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Desert Wind Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1100 Colina De Paz
El Paso, TX 79928
Phone
(915) 937-7800
District
SOCORRO ISD
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
804
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.3% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.4% of all U.S. schools.


Desert Wind Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
47%
46%
50%
60%
43%
53%
47%
46%
50%
60%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
47%
45%
47%
50%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
52%
45%
56%
30%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
43%
32%
50%
18%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
42%
53%
52%
32%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
49%
48%
55%
0%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 30 3.7%
Kindergarten 38 4.7%
Grade 1 40 5.0%
Grade 2 43 5.3%
Grade 3 49 6.1%
Grade 4 39 4.9%
Grade 5 54 6.7%
Grade 6 160 19.9%
Grade 7 162 20.1%
Grade 8 189 23.5%
Total 804 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.6% 4.7% 26.7%
Black 0.7% 2.0% 13.3%
Hispanic 96.3% 92.4% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.5% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.6% 74.3% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 84.7% 63.8% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 10.5% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 245,677 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,862.8 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.7% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.6% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.5% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 7.1% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 74,450 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 14.1% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.0% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.2% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,450 $308,594,000 44.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $552 $26,387,000 3.8%
Staff $362 $17,302,000 2.5%
General Administration $79 $3,758,000 0.5%
School Administration $582 $27,858,000 4.0%
Operation $1,021 $48,848,000 7.0%
Transportation $260 $12,456,000 1.8%
Other $306 $14,648,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,162 $151,257,000 21.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,002 $239,333,000 34.2%
Total Expenditures $14,614 $699,184,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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