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William C Herrera Elementary

Q: Is William C Herrera Elementary a good school?

William C Herrera Elementary ranks 2381 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

William C Herrera Elementary is a mid-sized PK-5 school in El Paso, TX, serving 496 students as part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), with over 72% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school shows a striking contrast with its high-performing neighbors: within a 2.5-mile radius, schools like Polk Elementary (90th percentile), Tippin Elementary (89th percentile), and Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School (86th percentile) consistently rank in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools, while Herrera currently sits at the 49th percentile with a 2-star rating. This performance gap is the school's most notable differentiator, though it's worth noting that nearby Guerrero Elementary has a higher poverty rate (80%) but ranks higher (58th percentile), showing that socioeconomic factors don't fully explain the differences.

Herrera's academic trajectory has been inconsistent, swinging from a 1-star rating during the pandemic (20th percentile in 2020-2021) to a 3-star rating (64th percentile in 2024-2025) and back down to its current 2-star rating. This volatility contrasts sharply with the stable, high performance of nearby schools. However, the school shows a unique "tale of two grades" in math: while only 30.56% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026 (below district and state averages), 59.68% of 5th graders were proficient—well above both averages. This suggests effective interventions in upper elementary grades that aren't yet reaching younger students. Additionally, Herrera excels with its Special Education students, who ranked in the 76th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, a notable strength not as prominent in nearby schools.

Science remains a persistent weakness, with 5th-grade proficiency rates around 18-21% over recent years, well below the state average of about 29%. The school's bilingual program shows mixed results: for example, 4th graders taking the Spanish Reading test achieved 66.67% proficiency in 2024-2025 (far above the district's 41.83%), but 5th graders in the same program scored only 16.67%. This grade-to-grade volatility suggests program effectiveness may vary by cohort or teacher. Overall, Herrera has clear pockets of strength, particularly in upper-grade math and special education support, but its primary challenge is achieving consistent, sustained improvement across all subjects and grade levels to match the performance of its high-achieving neighbors.

496

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,953

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Coates Dr
El Paso, TX 79932

(915) 774-7700

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend William C Herrera Elementary usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

White:

7.5%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

2,381^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 43Elementary Schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

531^st of 951El 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
2026	45.1	2381 of 4627	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	1675 of 4651	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2299 of 4710	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	1753 of 4647	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	1726 of 4581	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	3660 of 4578	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2155 of 4479	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	3199 of 4359	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.7	2675 of 4329	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.2	1142 of 4286	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.9	1053 of 4320	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	65.5	1453 of 4260	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.5	935 of 4221	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	551 of 4206	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	1155 of 4095	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	957 of 3937	75.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	1486 of 4461	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	3096 of 4331	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2242 of 4295	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3552 of 4240	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	1972 of 3668	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	1220 of 3556	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	1243 of 3487	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.9	2788 of 3446	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	2470 of 3333	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2341 of 3226	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2469 of 4575	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2744 of 4658	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	1668 of 4588	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1608 of 4561	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	3337 of 4499	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	2278 of 4348	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3561 of 4306	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	1732 of 3075	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	2550 of 2980	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2712 of 2958	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	2975 of 3006	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	2725 of 3184	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2943 of 3106	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	1937 of 4413	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2108 of 4465	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	1171 of 4401	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	1265 of 4376	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	26.1	3503 of 4329	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1714 of 4188	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	2928 of 4168	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	2579 of 4520	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	2540 of 4594	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	1165 of 4521	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	1228 of 4477	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	27.8	3537 of 4451	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	1428 of 4309	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	3288 of 4264	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	2381 of 4582	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	2080 of 4647	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	1911 of 4585	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	1999 of 4563	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	3690 of 4498	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2049 of 4357	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	2799 of 4319	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1019 of 4301	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	1298 of 4292	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1923 of 4086	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	1706 of 3952	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	2173 of 3799	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2132 of 3684	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	3472 of 3558	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	2135 of 3006	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	86.4	228 of 3127	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 15, 2019

This school is absolutely unprofessional. Beginning with the principal, assistant & secretary principlas. They have the audacity to banned a legal parent from their own children school for no reason they’ve done it to plenty of parents, they’ll make false accusations, they allow bullying starting with the kids and finishing with the staff, they have a FAKE bus transportation picking up the children! The principals will literally threaten the parent to leave the facility! They will act like you have not RIGHTS with your OWN KIDS attending this school! I DO NOT RECCOMEND any parents to sign up their children at this school if they want their children safe!! If they attend I would definitely transfer them to another school, we as parents and people DO HAVE RIGHTS!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 4, 2018

Assistant principal is very rude as well as the lady at the front desk. No nurse and no principal. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, January 24, 2015

Exellent school, nice staff, polite, always willing to help, excellent principal the best also the principals assistant. Se cure environment. I recommended the school. I start when they open the school and is the best for me. If u have a problem their always willing to help. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tippin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6541 Bear Rdg Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 585-4750	784	51	15.4	28.2%	115 (14.7%)	23 (2.9%)	567 (72.3%)	59 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	86.5	523^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	88.7%		88.5	426^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%	97	60.0	58.3	87.5		9.1	87.5		74.5	78.3	85.8				61.8	53.9	66.7				$9,255
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%)	87.7	464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.9	495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	31	40.0	53.9	45.5	33.3	18.2	33.3		73.7	69.7	83.8				56.8	59.3	81.3				$9,335

Frequently Asked Questions about William C Herrera Elementary

What schools do graduates of William C Herrera Elementary attend?

Students who attend William C Herrera Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin High School

What district is William C Herrera Elementary in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Is William C Herrera Elementary a good school?

William C Herrera Elementary ranks 2381^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William C Herrera Elementary?

Students at William C Herrera Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend William C Herrera Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended William C Herrera Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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