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Desert Hills El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

300 N Kenazo Ave, El Paso, TX 79928 · (915) 926-4500 · Part of Clint Independent School District

Horizon City’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
928
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Desert Hills El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Horizon City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Horizon City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Desert Hills ElYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

300 N Kenazo Ave, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K88
Kindergarten110
Grade 1129
Grade 2137
Grade 3129
Grade 4176
Grade 5159
Enrollment over time
859’20
866’21
907’22
917’23
928’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%White 4%Black 1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Hills El from Horizon City families.

Other schools in Clint Independent School District

The district →
Frank Macias El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D
975 students17:1
WM David Surratt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clint
D
939 students17:1
Carroll T Welch El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D−
676 students16:1
Red Sands El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
D
572 students15:1
Montana Vista El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Paso
C−
457 students15:1
Horizon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · El Paso
D
677 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; Horizon City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.