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Robert R Rojas Elementary

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Robert R Rojas Elementary ranks 1907 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1907^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Robert R Rojas Elementary is a PK-5 school in El Paso, TX, serving 490 students within the Socorro Independent School District (Isd). After several years of lower performance, the school has made a dramatic turnaround, jumping to a 3-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year. This recent improvement is especially notable because the school serves a high-poverty population, with nearly 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it spends more per student ($12,263) than most nearby schools, suggesting a strong investment in student support.

What truly sets Rojas Elementary apart is its exceptional support for its most vulnerable students. The school ranks in the top 25% statewide for both Special Education students and students from low-income families, a remarkable achievement that shows it is effectively closing achievement gaps. However, this success is not consistent across all grades. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 5th-grade math proficiency soared to 65.48%, nearly matching the top-performing Campestre Elementary, while 4th-grade math proficiency plummeted to just 18.37%. This "roller coaster" pattern suggests that the school's success is heavily dependent on specific grade-level teams, and the challenge will be to replicate the 5th-grade model school-wide.

Interestingly, while Rojas excels with at-risk students, it struggles with its Gifted and Talented (GT) students, ranking in the bottom 22% for this group. This suggests the school's resources may be heavily focused on intervention and remediation, potentially at the expense of enrichment for its highest achievers. Compared to nearby Escontrias Steam Academy, which serves a similar population but is on a slow decline, Rojas is demonstrating that rapid improvement is possible. The school's higher spending and targeted support for special education and low-income students appear to be key drivers of its recent success, making it a compelling case study in effective turnaround strategies.

490

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,729

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Bauman Rd
El Paso, TX 79927-3538

(915) 937-8500

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Robert R Rojas Elementary usually attend:

High:

Socorro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

4.7%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,907^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

264^th of 951Socorro 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	54.1	1907 of 4627	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.6	3006 of 4651	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3171 of 4710	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3042 of 4647	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2744 of 4581	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4008 of 4578	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2389 of 4479	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2485 of 4359	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.9	1581 of 4329	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.2	2774 of 4286	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.4	1762 of 4320	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.3	2885 of 4260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	3097 of 4221	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	3772 of 4206	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.2	2285 of 4095	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.3	1940 of 3937	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	2575 of 3884	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.7	2823 of 3768	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	3339 of 3724	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	3249 of 3476	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	3324 of 3475	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.4	2959 of 3465	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	1873 of 4461	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	3573 of 4331	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2520 of 4295	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3276 of 4240	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	2508 of 3668	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2232 of 3556	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2064 of 3487	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3111 of 3446	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	2541 of 3333	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2254 of 3226	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2095 of 4575	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2526 of 4658	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3153 of 4588	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2939 of 4561	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	4153 of 4499	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	2324 of 4348	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2591 of 4306	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2400 of 3075	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	2589 of 2980	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2271 of 2958	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	2128 of 3006	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2428 of 3184	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	2827 of 3106	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	1474 of 4413	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2298 of 4465	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2539 of 4401	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2435 of 4376	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3787 of 4329	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1935 of 4188	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2033 of 4168	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	1109 of 4520	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.3	2259 of 4594	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	2775 of 4521	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	2254 of 4477	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	4266 of 4451	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	1174 of 4309	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	1404 of 4264	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	1707 of 4582	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	3015 of 4647	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2855 of 4585	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2525 of 4563	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3701 of 4498	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2467 of 4357	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2415 of 4319	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	1047 of 4301	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	1995 of 4292	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1662 of 4086	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	1231 of 3952	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	2718 of 3799	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1580 of 3684	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	1973 of 3558	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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by a teacher
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Robert R. Rojas has some of the most caring, supportive and versatile teachers in SISD. Rojas staff is so loving and strives to assure that the best interests of their students are met! The Socorro community has proven to be one in a million and sure knows how to uphold the morals and values that all communities should live by. 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Robert R Rojas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Bauman Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8500	490	29	16.7	84.7%	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	54.1	1907^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.8%		36.6	3006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	1099								56.7	36.7	65.5				39.0	18.4	65.5					$10,729
Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	11471 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4800	831	55	15.2	83.8%	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	804 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.6	3771^st of 4627 public elementary schools	18.5%		27.2	3595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	176		16.7			16.7		69.0	45.9	23.3	41.3	44.3	46.3	49.3	20.0	38.3	34.7	21.5		43.9	9.7	$10,317
Desert Wind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Colina De Paz	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7800	521	39	13.2	89.8%	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.8	4051^st of 4627 public elementary schools	12.4%		30.2	3413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	638							49.4	35.9	32.6	39.5	46.2	53.4	58.2	27.5	32.6	18.6	12.1	0.0	29.2	25.3	$12,781
Campestre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11399 Socorro Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7300	488	31	15.7	86.3%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.5	814^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.4%		67.3	1243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	73.3%	429								67.2	62.1	66.2				50.8	68.2	65.3					$9,904
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%)	57.1	1757^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		49.4	2176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%	419								42.6	63.0	69.4				25.9	57.5	46.8					$10,133
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%)	24.1	3807^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.4	3533^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%	274								40.0	28.2	46.8				28.3	41.4	30.4					$8,952
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%)	48.5	2189^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.7%		47.1	2309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%	120		20.0						59.1	59.1	35.3				47.6	56.6	29.3					$10,048
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)
Wm David Surratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12675 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8200	939	55	17.0	85.5%	39 (4.2%)	5 (0.5%)	883 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	55.5	1828^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.5%		41	2705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	877	7.7	10.0	22.2	7.7	10.0	20.0		49.6	58.6	58.0				38.1	55.0	47.8					$8,721
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%)	44.9	2392^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	48.3%		47.3	2294^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.7%	98		25.0			33.3			43.1	37.3	54.8				43.1	50.0	50.0					$9,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert R Rojas Elementary

What district is Robert R Rojas Elementary in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Robert R Rojas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Robert R Rojas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Robert R Rojas Elementary?

Students at Robert R Rojas Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Robert R Rojas Elementary a good school?

Robert R Rojas Elementary ranks 1907^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Robert R Rojas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert R Rojas Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Socorro High School

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