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Desertaire Elementary

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Desertaire Elementary ranks 1055 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Desertaire Elementary is a K-5 school in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd) serving 505 students in El Paso, TX, and has earned a consistent 4-star rating by climbing from the 36th to the 77th percentile statewide over the past decade.

This school is a standout for its exceptional ability to support all students, especially those who often face the biggest challenges. Desertaire ranks in the 93rd percentile for serving Special Education students and the 86th percentile for students from low-income backgrounds—far outperforming nearby schools like Dr Joseph Torres Elementary and Parkland Elementary. In core subjects, Desertaire’s students shine: 75% of 3rd graders are proficient in Reading, compared to just 48.4% at North Star Elementary, and 71.1% of 4th graders are proficient in Math, far exceeding the district average of 56.9%. Even in 5th-grade Science, Desertaire (51.7%) nearly doubles the performance of rivals like Tom Lea Junior Elementary (38.9%).

While Desertaire excels in early grades, it does face a "5th-grade slump" where Reading and Math scores dip below the district average—a key area for improvement. Still, the school achieves these strong results with a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 and per-student spending of $10,146, showing it uses resources efficiently. Compared to nearby El Paso Independent School District (Isd) schools like Coach Archie Duran Elementary and Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8, which often rank in the bottom half of the state, Desertaire is a clear leader. For families in the 79924 zip code, this school is a bright spot that consistently closes achievement gaps and delivers top-tier academics.

505

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,822

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6301 Tiger Eye Dr
El Paso, TX 79924

(915) 434-6400

District: Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Desertaire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle
High:	Parkland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

4.0%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Texas avg50%

1,055^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

226^th of 951Ysleta 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	72.0	1055 of 4627	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	566 of 4651	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	894 of 4710	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	1002 of 4647	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1783 of 4581	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	2466 of 4578	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	1450 of 4479	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1594 of 4359	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.3	2752 of 4329	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.6	1542 of 4286	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.1	1215 of 4320	71.9%	★★★★☆
2014	57.5	1903 of 4260	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.5	1823 of 4221	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	1654 of 4206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	2131 of 4095	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.1	1756 of 3937	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.4	1857 of 3884	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	1166 of 3768	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.7	1088 of 3724	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	66.8	1183 of 3476	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	1516 of 3475	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.3	1679 of 3465	51.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.6	297 of 2443	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	434 of 2443	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	410 of 2421	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	567 of 2444	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	578 of 2515	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	371 of 2483	85.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.8	1234 of 4461	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.2	2248 of 4331	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	806 of 4295	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	1506 of 4240	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	1239 of 3668	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	620 of 3556	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1083 of 3487	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	1490 of 3446	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	920 of 3333	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	1620 of 3226	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	601 of 4575	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	657 of 4658	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	1016 of 4588	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1747 of 4561	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	2681 of 4499	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1757 of 4348	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	1644 of 4306	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	412 of 3075	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	1209 of 2980	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1564 of 2958	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.5	2829 of 3006	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2253 of 3184	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1981 of 3106	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	737 of 4413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	566 of 4465	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	591 of 4401	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1311 of 4376	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	2214 of 4329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	1060 of 4188	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	1244 of 4168	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	621 of 4520	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	398 of 4594	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	334 of 4521	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	64.4	1213 of 4477	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	2155 of 4451	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	691 of 4309	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	910 of 4264	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	1527 of 4582	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	1102 of 4647	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	1010 of 4585	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	1837 of 4563	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	2203 of 4498	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1219 of 4357	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	1633 of 4319	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	288 of 4301	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	417 of 4292	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	303 of 4086	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	453 of 3952	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	820 of 3799	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	227 of 3684	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	233 of 3558	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.9	331 of 3108	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1146 of 3106	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1979 of 3082	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	2352 of 3082	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	1044 of 3142	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	1570 of 3127	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+16 vs school

White (2024)89th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)88th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics59%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The children need more supervision from the time they get out of the class and get off the bus going home. They have a major bullying problem on the bus and at school. Seems to be a big lack of communication between our teacher and the parents. Close Quote

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Desertaire Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Tiger Eye Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6400	505	37	13.6	79.6%	20 (4.0%)	8 (1.6%)	467 (92.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	72	1055^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.2%		85.2	566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.8%	489	60.0	33.3					75.0	65.1	55.8	59.7	71.1	47.1	$12,822
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
Parkland Elementary	Public	K-5	6330 Deer Ave	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6600	471	38	12.5	89.6%	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	450 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67.4	1253^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.9%		55.8	1790^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.5%	537	60.0						59.2	45.8	72.6	54.0	55.6	54.1	$12,802
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
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
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
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
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
Idea Mesquite Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	11881 Dyer St	El Paso	79934	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 888-4700	641	29	22.1	72.7%	48 (7.5%)	52 (8.1%)	520 (81.1%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	51.7	2028^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.2%		60.6	1547^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%	481							50.0	61.2	58.1	45.0	48.3	32.4	$9,008
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Desertaire Elementary

What district is Desertaire Elementary in?

Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Desertaire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Desertaire Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Desertaire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Desertaire Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle
High : Parkland High School

What is the racial makeup of Desertaire Elementary?

Students at Desertaire Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Desertaire Elementary a good school?

Desertaire Elementary ranks 1055^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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