Summary:
The 79925 zip code in El Paso, Texas, is home to 11 schools serving approximately 8,605 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades, with a predominantly low-income community where an average of 65.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
The most striking finding is a profound performance divide between the two districts serving this area. All schools in the Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)—including Eastwood High School, Eastwood Knolls International, Scotsdale Elementary, Edgemere International School, East Point Elementary, and Eastwood Heights Elementary—consistently earn 4 or 5 stars and outperform state averages. In contrast, schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd)—including Burges High School, Wiggs Middle, General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8, and Cielo Vista Elementary—generally earn 1 to 3 stars and underperform state averages. A notable exception is Transmountain Early College High School, an El Paso ISD magnet school that achieves a 5-star rating and ranks in the 99th percentile statewide with a 98.7% graduation rate.
Mathematics proficiency is a universal weakness across the zip code, with several middle schools reporting 0% proficiency in 7th-grade math. The data also reveals that higher spending per student does not guarantee better results, as Cielo Vista Elementary spends the most ($13,492 per student) but performs near state averages, while top-performing Eastwood Knolls International spends a more moderate $9,610. A clear feeder pattern emerges: students from high-performing Ysleta ISD elementary schools typically feed into Eastwood High School (4 stars), while students from struggling El Paso ISD elementary schools feed into Burges High School (2 stars), creating a self-reinforcing cycle of success and challenge within the same zip code.
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