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Del Valle Elementary

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Del Valle Elementary ranks 2886 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Del Valle Elementary in El Paso, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd) serving 422 students in a high-poverty area, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced significant performance fluctuations, peaking in the 2023-2024 school year with a 3-star rating and strong support for vulnerable groups, but recently declined to a 2-star rating in the 38th percentile, raising concerns about stability and the need for targeted intervention.

This recent drop is especially stark when compared to nearby schools. For instance, Presa Elementary (86th percentile), Alicia R Chacon International (92nd percentile), and Loma Verde (93rd percentile) all maintain high 4 and 5-star ratings. Even Lancaster Elementary (76th percentile), with similar demographics, outperforms Del Valle by a wide margin. The school’s performance with specific student groups has collapsed: Special Education students dropped from the 82nd percentile to the 18th percentile, and Male students fell from the 72nd to the 30th percentile. Mathematics remains a chronic weakness, with only 31% of 3rd graders proficient compared to 52% in the district, and 5th-grade science scores are persistently low, with just 28.57% proficient in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, Del Valle spends more per student ($11,982) than higher-performing peers like Alicia R Chacon International ($10,400) and Lancaster Elementary ($10,112), suggesting resource allocation or instructional effectiveness issues rather than a lack of funding. The school also struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, with Gifted and Talented performance consistently in the 10th-28th percentile. While Del Valle has shown it can succeed—as it did in 2023-2024—the recent decline across nearly all metrics indicates a systemic problem requiring immediate attention to stabilize performance and replicate past successes.

422

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,234

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9251 Escobar
El Paso, TX 79907

(915) 434-9300

District: Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Del Valle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Valle Middle
High:	Del Valle High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

White:

1.9%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg58%

Texas avg51%

2,886^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

226^th of 951Ysleta 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	38.0	2886 of 4627	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	2079 of 4651	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	1746 of 4710	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1969 of 4647	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	2790 of 4581	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3765 of 4578	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3285 of 4479	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2406 of 4359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	2654 of 4329	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.3	2480 of 4286	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.4	1710 of 4320	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.5	940 of 4260	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	58.3	1841 of 4221	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	1922 of 4206	54.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.0	1674 of 4461	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	3194 of 4331	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2079 of 4295	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	1602 of 4240	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	1777 of 3668	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1818 of 3556	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1962 of 3487	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	2644 of 3446	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1684 of 3333	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	794 of 3226	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2557 of 4575	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2282 of 4658	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	2235 of 4588	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	2988 of 4561	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3668 of 4499	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3262 of 4348	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2484 of 4306	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	2599 of 2958	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2169 of 3006	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	2863 of 3184	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2191 of 3106	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2509 of 4413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	1249 of 4465	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	1495 of 4401	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2462 of 4376	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3446 of 4329	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2874 of 4188	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1982 of 4168	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	2298 of 4520	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.0	1035 of 4594	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	1141 of 4521	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	2548 of 4477	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3488 of 4451	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2820 of 4309	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1715 of 4264	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3207 of 4582	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	1314 of 4647	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	1716 of 4585	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2607 of 4563	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3714 of 4498	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3192 of 4357	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2435 of 4319	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3513 of 4301	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.7	769 of 4292	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	1604 of 4086	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1692 of 3952	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	2710 of 3684	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1726 of 3558	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)12th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Del Valle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9251 Escobar	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-9300	422	31	13.4	90.3%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38	2886^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.6%		51.1	2079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.3%	807								43.1	41.7	64.6				31.2	34.1	46.2				$13,234
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
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
Mission Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8674 N Loop Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-3700	604	38	15.7	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	595 (98.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.7	3513^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.1%		32.2	3294^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%	219	10.7	35.3	45.0	16.7				44.6	34.4	49.4				29.5	29.8	43.1				$11,299
Loma Verde	Public	PK, KG-5	12150 Ted Houghton	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8600	661	43	15.3	64.1%	22 (3.3%)	10 (1.5%)	615 (93.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	90.8	330^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.9%		82.3	670^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.6%	340								83.8	77.4	73.0				74.1	65.1	73.0				$9,924
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9230 Elgin Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-3400	517	37	14.0	89.6%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	511 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70.6	1114^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.4	1192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	74.4%	78	47.4	0.0	60.0					51.9	61.0	60.6				49.3	75.4	58.8				$11,024
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
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
Ysleta Elementary	Public	K-5	8624 Dorbandt Cir	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8900	329	23	14.3	91.8%	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	320 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.1	1512^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.3%		80.4	738^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.1%	774	57.1	28.6		42.9				54.6	63.0	57.4				43.6	53.9	55.7				$12,467
Loma Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Ryland Ct	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2600	614	40	15.2	90.1%	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	599 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.8	1271^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.5%		58.8	1634^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.9%	363	41.2	50.0		0.0				47.1	57.5	60.9				40.0	66.7	73.1				$12,161

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Valle Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Del Valle Elementary?

Students at Del Valle Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Del Valle Elementary a good school?

Del Valle Elementary ranks 2886^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Del Valle Elementary in?

Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Del Valle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Valle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Valle Middle
High : Del Valle High School

How many students attend Del Valle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Del Valle Elementary.

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