Summary:
This analysis examines 13 elementary schools in the 79912 zip code of El Paso, Texas, serving grades PK-8 and primarily part of the El Paso Independent School District (Isd), with two charter schools from Idea Public Schools and the Burnham Wood Charter School District.
The standout top performer is Marguerite J Lundy Elementary, ranked in the 94th percentile statewide with over 70% of students proficient in Reading and Math and a low free/reduced lunch rate of 28.28%. Close behind are Tippin Elementary (89th percentile) and Polk Elementary (90th percentile), both with strong academic scores and free/reduced lunch rates below 44%. In contrast, Charles Q Murphree Pk-8 faces the greatest challenges, with the highest poverty rate (87%) and lowest test scores, though it has shown improvement from the 6th to the 38th percentile over three years and maintains a low dropout rate of 0.6%. The two charter schools, Idea Mesa Hills Academy (44th percentile) and Howard Burnham Elementary (58th percentile), perform in the middle of the pack, not outperforming the top EPISD schools.
Key metrics show enrollment ranges from 87 students at Dr Green Montessori to 846 at Murphree, with student-teacher ratios from 10.6 to 21.2. Spending per student varies widely, from $8,675 at Howard Burnham to $15,024 at Dr Green Elementary, yet higher spending does not guarantee higher performance—Lundy spends only $10,385 per student. Notable findings include strong bilingual programs at schools like Dr Green and Tippin, where Spanish-language test takers often outperform English-language peers, and inconsistent performance within schools like Putnam Elementary, where 4th Grade Math proficiency was 18.42% but 5th Grade Math reached 68.97%. Overall, the data reveals a clear link between socioeconomic factors and academic outcomes, with top schools having low poverty rates and bottom schools facing high poverty, but also highlights schools like Murphree that provide stability despite academic struggles.
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