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H D Hilley Elementary

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H D Hilley Elementary ranks 1757 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

H D Hilley Elementary is a mid-sized PK-5 school in El Paso, TX, serving 483 students within the Socorro Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently achieved a remarkable turnaround, jumping from a 2-star rating to a 3-star rating (62nd percentile) in the 2025-2026 school year.

What truly sets H D Hilley apart is its exceptional work with students from low-income backgrounds. Despite a high free/reduced lunch rate of 86%, the school ranks in the 80th percentile statewide for serving these students, a standout achievement in its neighborhood. While nearby schools like Desert Wind Elementary (12th percentile) and Idea Rio Vista Academy (18th percentile) struggle, H D Hilley is a clear academic outlier. The school also shows a powerful "value-add" in reading: 3rd-grade scores lag behind district and state averages, but by 4th and 5th grade, proficiency rates (63% and 69%) actually exceed them. This contrasts sharply with Escontrias Steam Academy, where 5th-grade reading drops to just 35%.

However, the school has areas to improve. Math performance is inconsistent, with strong 4th-grade scores (58%) but weak 3rd-grade scores (26%). For a model of consistent math success, parents might look to nearby Campestre Elementary, which excels across all grades. Additionally, H D Hilley’s support for Gifted and Talented students has dropped to the 10th percentile, a significant concern. Notably, the school’s recent success isn’t due to higher spending—its per-student budget ($10,786) is mid-range compared to neighbors like Robert R Rojas Elementary ($12,263), suggesting effective resource use and instruction are driving the improvement.

483

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,133

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

693 N Rio Vista Rd
El Paso, TX 79927-4610

(915) 937-8400

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend H D Hilley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salvador Sanchez Middle
High:	Socorro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

White:

1.7%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,757^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

264^th of 951Socorro 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	57.1	1757 of 4627	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	2176 of 4651	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	3121 of 4710	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	2305 of 4647	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2638 of 4581	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3065 of 4578	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	1168 of 4479	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	1649 of 4359	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	1512 of 4329	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	1754 of 4286	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	1186 of 4320	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	48.9	2396 of 4260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.8	1804 of 4221	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	1929 of 4206	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	1744 of 4095	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	1740 of 3937	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.8	2205 of 3884	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	2770 of 3768	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	2659 of 3724	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3130 of 3476	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	39.7	2497 of 3475	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	2730 of 3465	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.7	1306 of 4461	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	2271 of 4331	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.5	249 of 4295	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	65.4	1011 of 4240	76.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	2543 of 3668	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1856 of 3556	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1801 of 3487	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2136 of 3446	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	435 of 3333	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	1037 of 3226	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	1928 of 4575	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	3667 of 4658	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	2339 of 4588	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2586 of 4561	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	2957 of 4499	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	1160 of 4348	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	1755 of 4306	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	2774 of 3075	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2286 of 2980	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	1537 of 2958	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	1034 of 3184	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	1343 of 4413	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	2838 of 4465	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	1793 of 4401	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2204 of 4376	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	2639 of 4329	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	625 of 4188	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	1188 of 4168	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	910 of 4520	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	2802 of 4594	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	1778 of 4521	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	2121 of 4477	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	3482 of 4451	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.9	301 of 4309	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	722 of 4264	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	1508 of 4582	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	2705 of 4647	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2251 of 4585	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2713 of 4563	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3161 of 4498	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	1149 of 4357	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	1681 of 4319	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	2140 of 4301	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	2393 of 4292	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1928 of 4086	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	3481 of 3952	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	1819 of 3799	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	1255 of 3684	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	1977 of 3558	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)71st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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
H D Hilley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	693 N Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8400	483	29	16.3	86.1%	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	470 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57.1	1757^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		49.4	2176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%	419								42.6	63.0	69.4				25.9	57.5	46.8					$10,133
Idea Rio Vista Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	210 N Rio Vista Rd	Socorro	79927	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 444-0188	696	32	21.9	86.6%	32 (4.6%)	11 (1.6%)	649 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	3807^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.4	3533^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%	274								40.0	28.2	46.8				28.3	41.4	30.4					$8,952
Hueco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Hueco Tanks Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7600	573	35	16.5	85.5%	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	554 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44.9	2392^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	48.3%		47.3	2294^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.7%	98		25.0			33.3			43.1	37.3	54.8				43.1	50.0	50.0					$9,536
Escontrias Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Buford Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4100	824	50	16.5	87.7%	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	799 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48.5	2189^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		47.1	2309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%	120		20.0						59.1	59.1	35.3				47.6	56.6	29.3					$10,048
Keys Elementary	Public	K-5	313 S Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4100	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mission Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	150 N Nonap Dr	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-1699	1,052	56	18.7	73.8%	37 (3.5%)	20 (1.9%)	973 (92.5%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	45.6	2357^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.1%		53.9	1911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	446								40.9	53.7	58.6				30.9	52.7	42.1					$8,526
Robert R Rojas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Bauman Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8500	490	29	16.7	84.7%	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	54.1	1907^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.8%		36.6	3006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	1099								56.7	36.7	65.5				39.0	18.4	65.5					$10,729
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	11471 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4800	831	55	15.2	83.8%	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	804 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.6	3771^st of 4627 public elementary schools	18.5%		27.2	3595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	176		16.7			16.7		69.0	45.9	23.3	41.3	44.3	46.3	49.3	20.0	38.3	34.7	21.5		43.9	9.7	$10,317
Desert Wind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Colina De Paz	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7800	521	39	13.2	89.8%	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.8	4051^st of 4627 public elementary schools	12.4%		30.2	3413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	638							49.4	35.9	32.6	39.5	46.2	53.4	58.2	27.5	32.6	18.6	12.1	0.0	29.2	25.3	$12,781
Harmony School Of Excellence - El Paso	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9435 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 307-4412	682	38	18.1	81.1%	23 (3.4%)	15 (2.2%)	633 (92.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	80.3	756^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.7%		87.1	489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.5%	267	30.0	61.9	50.0	0.0	35.3	53.3		52.9	86.0	71.7				47.7	82.9	66.0					$10,328

Frequently Asked Questions about H D Hilley Elementary

Is H D Hilley Elementary a good school?

H D Hilley Elementary ranks 1757^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend H D Hilley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended H D Hilley Elementary.

What district is H D Hilley Elementary in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of H D Hilley Elementary attend?

Students who attend H D Hilley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salvador Sanchez Middle
High : Socorro High School

What is the racial makeup of H D Hilley Elementary?

Students at H D Hilley Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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