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Escontrias Steam Academy

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Escontrias Steam Academy ranks 2189 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Escontrias Steam Academy is a PK-5 elementary school in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd) serving 824 students in a high-poverty community, where about 87.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown impressive recovery from pandemic-era lows, climbing from the 12th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 53rd percentile (3 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year, demonstrating resilience and effective post-pandemic interventions.

A key concern is a dramatic drop in 5th grade performance, which the school calls the "5th Grade Cliff." While 3rd and 4th grade reading and math scores meet or exceed district and state averages, 5th grade proficiency falls to just 35.34% in reading and 29.31% in math—well below the district averages of 64.72% and 56.26%, respectively. This issue is specific to Escontrias, as nearby Campestre Elementary shows the opposite trend with strong 5th grade scores. Additionally, despite its STEAM focus, 5th grade science proficiency was only 18.18% in 2024-2025, creating a disconnect between the school's branding and actual outcomes in a core subject.

On the positive side, Escontrias performs well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 63rd percentile, and significantly outperforms the nearby Idea Rio Vista Academy charter school in nearly every metric despite serving a similar demographic. However, the school faces challenges with special education students (10th percentile) and a gender gap where female students rank 18 percentile points higher than males. Spending is below average at $10,477 per student, which may limit intensive support services for its high-needs population.

824

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,048

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Buford Rd
El Paso, TX 79927-1607

(915) 937-4100

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Escontrias Steam Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Socorro Middle
High:	Socorro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

White:

2.3%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

Texas avg50%

2,189^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	48.5	2189 of 4627	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	2309 of 4651	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2576 of 4710	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	2029 of 4647	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2663 of 4581	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4012 of 4578	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	1407 of 4479	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	1495 of 4359	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	1410 of 4329	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.2	1084 of 4286	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	1100 of 4320	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	1036 of 4260	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	58.8	1798 of 4221	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	1615 of 4206	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.8	917 of 4095	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	654 of 3937	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	1092 of 3884	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	58.4	1753 of 3768	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	8.0	3642 of 3724	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	3328 of 3476	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	3166 of 3475	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.6	2983 of 3465	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	2047 of 4461	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	3346 of 4331	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.7	1061 of 4295	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	1273 of 4240	70.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	2028 of 3668	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	1753 of 3556	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	2190 of 3487	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	2838 of 3446	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.3	1004 of 3333	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1003 of 3226	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	1791 of 4575	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	2823 of 4658	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	1961 of 4588	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2350 of 4561	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	4112 of 4499	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1245 of 4348	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1426 of 4306	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1977 of 3075	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	863 of 2980	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	1175 of 2958	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	60 of 3184	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	431 of 3106	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	1783 of 4413	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2266 of 4465	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	1500 of 4401	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2238 of 4376	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3740 of 4329	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.8	930 of 4188	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	1017 of 4168	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	1659 of 4520	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	1916 of 4594	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1181 of 4521	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	2069 of 4477	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	3880 of 4451	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.5	782 of 4309	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	699 of 4264	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2634 of 4582	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2577 of 4647	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	2145 of 4585	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	2883 of 4563	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3787 of 4498	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	1544 of 4357	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	1626 of 4319	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	3864 of 4301	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	3515 of 4292	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	3748 of 4086	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	3827 of 3952	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3178 of 3799	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	2528 of 3684	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1834 of 3558	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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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)
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
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
Campestre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11399 Socorro Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7300	488	31	15.7	86.3%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.5	814^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.4%		67.3	1243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%	429							67.2	62.1	66.2				50.8	68.2	65.3				$9,904
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
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
Presa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Presa Pl	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8700	289	24	11.9	84.1%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83.9	626^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.5%		86.4	519^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%	107	40.0		33.3				63.2	69.4	73.5				58.5	63.5	71.8				$16,277
Alicia R Chacon International	Public	K-8	920 Burgundy Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-9200	859	56	15.3	60.2%	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	845 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	382^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	91.7%		85.5	551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	88.2%	169	67.0	54.0		80.9	57.0	96.6			72.6	74.1	76.8	94.3			76.4	69.1	63.4	72.4	$9,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Escontrias Steam Academy

Is Escontrias Steam Academy a good school?

Escontrias Steam Academy ranks 2189^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Escontrias Steam Academy in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Escontrias Steam Academy attend?

Students who attend Escontrias Steam Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Socorro Middle
High : Socorro High School

How many students attend Escontrias Steam Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 824 students attended Escontrias Steam Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Escontrias Steam Academy?

Students at Escontrias Steam Academy are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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