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Tornillo Intermediate

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Tornillo Intermediate ranks 3003 rd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3003^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tornillo Intermediate in Tornillo, TX, is a small, rural school serving 335 students in grades PK through 5 within the Tornillo Independent School District (Isd), where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its higher per-student spending ($12,982) and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, which is better than many nearby schools like Frank Macias Elementary (16.7:1) and Alfonso Borrego Senior Elementary (18.4:1). However, these investments haven't yet translated into consistent academic success. The school has shown extreme volatility in its state ranking, swinging from the 4th percentile to the 51st percentile in recent years. A key strength is in 3rd-grade Reading, where 61.9% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—10.8 points above the state average. In contrast, Mathematics scores are persistently low, with proficiency rates around 34-36%, and 5th-grade Science is a critical concern, with only 10% of students proficient in 2024-2025. Compared to the nearby Johanna Odonnell Intermediate in Fabens, which serves a similar high-poverty population, Tornillo Intermediate lags behind in overall ranking (35th vs. 60th percentile) and in math and reading for 5th graders.

Another notable challenge is a significant performance gap for students taking the STAAR test in Spanish. For example, 3rd graders taking the Reading test in English scored 61.9% proficient, while those taking it in Spanish scored only 18.52%. The school has shown an ability to support its low-income students well, ranking in the 48th percentile for that group in 2025-2026, but support for Special Education students has dropped dramatically from the 62nd to the 19th percentile. For parents, this means Tornillo Intermediate offers a small, well-funded environment with strong early reading instruction, but families should be aware of the school's struggles in math and science, and the challenges faced by students in the Spanish-language program.

335

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,538

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Oil Mill
Tornillo, TX 79853-0170

(915) 765-3351

District: Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tornillo Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Tornillo J H
High:	Tornillo High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2023) to 35th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Texas avg50%

3,003^rd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

609^th of 947Tornillo 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	36.4	3003 of 4643	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	2813 of 4651	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3286 of 4710	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2280 of 4647	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	3311 of 4581	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	4413 of 4578	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3757 of 4479	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4101 of 4359	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	4052 of 4329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	3363 of 4286	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	3862 of 4320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	3702 of 4260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	3560 of 4221	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.7	2005 of 4206	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	1376 of 4095	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	1950 of 3937	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.2	1642 of 3884	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.0	1988 of 3768	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.2	2480 of 3724	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	12.8	3320 of 3476	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	3438 of 3475	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.5	3295 of 3465	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	2554 of 4461	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	4027 of 4331	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	2257 of 4295	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3327 of 4240	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	2746 of 3668	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	1781 of 3556	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	2514 of 3487	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	3224 of 3446	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	2504 of 3333	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	2791 of 3226	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	3100 of 4588	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	3981 of 4658	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	2009 of 4588	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	3592 of 4561	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	4316 of 4499	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3685 of 4348	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4119 of 4306	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	2946 of 3080	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2615 of 2980	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2722 of 2958	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	3046 of 3184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2595 of 4425	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3127 of 4465	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	1765 of 4401	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	2980 of 4376	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	4150 of 4329	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3401 of 4188	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	3894 of 4168	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2338 of 4535	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3214 of 4594	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	1356 of 4521	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.9	2760 of 4477	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4247 of 4451	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3358 of 4309	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3968 of 4264	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2820 of 4597	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3121 of 4647	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2498 of 4585	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	2952 of 4563	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4305 of 4498	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3624 of 4357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3787 of 4319	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	36.9	79 of 112	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	3500 of 4308	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.5	1542 of 4292	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1536 of 4086	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	1933 of 3684	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2018)29th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-12 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 (2025)	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
Tornillo Intermediate	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Oil Mill	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3351	335	25	13.5	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	335 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	3003^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	35.3%		39.4	2813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.5%	190	18.5	28.6	20.0	16.7				61.9	43.3	54.1				34.2	36.2	35.9					$10,538
Fabens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Mike Maros	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2650	421	35	12.0	90.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	419 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																					$9,956
Johanna Odonnell Intermediate	Public	3-5	301 N E Camp	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2640	434	30	14.4	91.0%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	431 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.9	1872^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	59.7%		45.2	2432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.7%	560	43.8	28.6	50.0	28.2	25.0	26.1		41.0	54.6	65.4				35.5	56.7	52.0					$14,759
Josefa L Sambrano Elementary	Public	K-2	200 Herring Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3950	554	26	21.5	87.2%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	549 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																					$9,819
Wm David Surratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12675 Alameda Ave	Clint	79928	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	1832^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	60.5%		41	2705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	873	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
Alfonso Borrego Senior Elementary	Public	3-6	13300 Chicken Ranch Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3910	510	28	18.4	88.4%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	4008^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.7%		29	3492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.9%	516	10.0	23.7	37.5	0.0	14.3	14.3		32.6	36.5	35.4	43.9			21.7	26.5	23.2	40.4				$10,068
L G Alarcon Elementary	Public	3-6	12501 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3930	297	18	16.5	87.2%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	3918^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.6%		25	3725^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	193	13.3	33.3	7.7	12.5	12.5			43.9	29.1	35.3	38.0			35.9	30.8	22.0	27.9				$13,329
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%)	19.9	4062^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	12.5%		30.2	3413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	649							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
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%)	24.7	3782^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	18.5%		27.2	3595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	187		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
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	1911^th of 4643 public elementary schools	58.8%		36.6	3006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	1095								56.7	36.7	65.5				39.0	18.4	65.5					$10,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Tornillo Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Tornillo Intermediate?

Students at Tornillo Intermediate are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Tornillo Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Tornillo Intermediate.

What schools do graduates of Tornillo Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Tornillo Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tornillo J H
High : Tornillo High School

Is Tornillo Intermediate a good school?

Tornillo Intermediate ranks 3003^rd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tornillo Intermediate in?

Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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