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Best Elementary Schools in El Paso, TX (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

112

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in El Paso, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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El Paso, TX elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A-	Marguerite J Lundy	El Paso	El Paso Isd	58%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	801
#2	A-	Polk	El Paso	El Paso Isd	56%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	627
#3	B+	Tippin	El Paso	El Paso Isd	51%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	672
#4	B+	Idea Edgemere College Preparatory (Charter)	El Paso	Idea Public Schools	49%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	538
#5	B	Milam	El Paso	El Paso Isd	48%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	845
#6	B-	Congressman Silvestre And Carolina School	El Paso	Canutillo Isd	44%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	573
#7	B-	Hawkins	El Paso	El Paso Isd	44%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	262
#8	B-	Vista Hills	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	43%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	454
#9	B-	Eastwood Heights	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	41%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	552
#10	C+	Eastwood Knolls International	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	804
#11	C+	Vista Del Futuro Charter School (Charter)	El Paso	Vista Del Futuro Charter School	39%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	332
#12	C+	Cactus Trails	El Paso	Socorro Isd	38%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,027
#13	C+	North Star	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	38%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	518
#14	C+	Cielo Vista	El Paso	El Paso Isd	37%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	272
#15	C+	Zach White	El Paso	El Paso Isd	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	355
#16	C+	Edgemere International School	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	36%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	695
#17	C	Clendenin	El Paso	El Paso Isd	35%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	398
#18	C	Ramona	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	35%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	236
#19	C	Scotsdale	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	35%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	679
#20	C	Horizon Heights	El Paso	Socorro Isd	32%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	925
#21	C	James P Butler	El Paso	Socorro Isd	32%	30%	Meets Expectations	985
#22	C	Loma Verde	El Paso	Socorro Isd	32%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	794
#23	C	Ernesto Serna School	El Paso	Socorro Isd	31%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	710
#24	C	John Drugan School	El Paso	Socorro Isd	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,118
#25	C	Green	El Paso	El Paso Isd	30%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	363
#26	C-	Sgt Jose F Carrasco	El Paso	Socorro Isd	30%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	1,080
#27	C-	Sgt Roberto Ituarte	El Paso	Socorro Isd	30%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	697
#28	C-	Tom Lea JR	El Paso	El Paso Isd	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	809
#29	C-	Harmony School Of Science El Paso (Charter)	El Paso	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	777
#30	C-	Mesita	El Paso	El Paso Isd	29%	27%	Meets Expectations	940
#31	C-	Western Hills	El Paso	El Paso Isd	29%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	343
#32	C-	Bill Sybert School	El Paso	Socorro Isd	28%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	829
#33	C-	Dolphin Terrace	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	457
#34	C-	Glen Cove	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	613
#35	C-	Howard Burnham (Charter)	El Paso	Burnham Wood Charter School District	28%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	290
#36	C-	Lujan Chavez	El Paso	Socorro Isd	28%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	1,008
#37	C-	Robbin E L Washington International	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	27%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	456
#38	C-	The Linguistic Acad Of El Paso Cultural Demo Site (Charter)	El Paso	Burnham Wood Charter School District	27%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	347
#39	C-	Tierra Del Sol	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	27%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	562
#40	C-	Desertaire	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	26%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	589
#41	C-	Elfida Chavez	El Paso	Socorro Isd	26%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	691
#42	C-	Nixon	El Paso	El Paso Isd	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	610
#43	C-	Sageland	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	26%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	465
#44	C-	Aoy	El Paso	El Paso Isd	25%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	275
#45	C-	Bliss	El Paso	El Paso Isd	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	532
#46	C-	Kohlberg	El Paso	El Paso Isd	25%	27%	Meets Expectations	472
#47	C-	Rivera	El Paso	El Paso Isd	25%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	256
#48	D+	Dr Sue A Shook School	El Paso	Socorro Isd	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,058
#49	D+	Idea Edgemere Academy (Charter)	El Paso	Idea Public Schools	25%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	974
#50	D+	Lamar	El Paso	El Paso Isd	25%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	271
#51	D+	Ysleta	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	25%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	355
#52	D+	General Douglas Macarthur Pk 8	El Paso	El Paso Isd	24%	26%	Meets Expectations	916
#53	D+	Parkland	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	24%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#54	D+	Thomas Manor	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	24%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	451
#55	D+	East Point	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	23%	21%	Meets Expectations	589
#56	D+	Helen Ball	El Paso	Socorro Isd	23%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	662
#57	D+	Jane A Hambric School	El Paso	Socorro Isd	23%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	873
#58	D+	Lancaster	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	23%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	594
#59	D+	Mission Valley	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	23%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	640
#60	D+	Park	El Paso	El Paso Isd	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	401
#61	D+	Colin L Powell	El Paso	El Paso Isd	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	517
#62	D+	Desert Wind	El Paso	Socorro Isd	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	804
#63	D+	Hillside	El Paso	El Paso Isd	22%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	465
#64	D+	Presa	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	22%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	307
#65	D+	Whitaker	El Paso	El Paso Isd	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	331
#66	D+	Desert Hills	El Paso	Clint Isd	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	907
#67	D	Barron	El Paso	El Paso Isd	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	383
#68	D	Campestre	El Paso	Socorro Isd	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	495
#69	D	Dr Joseph Torres	El Paso	El Paso Isd	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	604
#70	D	Gonzalo And Sofia Garcia	El Paso	Canutillo Isd	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#71	D	Montana Vista	El Paso	Clint Isd	20%	18%	Meets Expectations	471
#72	D	North Loop	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	535
#73	D	Guerrero	El Paso	El Paso Isd	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	395
#74	D	H D Hilley	El Paso	Socorro Isd	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	514
#75	D	Pasodale	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	474
#76	D	Pebble Hills	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	19%	20%	Meets Expectations	593
#77	D	Vista Del Sol	El Paso	Socorro Isd	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	510
#78	D	Coldwell	El Paso	El Paso Isd	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	435
#79	D	Del Valle	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	18%	19%	Meets Expectations	465
#80	D	Harmony School Of Excellence El Paso (Charter)	El Paso	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	702
#81	D	La Fe Preparatory School (Charter)	El Paso	La Fe Preparatory School	17%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	184
#82	D	Moreno	El Paso	El Paso Isd	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	392
#83	D	Myrtle Cooper	El Paso	Socorro Isd	17%	18%	Meets Expectations	578
#84	D	Purple Heart	El Paso	Socorro Isd	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	960
#85	D	Putnam	El Paso	El Paso Isd	17%	20%	Meets Expectations	266
#86	D	Sierra Vista	El Paso	Socorro Isd	17%	20%	Meets Expectations	648
#87	D	Zavala	El Paso	El Paso Isd	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	291
#88	D	Mission Ridge	El Paso	Socorro Isd	16%	19%	Meets Expectations	962
#89	D-	Benito Martinez	El Paso	Socorro Isd	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	497
#90	D-	Chester E Jordan	El Paso	Socorro Isd	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	813
#91	D-	Cooley	El Paso	El Paso Isd	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	411
#92	D-	Hueco	El Paso	Socorro Isd	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	566
#93	D-	Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy	El Paso	Socorro Isd	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,017
#94	D-	Stanton	El Paso	El Paso Isd	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	378
#95	D-	Sunrise Mountain	El Paso	El Paso Isd	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	473
#96	D-	Travis	El Paso	El Paso Isd	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	228
#97	D-	William C Herrera	El Paso	El Paso Isd	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	571
#98	D-	Capistrano	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	14%	15%	Meets Expectations	460
#99	D-	Robert R Rojas	El Paso	Socorro Isd	14%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	516
#100	D-	Escontrias Steam Academy	El Paso	Socorro Isd	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	854
#101	D-	Oshea Keleher	El Paso	Socorro Isd	13%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	655
#102	D-	Crockett	El Paso	El Paso Isd	12%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	457
#103	D-	H R Moye	El Paso	El Paso Isd	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	299
#104	D-	Logan	El Paso	El Paso Isd	12%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	587
#105	D-	Newman	El Paso	El Paso Isd	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	264
#106	D-	Red Sands	El Paso	Clint Isd	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	587
#107	D-	Frank Macias	El Paso	Clint Isd	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	963
#108	F	Douglass	El Paso	El Paso Isd	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	511
#109	F	Hart	El Paso	El Paso Isd	10%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	380
#110	F	Loma Terrace	El Paso	Ysleta Isd	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	697
#111	F	Rusk	El Paso	El Paso Isd	9%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	226
#112	F	Carroll T Welch	El Paso	Clint Isd	7%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	636

How El Paso, TX's elementary schools compare

A: 2B: 7C: 38D: 60F: 5

8% of the 112 ranked elementary schools in El Paso, TX earn an A or B (2 A grades, 7 B, 38 C, 60 D, 5 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 93 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (83% here, 71% nationally), and 52 exceed it. On average 25% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 22% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Idea Edgemere College Preparatory (49% against 18%, B+), Vista Del Futuro Charter School (39% against 18%, C+), Clendenin (35% against 15%, C), North Star (38% against 21%, C+), Polk (56% against 40%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 28): El Paso Isd (10), Socorro Isd (8), Ysleta Isd (7).

The largest ranked elementary schools: John Drugan School (1,118 students, C, #24), Sgt Jose F Carrasco (1,080 students, C-, #26), Dr Sue A Shook School (1,058 students, D+, #48).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in El Paso, TX that are not ranked

10 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

B Alicia R Chacon International, El Paso

Closed schools (3)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Constance Hulbert, El Paso
C Del Norte Heights, El Paso
C+ Hughey, El Paso

Not yet graded (6)

Too little test data to grade.

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in El Paso, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in El Paso, TX

What is the best elementary school in El Paso, TX?

Marguerite J Lundy in El Paso ranks first among the 112 ranked elementary schools in El Paso, TX with a SchoolGrade of A-, 58% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51%.

How are elementary schools in El Paso, TX ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does El Paso, TX have?

SchoolGrade grades 122 public elementary schools in El Paso, TX; 112 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.