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Rivera Elementary

Q: Is Rivera Elementary a good school?

Rivera Elementary ranks 2273 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rivera Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 226 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 543 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rivera Elementary generally performs below the district and state averages on STAAR assessments in reading, math, and science across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.46% of 3rd graders at Rivera Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 51.25% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Science, with only 10.26% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 25.57% for the district and 29.57% for the state. However, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Texas elementary schools in recent years.

Rivera Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.7% to 83.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Marguerite J Lundy Elementary, Polk Elementary, and Western Hills Elementary, which have rates ranging from 27.12% to 81.68%. Despite its relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $12,329 to $14,454 in recent years, Rivera Elementary's academic performance does not seem to reflect this investment, suggesting that factors beyond funding may be at play.

186

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,211

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6445 Escondido Dr
El Paso, TX 79912-2995

(915) 236-3700

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rivera Elementary usually attend:

High:

Coronado High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.2%

White:

16.1%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

2,273^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 48Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

543^rd of 961El Paso 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
2025	47.8	2273 of 4651	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	1824 of 4710	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	1705 of 4647	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	2784 of 4581	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	2346 of 4578	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2239 of 4479	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1755 of 4359	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	2406 of 4329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	2885 of 4286	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	2852 of 4320	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.5	1733 of 4260	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	1813 of 4221	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.8	1261 of 4206	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	42.4	2828 of 4095	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	2231 of 3937	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	2360 of 3884	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	2095 of 3768	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.6	1574 of 3724	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	1420 of 3476	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.9	1099 of 3475	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.5	1369 of 3465	60.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	1984 of 4461	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	1136 of 4331	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	2212 of 4295	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2172 of 4240	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	1737 of 3668	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	844 of 3556	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	42.8	2077 of 3487	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	1146 of 3446	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1536 of 3333	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	2481 of 3226	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1793 of 3744	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	2084 of 4658	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	2020 of 4588	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	3285 of 4561	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	1876 of 4499	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	2205 of 4348	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1966 of 4306	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	1469 of 2619	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1736 of 2980	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	2407 of 2958	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	2628 of 3006	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2495 of 3184	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2309 of 3106	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	1764 of 4465	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	1173 of 4401	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	2670 of 4376	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2540 of 4329	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	1980 of 4188	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1364 of 4168	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	2033 of 4594	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	588 of 4521	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	1901 of 4477	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	1574 of 4451	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	1853 of 4309	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1349 of 4264	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	2188 of 3739	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2325 of 4647	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	1514 of 4585	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	2277 of 4563	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	2803 of 4498	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2257 of 4357	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	1571 of 4319	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	3917 of 4292	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	2929 of 4086	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3076 of 3952	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2468 of 3684	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	794 of 3558	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	65.9	875 of 3082	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2021)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2024)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)56th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science10%-19 vs state

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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 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Rivera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6445 Escondido Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3700	186	17	10.6	69.9%	30 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (81.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	47.8	2273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.1%		55.9	1824^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.3%	449		33.3			33.3				38.5	60.0	61.5				46.2	53.3	39.5			10.3			$16,211
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Thunderbird Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6950	436	33	13.4	59.9%	41 (9.4%)	4 (0.9%)	377 (86.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	71.7	1061^st of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%		62	1499^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.2%	438		40.0			9.1				48.9	66.7	77.8				41.7	52.3	61.9			39.7			$13,171
Putnam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6508 Fiesta Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3225	260	24	11.0	76.9%	25 (9.6%)	7 (2.7%)	221 (85.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	45.5	2410^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.3	1966^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.3%	444	0.0			40.0					48.4	36.1	62.1				41.9	18.4	69.0			31.0			$14,129
Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Belvidere St	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-2775	649	41	15.7	43.9%	78 (12.0%)	10 (1.5%)	530 (81.7%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	86.9	495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%		77.2	868^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.6%	373	50.0	73.3	50.0	57.1	35.7	33.3	20.0		73.4	79.4	81.3				60.5	73.1	57.0			42.6			$9,335
Charles Q Murphree Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	499 Cabaret	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-3925	846	59	14.4	87.0%	43 (5.1%)	24 (2.8%)	760 (89.8%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	18.2	4132^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.2%		12.6	4431^st of 4710 public elementary schools	5.9%	299	8.7	21.7	23.1	13.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	36.4	22.9	22.6	56.9	19.2	17.4	27.2	17.1	38.2	35.3	14.4	14.3	11.8	24.0	12.2	$10,506
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%)	47	2320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.1%		64.7	1373^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	70.8%	947	14.3	33.3	21.7	7.1	7.4	13.0	0.0		48.6	55.6	63.0	39.5			40.0	40.7	47.8	47.7		16.7			$9,883
Idea Mesa Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	643	30	21.2	79.9%	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	569 (88.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56.3	1760^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.2%		43.6	2610^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.6%	850									38.2	61.8	61.1				36.6	54.9	40.9			44.1			$9,688
Dr Green Montessori	Public	PK-K	5430 Buckley	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 231-2700	87	5	17.4	50.6%	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (92.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																							$00
Dr Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Buckley Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2700	264	22	11.9	69.7%	27 (10.2%)	3 (1.1%)	225 (85.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	48.3	2239^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%		48.1	2289^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.4%	50	57.1	60.0	33.3	42.9	40.0	16.7	0.0		50.0	55.8	55.6				50.0	44.2	32.4			21.6			$14,228
Marguerite J Lundy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 High Ridge Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 230-5148	831	54	15.3	28.3%	153 (18.4%)	15 (1.8%)	565 (68.0%)	78 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	91.1	329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%		87.5	479^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.8%	150	28.6	57.1	83.3	28.6	42.9	33.3	16.7		78.2	76.7	79.5				69.8	73.3	64.2			48.3			$8,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Rivera Elementary

What district is Rivera Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Is Rivera Elementary a good school?

Rivera Elementary ranks 2273^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rivera Elementary?

Students at Rivera Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 16% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Rivera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Rivera Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rivera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rivera Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Coronado High School

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