Barron Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Barron Elementary School serves 368 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 3699th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830009230 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 368 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.3% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Barron Elementary School in context
Size
Barron Elementary School is the 29th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 368 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 531 students, so Barron Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 72 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 27, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 5 has 133% more students than kindergarten (63 against 27). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Barron Elementary School has 29.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 368 students would have about 24.9 teachers, so Barron Elementary School has 4.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.1% |
| White | 4.9% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 49 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
| Grade 5 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11155 Whitey Ford St, El Paso, TX 79934
Phone: (915)236-5075
Website: barron.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barron Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.8 mi | 558 | 15.4 | 81.4% |
| North Star Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 0.8 mi | 552 | 15.3 | 69.4% |
| Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 792 | 16.1 | 55.8% |
| Nixon Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 510 | 14.5 | 66.1% |
| Desertaire Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.5 mi | 505 | 13.6 | 79.6% |
| Newman Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 246 | 10.4 | 88.6% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.2 mi | 656 | 13.9 | 89.9% |
| Parkland Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.4 mi | 471 | 12.5 | 89.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.