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Desertaire El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

6301 Tiger Eye Dr, El Paso, TX 79924 · (915) 434-6400 · Part of Ysleta Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
505
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Desertaire El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 34.5% 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 →

K–5Desertaire ElYou are here
6–825 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

6301 Tiger Eye Dr, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 169
Grade 274
Grade 396
Grade 497
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
771’20
682’21
589’22
513’23
505’24

Down 34.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%White 4%Black 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%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 Desertaire El from El Paso families.

Other schools in Ysleta Independent School District

The district →
Scotsdale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B
749 students16:1
Edgemere International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
B
639 students14:1
Loma Terrace El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D−
614 students15:1
Riverside El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
607 students14:1
Sageland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
C
601 students13:1
East Point El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
C
558 students14:1

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.