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Helen Ball Elementary

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Public Grades PK, KG-5

928

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1950 Firehouse
El Paso, TX 79936-3471

(915) 937-8200

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

White:

5.9%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2006 → 69th in 2015

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2006

Students meeting standards (2016-2017) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Texas avg46%

Not ranked this year

Helen Ball Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

304^th of 961Socorro 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
2015	68.4	1360 of 4320	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.8	1492 of 4260	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	1559 of 4221	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.9	1478 of 4206	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	1227 of 4095	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	59.6	1787 of 3937	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	1162 of 3884	70.1%	★★★★☆
2008	58.4	1756 of 3768	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.4	2581 of 3724	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.6	1849 of 3476	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.9	1881 of 3475	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.6	1308 of 3465	62.3%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Texas (2016-2017) ?

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Reading43%~ state avg

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Schools Near Helen Ball Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	59.9	1583^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%		52.4	2028^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	445									59.8	57.9	58.6				57.3	46.8	49.3			14.3			$10,111
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%)	57.1	1719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%		58.4	1684^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.2%	35									62.0	57.5	61.3				40.9	40.7	52.5			25.0			$11,057
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%)	46.2	2373^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%		42	2730^th of 4710 public elementary schools	42.0%	357	14.3	10.0	35.7	0.0	20.0	42.9		74.1	24.0	50.0	72.7	33.3	40.0	66.7	12.0	67.9	60.6	36.7	51.4	19.2	55.6	29.6	$10,410
Lujan-Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Sun Country Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8700	923	51	17.9	70.4%	76 (8.2%)	37 (4.0%)	763 (82.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (3.0%)	78.3	817^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%		63.8	1423^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	69.8%	606									63.3	59.2	70.6				64.2	58.7	65.6			36.3			$7,828
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%)	41.9	2642^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%		45	2506^th of 4710 public elementary schools	46.8%	136									47.0	50.0	53.9				30.4	44.2	36.9			25.8			$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%)	61.4	1505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.6%		56.2	1799^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.8%	294									50.0	61.8	56.4				48.6	54.4	50.9			30.9			$11,595
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%)	62.3	1472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.4%		40.9	2786^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.8%	1314									61.7	52.8	62.5				46.9	35.9	59.8			37.8			$9,124
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	12300 Tierra Este Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6200	862	49	17.4	71.9%	61 (7.1%)	33 (3.8%)	728 (84.5%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41.8	2649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%		36.4	3070^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.8%	421									42.4	53.4	55.8				32.6	44.1	42.0			19.6			$7,936
Sierra Vista Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Bob Hope	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8100	622	39	16.0	72.7%	30 (4.8%)	22 (3.5%)	555 (89.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	65	1347^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%		55.5	1855^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.6%	508									56.2	58.5	63.7				38.2	62.2	56.0			33.0			$10,385
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%)	61.5	1502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.7%		68.4	1197^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.6%	305							14.3		66.3	63.4	55.3				58.8	51.2	36.8			23.3			$11,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Ball Elementary

How many students attend Helen Ball Elementary?

In the 2014-15 school year, 928 students attended Helen Ball Elementary.

What district is Helen Ball Elementary in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Helen Ball Elementary?

Students at Helen Ball Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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