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Paso del Norte Fine Arts Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12300 Tierra Este Rd, El Paso, TX 79938 · (915) 937-6200 · Part of Socorro Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
862
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Paso del Norte Fine Arts Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

12300 Tierra Este Rd, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K97
Kindergarten114
Grade 1116
Grade 2136
Grade 3133
Grade 4123
Grade 5143
Enrollment over time
786’20
806’21
1,017’22
968’23
862’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%White 7%Black 4%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paso del Norte Fine Arts Academy from El Paso families.

Other schools in Socorro Independent School District

The district →
Dr. Sue A Shook School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
C+
1,167 students19:1
SGT Jose F Carrasco El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B−
1,067 students17:1
Ben Narbuth El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
1,054 students20:1
Mission Ridge
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D
1,052 students19:1
Cactus Trails
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B+
1,006 students18:1
John Drugan School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · El Paso
B−
990 students17:1

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.