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The Linguistic Academy Of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

1030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

The Linguistic Academy Of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site is a public charter elementary school in El Paso, TX, serving 374 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Burnham Wood Charter School District, and it stands out for its consistent high academic performance and efficient use of resources.

This school has earned a strong reputation for reliability, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide (4 stars) and maintaining a stable position in the 76th-86th percentile range for three consecutive years. In contrast, nearby schools like Polk Elementary and Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School have shown more volatile year-over-year swings. A key strength is early math: over 70% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 45%. The school also excels in upper-grade reading, with 80% of 6th graders proficient in reading in 2024-2025, compared to 54% statewide. However, there is a notable "5th grade math dip," where proficiency drops significantly, and 5th-grade science scores have been below state averages in recent years.

What truly sets this school apart is its efficiency. It spends just $8,904 per student, which is $3,000 to $5,000 less than nearby schools like Kohlberg Elementary ($12,404) and Jose H Damian Elementary ($12,182), yet it achieves higher academic rankings. Interestingly, its district-mate, Howard Burnham Elementary, serves a higher-poverty population (58% free/reduced lunch vs. 35%) and ranks lower, highlighting how two schools in the same charter district can serve different communities and produce different results. For parents seeking a stable, high-performing school with a strong math and reading foundation, The Linguistic Academy is a compelling choice.

374

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,389

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5141 Upper Valley Rd
El Paso, TX 79932

(915) 584-9499

District: Burnham Wood Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

5.9%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2023 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2023) to 78th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg51%

Texas avg49%

1,030^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2021

From top 40% (2021) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Burnham Wood Charter School District

436^th of 951Burnham Wood Charter School District 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	72.6	1030 of 4627	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	1132 of 4651	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	725 of 4710	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	661 of 4647	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1432 of 4581	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	1832 of 4578	60.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	1899 of 4461	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	1290 of 4331	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	781 of 2918	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	757 of 3668	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	469 of 3556	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	2242 of 3487	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	1266 of 3446	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	1005 of 4575	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	1123 of 3744	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	1131 of 4658	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	1245 of 4588	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	1784 of 4561	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	2231 of 4499	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	669 of 4413	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	569 of 3644	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	440 of 4465	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	371 of 4401	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.5	1309 of 4376	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	1489 of 4329	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	1014 of 4520	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	1115 of 3705	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	523 of 4594	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	297 of 4521	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	43.2	2610 of 4477	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2896 of 4451	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	1268 of 4582	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	1007 of 3739	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	929 of 4647	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	492 of 4585	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	1215 of 4563	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	1499 of 4498	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+8 vs state

Mathematics56%+11 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
The Linguistic Academy Of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5141 Upper Valley Rd	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Burnham Wood Charter School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-9499	374	22	16.7	35.0%	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	348 (93.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.6	1030^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		70.2	1132^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%	102								60.0	60.5	64.5	65.6			64.4	60.5	41.9	53.1			$6,389
Don Haskins Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Mulberry	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3400	1,405	92	15.2	65.1%	139 (9.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1,229 (87.5%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	39	2831^st of 4627 public elementary schools	38.8%		41	2703^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%	128	14.3	17.7	18.2	13.3	11.8	0.0	38.8	51.2	49.5	54.1	48.3	47.6	51.7	40.7	39.0	27.4	31.7	21.1	21.7	$9,293
William C Herrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Coates Dr	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 774-7700	496	35	13.9	72.2%	37 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	449 (90.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45.1	2381^st of 4627 public elementary schools	48.5%		57.9	1675^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.0%	706		33.3	36.4		0.0	50.0		36.6	51.7	62.3				30.6	41.4	59.7				$10,953
Jose H Damian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Strahan	Canutillo	79835	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-6800	473	34	13.9	68.5%	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (93.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	45.5	2362^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.0%		58.1	1667^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.2%	695	23.1		22.2	16.7		33.3		42.0	53.4	62.3				31.4	32.9	55.0				$10,532
Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School	Public	PK, KG-5	7965 Artcraft	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 877-7401	577	33	17.4	33.1%	64 (11.1%)	15 (2.6%)	471 (81.6%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	83.3	647^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.7	504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%	143								64.1	74.2	74.0				43.6	87.6	67.4				$8,828
Guerrero Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7530 Lakehurst Rd	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2680	342	31	11.1	80.4%	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	308 (90.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	53.8	1923^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	58.4%		62.6	1460^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.6%	463	50.0			16.7				51.7	62.5	51.4				41.4	45.0	51.4				$13,765
Zach White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4256 Roxbury Dr	El Paso	79922	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-1141	395	32	12.4	52.9%	58 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	327 (82.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	64.2	1391^st of 4627 public elementary schools	69.9%		60.8	1535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.0%	144		16.7			0.0			52.9	60.3	73.1				49.0	52.4	44.2				$13,358
Gonzalo And Sofia Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 Westside Dr	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-1200	424	33	12.8	65.8%	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	388 (91.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	37.3	2926^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.8%		51.6	2048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.0%	878	40.0		0.0	40.0		0.0		50.9	41.7	48.6				42.1	26.2	45.7				$10,281
Howard Burnham Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7310 Bishop Flores Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Burnham Wood Charter School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-9499	388	22	17.8	58.0%	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	357 (92.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	53.2	1951^st of 4627 public elementary schools	57.8%		47	2320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.1%	369	28.6	40.0	15.4	21.4	5.0	37.5		65.4	58.6	44.1	44.7			46.2	55.2	52.8	43.4			$9,883
Kohlberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 Nardo Goodman	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 833-9405	418	37	11.2	62.7%	33 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	369 (88.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	80.1	758^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.6%		63.8	1397^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.0%	639			20.0					73.2	62.5	72.6				61.4	45.8	71.4				$11,436

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The Linguistic Academy Of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site ranks 1030^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Burnham Wood Charter School District

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In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended The Linguistic Academy Of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site.

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Students at The Linguistic Academy Of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

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