Summary:
The eight public schools in El Paso's 79904 zip code, all part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), serve a community facing significant economic challenges, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 84.1% across five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.
Colin L Powell Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, earning a 3-star rating and consistently leading in math proficiency, while H R Moye Elementary showed the most improvement, jumping 18 percentile points despite having the highest spending per student ($16,062) and smallest class sizes (11.3:1). In contrast, Logan Elementary faces the greatest challenges with critically low test scores, including just 13.21% proficiency in 3rd-grade math. A notable bright spot is Sunrise Mountain Elementary, where students taking Spanish-language STAAR tests dramatically outperform district and state averages, with 80% proficient in 5th-grade reading compared to 40.49% district-wide.
Middle school math presents a severe crisis, with both Magoffin Middle and Canyon Hills Middle reporting 0% proficiency in 7th-grade math, far below the state average of 29.41%. However, Canyon Hills consistently outperforms Magoffin in reading and Algebra I, despite serving a more economically disadvantaged population. Chapin High School, the area's only high school, shows mixed results with above-average biology scores (67.8%) but a concerning 81.8% graduation rate and 2.6% dropout rate, suggesting challenges persist from the feeder middle schools. Overall, while spending and class sizes vary widely, they do not directly correlate with success, as evidenced by Colin L. Powell's strong performance with lower per-student spending than struggling H.R. Moye.
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