Bill Childress Elementary School
Public elementary school in Vinton, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bill Childress Elementary School serves 386 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Vinton (El Paso County). It is one of 10 schools in Canutillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 3561st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 30.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Canutillo ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481278007274 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Canutillo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 386 | 5,747 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.6% | 63.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Bill Childress Elementary School in context
Size
Bill Childress Elementary School is the 5th largest of Canutillo ISD's 6 elementary schools; its 386 students are 6.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 449; Bill Childress Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 grade 3 with 69 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 25, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 5 has 86% more students than kindergarten (67 against 36). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 25 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.2% here and 92.5% across Canutillo ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.5% across Canutillo 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
With 30.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 386 students, Bill Childress Elementary School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 386 students would have about 26.1 teachers, so Bill Childress Elementary School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Bill Childress Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Deanna Davenport Elementary School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 25 other elementary schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.2% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 62 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 60 |
| Grade 5 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7700 Cap Carter Rd, Vinton, TX 79821
Phone: (915)877-7700
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bill Childress Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Davenport Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 1.9 mi | 303 | 11.7 | 85.8% |
| Canutillo Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 2.2 mi | 481 | 13.7 | 78% |
| Anthony Elementary School | Anthony ISD | 3.5 mi | 312 | 14.9 | 80.1% |
| Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 3.8 mi | 424 | 12.8 | 65.8% |
| Jose H Damian Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 4.2 mi | 473 | 13.9 | 68.5% |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Canutillo ISD | 4.6 mi | 577 | 17.5 | 33.1% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 5.2 mi | 418 | 11.2 | 62.7% |
| William C Herrera Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 5.4 mi | 496 | 14 | 72.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Canutillo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 481 |
| Canutillo High School | High | 9–12 | 1,443 |
| Canutillo Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 717 |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 577 |
| Deanna Davenport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 303 |
| Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 |
| Jose H Damian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 473 |
| Jose J Alderete Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 570 |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | High | 9–12 | 373 |