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Western Hills El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

530 Thunderbird Dr, El Paso, TX 79912 · (915) 832-6950 · Part of El Paso Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
436
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Western Hills El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 31.7% 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–5Western Hills ElYou are here
6–825 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

530 Thunderbird Dr, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten48
Grade 166
Grade 270
Grade 354
Grade 460
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
331’20
325’21
343’22
388’23
436’24

Up 31.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 9%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Western Hills 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.