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Purple Heart Elementary

Q: Is Purple Heart Elementary a good school?

Purple Heart Elementary ranks 1760 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Purple Heart Elementary in El Paso, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Socorro Independent School District (Isd) serving 914 students in a community where about 72% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has staged a remarkable comeback, climbing from the 14th percentile statewide in 2021 to the 62nd percentile in 2026, earning a 3-star rating. This dramatic turnaround is more pronounced than nearby schools like Lujan-Chavez Elementary or Elfida Chavez Elementary, which also improved but started from higher ground.

Reading is a clear strength, with all tested grades meeting or exceeding state averages in the most recent year. However, math remains a persistent challenge, with all grades scoring below the district average, and science is a critical area needing urgent attention—only 18% of 5th graders were proficient in 2025, well below state and district averages. Interestingly, the school excels with its African American students, ranking in the 87th percentile for this group, but struggles to challenge its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 27th percentile. Nearby Sgt Roberto Ituarte (1.6 miles away) serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 94th percentile, showing that high performance is achievable and offering a model for Purple Heart to study.

For parents, this is a school on an upward trajectory with strong literacy programs but clear gaps in math and science. The school’s ability to serve some students exceptionally well suggests effective strategies that could be expanded. If your child is a high achiever, you may want to ask about enrichment opportunities, as the Gifted and Talented program needs improvement. Overall, Purple Heart is a school that has proven it can change course, but it still has work to do to ensure all students thrive.

914

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,946

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14400 Gr Campuzano
El Paso, TX 79938

(915) 938-2200

District: Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Purple Heart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hurshel Antwine Middle
High:	El Dorado High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

9.8%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2017 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

1,760^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From top 45% (2017) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	57.0	1760 of 4627	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	2091 of 4651	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	2329 of 4710	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	3368 of 4647	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	3583 of 4581	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3952 of 4578	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	1825 of 4479	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	1706 of 4359	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.1	1962 of 4329	54.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	77.8	311 of 2443	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	527 of 2443	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	1118 of 2421	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	1529 of 2444	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	533 of 2515	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	807 of 2483	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	19.2	906 of 1005	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	3073 of 4461	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3359 of 4331	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2038 of 4295	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	3023 of 4240	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	1648 of 3668	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	2818 of 3556	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	2768 of 3487	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3084 of 3446	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1574 of 3333	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	2215 of 3226	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1720 of 4575	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	2244 of 4658	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	3678 of 4588	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3755 of 4561	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3857 of 4499	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	1454 of 4348	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1690 of 4306	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	2252 of 3075	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2777 of 2980	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2739 of 2958	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2273 of 3184	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.9	941 of 3106	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1497 of 4413	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	1857 of 4465	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	3194 of 4401	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3461 of 4376	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3911 of 4329	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1285 of 4188	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1276 of 4168	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	1573 of 4520	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	1712 of 4594	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	3218 of 4521	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3528 of 4477	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	4074 of 4451	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	1066 of 4309	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	1240 of 4264	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	1809 of 4582	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	2497 of 4647	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2926 of 4585	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3398 of 4563	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3881 of 4498	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2396 of 4357	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1800 of 4319	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2502 of 4301	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2487 of 4292	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1956 of 4086	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	1635 of 3952	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	2937 of 3799	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	1111 of 3684	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	2123 of 3558	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	1279 of 3006	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	2348 of 3108	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2049 of 3106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	1095 of 3082	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	1704 of 3142	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	1316 of 3127	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)87th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile~ school

White (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-20 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2018)10th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 4th 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
Purple Heart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14400 Gr Campuzano	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2200	914	52	17.6	71.8%	90 (9.8%)	47 (5.1%)	751 (82.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	57	1760^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		50.9	2091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%	331			53.9	56.8	66.7				47.8	40.5	45.7				$7,946
Chester E Jordan	Public	PK, KG-5	13995 Jason Crandall Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8800	755	45	16.8	75.8%	44 (5.8%)	33 (4.4%)	656 (86.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	68.6	1204^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.0%		57.2	1712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.2%	508			62.4	54.9	62.2				52.0	54.9	59.1				$9,078
Sgt Roberto Ituarte	Public	PK, KG-5	12860 Tierra Sonora	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7000	659	39	16.8	70.7%	60 (9.1%)	24 (3.6%)	556 (84.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	91.8	298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.6%		93.5	246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%	52			69.3	69.0	80.2				68.0	80.3	77.9				$8,960
James P Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14251 Ralph Seitsinger Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8900	884	48	18.5	60.9%	78 (8.8%)	27 (3.1%)	749 (84.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (1.9%)	66	1305^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.8%		58.9	1630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.0%	325	33.3		58.9	61.8	58.3				57.3	46.3	57.6				$7,540
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	12300 Tierra Este Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6200	862	49	17.4	71.9%	61 (7.1%)	33 (3.8%)	728 (84.5%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	52.3	1995^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.9%		41.8	2649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	654			52.4	54.1	59.1				37.3	41.8	55.5				$7,936
Jane A Hambric School	Public	PK, KG-8	3535 Nolan Richardson Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4600	740	51	14.5	83.8%	19 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	706 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.9	2280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.7%		41.8	2655^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	375		80.9	53.0	39.1	55.0	55.8	60.7	70.5	36.4	43.8	48.4	37.7	56.8	46.3	$11,057
Cactus Trails	Public	PK, KG-5	14701 Ralph Seitsinger Dr	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 938-2602	1,006	56	18.0	59.7%	111 (11.0%)	36 (3.6%)	827 (82.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.2%)	86.2	533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		87	492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	41			63.9	72.0	85.0				58.2	61.0	77.1				$8,448
Idea Edgemere Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	15101 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 201-1959	788	39	20.3	63.8%	66 (8.4%)	45 (5.7%)	663 (84.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	71.6	1071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	76.9%		78.6	807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%	264			65.3	70.6	76.2				60.5	41.3	46.6				$8,641
Lujan-Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Sun Country Rd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8700	923	51	17.9	70.4%	76 (8.2%)	37 (4.0%)	763 (82.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (3.0%)	76.9	873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.3	817^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%	56			57.0	69.0	65.9				42.2	75.3	68.8				$7,828
Elfida Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11720 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-8300	616	40	15.5	81.5%	28 (4.5%)	7 (1.1%)	571 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	69.5	1159^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.0%		62.3	1472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.4%	313			53.3	68.7	64.2				44.6	55.4	64.2				$9,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Purple Heart Elementary

Is Purple Heart Elementary a good school?

Purple Heart Elementary ranks 1760^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Purple Heart Elementary?

Students at Purple Heart Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Purple Heart Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Purple Heart Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Purple Heart Elementary attend?

Students who attend Purple Heart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hurshel Antwine Middle
High : El Dorado High School

What district is Purple Heart Elementary in?

Socorro Independent School District (Isd)

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