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Putnam El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6508 Fiesta Dr, El Paso, TX 79912 · (915) 236-3225 · Part of El Paso Independent School District

El Paso’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Putnam El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for El Paso kids: 25 middle schools

On the path

Where El Paso kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Putnam ElYou are here
6–825 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6508 Fiesta Dr, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten44
Grade 133
Grade 235
Grade 337
Grade 445
Grade 528
Enrollment over time
318’20
299’21
266’22
273’23
260’24

Down 18.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 85%White 10%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Putnam El from El Paso families.

Other schools in El Paso Independent School District

The district →
Don Haskins PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,405 students15:1
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,256 students16:1
Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
1,231 students17:1
Milam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B+
941 students18:1
Mesita El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B
916 students14:1
General Douglas Macarthur PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
C
889 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; El Paso’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.