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Hueco Elementary

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Hueco Elementary ranks 2294 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hueco Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 585 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Socorro Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 304 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Academically, Hueco Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past 5 years, with below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of Hueco Elementary students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 45% to 55.7%, compared to the district's 57.97% to 63.1% and the state's 52.02% to 57.83%. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Science, with only 17.11% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district's 27.26% and the state's 29.57%. Hueco Elementary also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Mission Ridge, Robert R. Rojas Elementary, and Escontrias STEAM Academy, Hueco Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher STAAR proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Addressing the needs of Hueco Elementary's diverse student population and implementing effective instructional strategies will be crucial for the school to enhance its educational outcomes.

573

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,536

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Old Hueco Tanks Rd
El Paso, TX 79927-4230

(915) 937-7600

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hueco Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salvador Sanchez Middle
High:	Socorro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

White:

2.4%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Socorro Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Texas avg47%

2,294^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 30Elementary Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

304^th of 961Socorro 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	47.3	2294 of 4651	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	2835 of 4710	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2954 of 4647	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3540 of 4581	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3899 of 4578	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2241 of 4479	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	2089 of 4359	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.1	2021 of 4329	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	1540 of 4286	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	1554 of 4320	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	1684 of 4260	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	2076 of 4221	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.3	3203 of 4206	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.0	1935 of 4095	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	1472 of 3937	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.7	2559 of 3884	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2698 of 3768	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	3042 of 3724	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.8	3324 of 3476	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	3256 of 3475	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	3252 of 3465	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	3424 of 4461	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	3499 of 4331	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	1657 of 4295	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	2139 of 4240	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	1762 of 3668	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	2454 of 3556	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3012 of 3487	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3148 of 3446	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1706 of 3333	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1783 of 3226	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	3450 of 4658	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3246 of 4588	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3565 of 4561	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	4133 of 4499	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2274 of 4348	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2380 of 4306	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	2726 of 2980	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	2542 of 2958	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	1673 of 3184	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	2172 of 4465	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	2454 of 4401	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3339 of 4376	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3535 of 4329	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1776 of 4188	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1693 of 4168	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	1878 of 4594	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2291 of 4521	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3428 of 4477	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3763 of 4451	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	1178 of 4309	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	1366 of 4264	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	1887 of 4647	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2575 of 4585	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3481 of 4563	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3314 of 4498	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2131 of 4357	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	1840 of 4319	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	1785 of 4292	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	3248 of 4086	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3502 of 3952	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	1740 of 3684	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1620 of 3558	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2024)59th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)59th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)51st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)26th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)9th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science17%-12 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
Hueco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Hueco Tanks Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7600	573	35	16.5	85.5%	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	554 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47.3	2294^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.7%		40	2835^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.8%	541		60.0	33.3			40.0	20.0		45.0	55.7	53.3				38.3	47.5	48.7			17.1			$9,536
Idea Rio Vista Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	210 N Rio Vista Rd	Socorro	79927	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 444-0188	696	32	21.9	86.6%	32 (4.6%)	11 (1.6%)	649 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	3533^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%		27.5	3621^st of 4710 public elementary schools	23.1%	88									27.7	45.3	43.6				21.4	20.3	41.1			32.3			$8,952
Keys Elementary	Public	K-5	313 S Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4100	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Escontrias Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Buford Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4100	824	50	16.5	87.7%	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	799 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47.1	2309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%		44	2576^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.3%	267			16.7			20.0	16.7		61.3	39.8	60.9				43.4	47.5	35.5			18.2			$10,048
H D Hilley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	693 N Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8400	483	29	16.3	86.1%	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	470 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.4	2176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%		35.5	3121^st of 4710 public elementary schools	33.7%	945									43.0	56.5	53.1				35.4	50.0	54.3			24.7			$10,133
Alicia R Chacon International	Public	K-8	920 Burgundy Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-9200	859	56	15.3	60.2%	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	845 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85.5	551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	88.2%		93.4	236^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.0%	315	46.1	56.7		75.7	67.0			97.5			78.8	74.7	84.4	81.8			75.3	59.8	82.7	37.0	72.7	68.8	$9,454
Harmony School Of Excellence - El Paso	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9435 Betel Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 307-4412	682	38	18.1	81.1%	23 (3.4%)	15 (2.2%)	633 (92.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	87.1	489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.5%		84.7	581^st of 4710 public elementary schools	87.7%	92	21.4	64.3	35.7	14.3	61.5	50.0	7.1		59.0	84.2	79.1				60.6	68.6	65.4			50.5			$10,328
Presa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Presa Pl	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8700	289	24	11.9	84.1%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86.4	519^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%		74.6	964^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.5%	445	33.3	42.9	66.7						74.5	73.3	67.7				55.6	75.0	66.7			53.9			$16,277
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9230 Elgin Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-3400	517	37	14.0	89.6%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	511 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68.4	1192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	74.4%		55.3	1866^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.4%	674	23.1	85.7	66.7						58.6	55.2	65.8				58.0	65.7	51.2			28.1			$11,024
Mission Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	150 N Nonap Dr	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-1699	1,052	56	18.7	73.8%	37 (3.5%)	20 (1.9%)	973 (92.5%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	53.9	1911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%		56.2	1802^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	61.7%	109		60.0	28.6			14.3	0.0		48.0	56.9	63.4				31.8	49.7	49.7			28.0			$8,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Hueco Elementary

What district is Hueco Elementary in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Is Hueco Elementary a good school?

Hueco Elementary ranks 2294^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hueco Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Hueco Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hueco Elementary?

Students at Hueco Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Hueco Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hueco Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salvador Sanchez Middle
High : Socorro High School

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