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O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy

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O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy ranks 1892 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy is a PK-5 elementary school in El Paso, TX, serving 672 students within the Socorro Independent School District (Isd), where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has a unique "Jekyll and Hyde" performance pattern: it excels in Reading, especially in 5th grade where it beats state averages by over 8 percentage points, but struggles significantly in early Math, with 3rd grade Math proficiency at just 23.6%—less than half the district average. However, the school shows a "late bloomer" trajectory in Math, as 5th graders consistently outperform district averages, suggesting strong student growth over time. In 2023-2024, 5th grade Science was a standout at 40.26%, far exceeding the district (22.36%) and state (26.29%), though this success hasn't been consistent year-to-year.

Compared to nearby schools, O'Shea Keleher's performance is mixed. It lags behind high-performing Glen Cove Elementary (94th percentile) and Tierra Del Sol Elementary (87th percentile) in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), which achieve nearly three times higher 3rd grade Math scores despite similar poverty levels. Within its own district, Bill Sybert School (a PK-8 school) excels in upper-grade math, with 8th grade Math at 72.97%, highlighting a potential pipeline challenge from O'Shea Keleher's weak early math foundation. The school is most effective with its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 68th percentile for low socio-economic status students and 65th for Hispanic students, but it underperforms with Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the bottom 22% statewide.

Historically, O'Shea Keleher was a high performer, earning 4-star ratings and ranking in the top 20-30% of Texas elementary schools before the pandemic. It suffered a catastrophic drop to a 1-star rating in 2021 and has since stabilized at a 3-star level (59th percentile), but has not yet returned to its pre-pandemic peak. The school's support for Special Education students is highly volatile, fluctuating from the 56th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 18th in 2023-2024, then rebounding to the 63rd in 2025-2026. This inconsistency, combined with the early math gap, suggests the school is in recovery but faces systemic challenges in breaking through to higher performance levels.

672

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,057

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Leroy Bonse Dr
El Paso, TX 79936-4337

(915) 937-7200

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy usually attend:

Middle:	William D Slider Middle
High:	Montwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

5.5%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,892^nd of 4,627

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Top 41%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	54.3	1892 of 4627	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	1719 of 4651	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	1684 of 4710	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2073 of 4647	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	1578 of 4581	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	3663 of 4578	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.2	733 of 4479	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	1022 of 4359	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.2	1195 of 4329	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	611 of 4286	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	63.8	1569 of 4320	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	1753 of 4260	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	1797 of 4221	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	1559 of 4206	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	2226 of 4095	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	2099 of 3937	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	2894 of 3884	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.7	2685 of 3768	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.6	2224 of 3724	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	2063 of 3476	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.3	2336 of 3475	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.0	2022 of 3465	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.4	1092 of 4461	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	25.5	3699 of 4331	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.9	702 of 4295	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	1276 of 4240	69.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	1833 of 3668	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	2438 of 3556	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1888 of 3487	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	3367 of 3446	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	770 of 3333	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	1439 of 3226	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	1685 of 4575	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	2129 of 4658	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2058 of 4588	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	1660 of 4561	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	3175 of 4499	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.9	603 of 4348	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	1409 of 4306	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	2390 of 3075	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1945 of 2980	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	1804 of 2958	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2178 of 3184	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1735 of 3106	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1544 of 4413	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	1291 of 4465	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	1668 of 4401	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	1034 of 4376	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	27.5	3409 of 4329	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.7	350 of 4188	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	598 of 4168	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	1456 of 4520	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	1336 of 4594	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	1567 of 4521	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1185 of 4477	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	25.1	3728 of 4451	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	87.8	193 of 4309	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	388 of 4264	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	2143 of 4582	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1587 of 4647	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	1993 of 4585	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	1565 of 4563	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.7	3893 of 4498	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.2	806 of 4357	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	808 of 4319	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	1597 of 4301	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	3504 of 4292	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	1799 of 4086	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	2393 of 3952	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	2636 of 3799	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.7	370 of 3684	90.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	1061 of 3558	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 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 EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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
O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Leroy Bonse Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7200	672	46	14.6	78.3%	37 (5.5%)	9 (1.3%)	619 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	54.3	1892^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.1%		57.1	1719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%	173							49.4	61.4	66.7				23.6	42.9	62.8					$11,057
Benito Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2640 Robert Wynn	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8000	470	28	16.9	76.2%	20 (4.3%)	7 (1.5%)	438 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	39.5	2793^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		41.9	2642^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	151							39.0	49.3	57.3				31.2	44.9	40.0					$10,919
Vista Del Sol Environmental Science	Public	PK, KG-5	11851 Vista Del Sol	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7500	505	33	15.5	84.0%	19 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	471 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	41.3	2633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.1%		61.4	1505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.6%	1128							50.9	44.2	57.8				43.9	38.5	35.7					$11,595
Helen Ball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Firehouse	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8200	576	40	14.4	73.4%	27 (4.7%)	9 (1.6%)	533 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	44.8	2403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	48.1%		59.9	1583^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%	820							46.3	62.6	52.7				31.7	50.0	26.7					$10,111
Tierra Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1832 Tommy Aaron Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5800	502	37	13.4	74.7%	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	480 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84.4	599^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		81.6	701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	84.9%	102							63.6	73.0	65.3				58.2	85.5	69.4					$12,249
Elfida Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11720 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8300	616	40	15.5	81.5%	28 (4.5%)	7 (1.1%)	571 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	69.5	1159^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.0%		62.3	1472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.4%	313							53.3	68.7	64.2				44.6	55.4	64.2					$9,124
Vista Del Futuro Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1671 Bob Hope Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 855-8143	367	22	16.8	47.1%	17 (4.6%)	13 (3.5%)	328 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	42.5	2549^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.9%		46.2	2373^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%	176		33.3	33.3	70.3	20.0	12.5	58.3	33.3	40.0	47.1	31.0	62.9	27.8	40.7	46.7	58.8	44.8		14.3	$10,410
Myrtle Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Rebecca Ann	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7700	550	37	14.7	69.5%	21 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	524 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	65.7	1317^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.5%		61.5	1502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.7%	185							57.8	60.5	66.7				40.0	50.7	62.8					$11,252
Bill Sybert School	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4400	748	54	13.8	74.9%	33 (4.4%)	8 (1.1%)	693 (92.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	55.3	1838^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.4	1561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	277				75.6			57.1	50.7	65.2	56.5	67.6	72.0	40.6	39.4	52.2	41.2		73.0	31.7	$11,027
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10955 Sam Snead Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5500	537	43	12.3	78.0%	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	512 (95.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92.5	274^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.5	166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.4%	108	40.0						66.7	75.6	77.5				68.7	81.0	88.7					$13,640

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy

What schools do graduates of O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy attend?

Students who attend O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : William D Slider Middle
High : Montwood High School

What district is O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy.

What is the racial makeup of O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy?

Students at O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

Is O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy a good school?

O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy ranks 1892^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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