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Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8

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Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 ranks 2501 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 in El Paso, TX, is a public school serving 656 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade within the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), and it serves a community where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out because it covers both elementary and middle school grades, unlike nearby schools such as Nixon Elementary and Tom Lea Junior Elementary, which only go up to 5th grade. A key strength is its bilingual program, where students consistently outperform district and state averages on Spanish-language STAAR assessments. However, the school faces a significant challenge in middle school math: while 5th-grade math proficiency was 53.57% in a recent year, it dropped to 23.08% in 6th grade and hit 0% in 7th grade. This "middle school cliff" is a major concern, as the school's elementary performance is on par with other high-poverty schools like Coach Archie Duran Elementary and Dr Joseph Torres Elementary, but it struggles to maintain that momentum through the middle grades.

Despite these challenges, the school has shown recent improvement, moving from the 28th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 46th percentile in 2025-2026. It has also made notable gains in serving its core student population, with rankings for low-income and Hispanic students jumping significantly. For context, nearby schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd), such as Dolphin Terrace Elementary, consistently rank higher, suggesting that district-level resources also play a role. The school's support for special education students has been inconsistent, with rankings swinging from the bottom 7th percentile to the 43rd percentile, indicating a need for sustained focus in this area.

656

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,238

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4860 Tropicana
El Paso, TX 79924

(915) 236-5375

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 usually attend:

High:

Andress High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.4%

White:

5.5%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2024 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

2,501^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 18 pts since 2024

From bottom 28% (2024) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,950^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2024

From bottom 13% (2024) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	2501 of 4627	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	3277 of 4651	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3398 of 4710	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	1760 of 3668	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2689 of 4575	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2571 of 3744	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3141 of 4658	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	2511 of 3075	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	2177 of 2619	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	2025 of 4413	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	2563 of 4465	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	1902 of 4520	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2631 of 4594	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2398 of 4582	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	2198 of 3739	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3244 of 4647	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2445 of 4301	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	3975 of 4292	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	1950 of 2335	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	2063 of 2344	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2063 of 2372	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	648 of 1295	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	629 of 1390	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.6	1483 of 1770	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1872 of 2240	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1677 of 1825	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2061 of 2242	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1117 of 1497	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	1176 of 1230	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1683 of 2141	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1881 of 2119	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1657 of 2253	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1950 of 2235	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1905 of 2253	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	1627 of 1818	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1986 of 2246	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	1433 of 1956	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1855 of 1891	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1696 of 1731	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1571 of 1733	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I52%~ state avg

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-11 vs state

Social Studies21%-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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	656	47	13.8	89.9%	36 (5.5%)	32 (4.9%)	567 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	43.2	2501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	45.9%		32.7	3277^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	776		33.3	46.7			55.6	52.3	40.3	32.4	73.1	42.9	37.0	48.5	41.8	46.8	53.6	23.1	0.0	14.2	21.4	$11,238
Coach Archie Duran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5249 Bastille	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5525	648	45	14.5	89.5%	21 (3.2%)	27 (4.2%)	590 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	43.9	2451^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		36.5	3016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%	565	25.0	27.3	0.0	30.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	47.7	57.7				38.5	39.1	42.9					$9,980
Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10275 Alcan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 587-3580	246	24	10.4	88.6%	13 (5.3%)	8 (3.3%)	221 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																					$14,774
Dr Joseph Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10700 Rushing	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 230-2000	558	36	15.4	81.4%	38 (6.8%)	36 (6.5%)	469 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	47.6	2235^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.7%		32.7	3274^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.6%	1039	62.5	42.9		62.5	28.6			52.9	49.4	53.6				44.3	50.7	37.2					$10,580
Dolphin Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9790 Pickerel Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6500	510	33	15.4	67.8%	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71.6	1070^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.9%		62.2	1474^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.3%	404	20.0			0.0				62.7	51.6	66.2				57.3	66.2	51.5					$12,180
Nixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 Loma Roja	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 849-5700	510	35	14.5	66.1%	65 (12.7%)	47 (9.2%)	363 (71.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	67.3	1254^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.9%		48	2259^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.4%	1005								55.2	65.1	64.6				35.0	71.0	54.6					$10,741
Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Rutherford Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6275	386	29	13.1	83.2%	15 (3.9%)	15 (3.9%)	338 (87.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	22.9	3879^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.2%		41.9	2647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%	1232	42.9	37.5	57.1	0.0	25.0	57.1		33.3	54.8	45.8				10.4	19.1	35.4					$11,228
Tom Lea Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 Marcus Uribe Dr	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 774-7725	792	49	16.1	55.8%	87 (11.0%)	58 (7.3%)	586 (74.0%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	46 (5.8%)	66.4	1288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.2%		64	1382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.3%	94								60.7	57.6	71.2				45.1	43.9	63.0					$8,978
Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11155 Whitey Ford St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-5075	368	29	12.6	78.3%	18 (4.9%)	17 (4.6%)	317 (86.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	38.6	2851^st of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		36.2	3039^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%	188								44.2	57.5	47.1				27.9	51.1	32.0					$12,089
North Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Sean Haggerty	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6700	552	36	15.2	69.4%	16 (2.9%)	18 (3.3%)	514 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	63	1460^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.4%		77.8	844^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%	616								48.4	60.4	70.5				40.2	61.5	48.4					$13,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8

What district is Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 in?

El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

Is Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 a good school?

Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 ranks 2501^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 attend?

Students who attend Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Andress High School

What is the racial makeup of Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8?

Students at Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8 are 86% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8.

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