors, Nixon is the only EPISD school in the area that competes with top-performing Ysleta Independent School District (Isd) schools like Desertaire Elementary and North Star Elementary, which consistently rank in the 68th-88th percentile. While Nixon still faces challenges with certain subgroups, such as African American students (30th percentile) and Gifted and Talented students (45th percentile), its broad-based improvement—including a jump for Special Education students from the 11th to the 64th percentile—makes it a compelling choice for families seeking a school on a strong upward trajectory.

510

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,741

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11141 Loma Roja
El Paso, TX 79934-0100

(915) 849-5700

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Nixon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richardson Middle
High:	Andress High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

White:

12.7%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

1,254^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	67.3	1254 of 4627	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	48.0	2259 of 4651	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	3017 of 4710	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3000 of 4647	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3369 of 4581	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2534 of 4578	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1554 of 4479	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	1678 of 4359	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.3	1279 of 4329	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	1399 of 4286	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.0	903 of 4320	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	64.1	1531 of 4260	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	1467 of 4221	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	1690 of 4206	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	1578 of 4095	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	2150 of 3937	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	2001 of 3884	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.8	1552 of 3768	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.4	1839 of 3724	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.6	1038 of 3476	70.1%	★★★★☆
2005	66.4	1187 of 3475	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.1	1131 of 3465	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	1696 of 2406	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1131 of 2443	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	901 of 2443	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	905 of 2421	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	536 of 2444	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	331 of 2515	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	940 of 2483	62.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	3244 of 4461	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	1790 of 4331	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	2426 of 4295	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2277 of 4240	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	1767 of 3668	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2097 of 3556	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2125 of 3487	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	1015 of 3446	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	1334 of 3333	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	2004 of 3226	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	1106 of 4575	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	1379 of 3744	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	2442 of 4658	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2429 of 4588	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2658 of 4561	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	2367 of 4499	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	1296 of 4348	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	1717 of 4306	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	1693 of 3075	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	1547 of 2619	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	2582 of 2980	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2828 of 2958	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	2555 of 3006	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	2584 of 3184	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	1957 of 3106	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	766 of 4413	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	2474 of 4465	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2496 of 4401	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2952 of 4376	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	3025 of 4329	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1656 of 4188	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1281 of 4168	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	730 of 4520	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	3003 of 4594	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2560 of 4521	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3548 of 4477	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	2177 of 4451	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	1883 of 4309	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	1303 of 4264	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	1368 of 4582	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	42.0	2146 of 3739	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3269 of 4647	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3357 of 4585	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3802 of 4563	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2608 of 4498	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1807 of 4357	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1766 of 4319	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	1060 of 1128	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	918 of 1004	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.7	429 of 1112	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	757 of 1046	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	1565 of 4301	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.6	3823 of 4292	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	2728 of 4086	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2642 of 3952	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	2539 of 3799	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1476 of 3684	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	783 of 3558	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	973 of 3006	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	2056 of 3108	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2829 of 3106	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2952 of 3082	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	1976 of 3082	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	1198 of 3142	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1703 of 3127	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-43 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Nixon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nixon Elementary?

Students at Nixon Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Nixon Elementary a good school?

Nixon Elementary ranks 1254^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Nixon Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Nixon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nixon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richardson Middle
High : Andress High School

How many students attend Nixon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Nixon Elementary.

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