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Zavala Elementary

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Zavala Elementary ranks 2826 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Zavala Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 264 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 543 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zavala Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 920 out of 4,320 Texas elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 3,583 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also fluctuated, ranging from 4 stars (2016-2017 to 2017-2018) to 1 star (2023-2024). The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels, with the exception of STAAR Spanish Mathematics, where it outperforms the district and state in several grade levels.

Zavala Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with nearly 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Despite these challenges, the school appears to be allocating its resources effectively, as evidenced by its higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the district and nearby schools like Crockett Elementary and Coldwell Elementary. Addressing the identified areas of concern and building upon the school's strengths, such as its effective Spanish instruction, could be crucial in improving the overall educational outcomes for Zavala Elementary's students.

253

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,357

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 N Hammett St
El Paso, TX 79905-2596

(915) 496-8160

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually attend:

High:

Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.6%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Texas avg46%

2,826^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th 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	39.2	2826 of 4651	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3611 of 4710	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3236 of 4647	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2406 of 4581	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3182 of 4578	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	1254 of 4479	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1233 of 4359	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.2	1285 of 4329	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	50.8	2264 of 4286	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	76.7	920 of 4320	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.9	1116 of 4260	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	61.2	1661 of 4221	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.3	2921 of 4206	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.1	3498 of 4095	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3267 of 3937	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	3127 of 3884	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	3303 of 3768	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.3	2629 of 3724	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	3443 of 3476	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	44.5	2287 of 3475	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.3	3185 of 3465	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.2	1403 of 4461	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	2169 of 4331	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.4	203 of 4295	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	160 of 4240	96.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	2339 of 3668	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1882 of 3556	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	1720 of 3487	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	1777 of 3446	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.4	359 of 3333	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	194 of 3226	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	2167 of 3744	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3553 of 4658	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3771 of 4588	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3302 of 4561	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2934 of 4499	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	1388 of 4348	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1439 of 4306	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	2259 of 2619	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2609 of 2958	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	2942 of 4465	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	2257 of 4401	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	1863 of 4376	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	2809 of 4329	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	825 of 4188	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	850 of 4168	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	2891 of 4594	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2590 of 4521	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2219 of 4477	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	3139 of 4451	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.0	376 of 4309	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	712 of 4264	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	2338 of 3739	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3331 of 4647	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2664 of 4585	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	1824 of 4563	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	3580 of 4498	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	1110 of 4357	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1140 of 4319	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	3531 of 4292	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	1716 of 3952	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	349 of 3684	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	122 of 3558	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)37th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)34th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+31 vs state

Reading41%+12 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Zavala 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 N Hammett St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-8160	253	22	11.3	96.4%	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	247 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	2826^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%		27.6	3611^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.3%	785	45.5	39.3	37.5	57.1	50.0	62.5	0.0		41.2	35.3	35.0				44.4	55.6	55.0				10.0			$14,357
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Clifton Ave	El Paso	79903	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2560	348	31	11.3	87.6%	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49.9	2144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.9%		52.4	2030^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	114	27.8	71.4	58.3	11.1	14.3	50.0	16.7		29.8	71.4	64.4				28.3	65.7	37.8				28.9			$13,248
Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 S Eucalyptus St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 496-8070	451	30	14.9	95.8%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	439 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.9	4088^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.8	4327^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.1%	239	20.6	42.9	45.2	31.3	28.6	27.5	0.0		28.6	44.8	44.4				24.3	24.1	32.1				3.1			$10,379
Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Lisbon	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 230-2000	1,231	72	17.0	96.2%	19 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1,204 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.9	4373^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.2	4555^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.3%	182	10.2	42.5	20.5	28.6	27.5	18.4	2.6	32.6	25.9	17.5	26.2	19.4	23.4	29.8	29.6	28.6	22.7	23.7	0.0	23.8	6.0	29.0	9.1	$8,521
Crockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Wheeling Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8675	453	31	14.6	86.5%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	443 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	4008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%		22.2	3945^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.2%	63	15.4	36.8	45.5		30.0	16.7	0.0		27.9	38.5	42.2				42.3	16.4	30.0				4.0			$11,356
Coldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Altura Ave	El Paso	79903	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8525	354	26	13.5	87.9%	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	342 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48.3	2237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.9%		65	1341^st of 4710 public elementary schools	71.5%	896	28.6	58.8	15.4	42.9	41.2	15.4	0.0		44.0	69.7	56.9				44.0	60.6	29.4				19.6			$11,866
Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5816 Stephenson Ave	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-2660	256	20	12.8	91.0%	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	250 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.3	773^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%		67.8	1220^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.1%	447	30.0		60.0	30.0					45.5	81.5	90.5				45.5	81.5	82.6				33.3			$16,299
Moreno Montessori	Public	PK, KG-2	2300 San Diego Dr	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 832-6650	112	6	18.6	51.8%	12 (10.7%)	3 (2.7%)	92 (82.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)																								$00
Cooley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 N Collingsworth St	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8600	393	31	12.6	96.7%	10 (2.5%)	9 (2.3%)	374 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.6	3756^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.2%		24.7	3793^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	19.5%	37	0.0	20.0	54.6	18.2	7.1				41.2	38.9	30.3				32.3	33.3	31.0				17.1			$13,063
Moreno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 San Diego	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 832-6650	304	29	10.4	87.8%	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	46.5	2345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%		31.2	3395^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.9%	1050	50.0	25.0	20.0	41.7	37.5		0.0		53.6	35.5	58.8				35.7	32.3	51.9				25.5			$13,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Zavala Elementary

What district is Zavala Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Zavala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Zavala Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Zavala Elementary?

Students at Zavala Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Zavala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jefferson High School

Is Zavala Elementary a good school?

Zavala Elementary ranks 2826^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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