Cielo Vista Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cielo Vista Elementary School serves 287 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 4193rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 21.85 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 | 481830001674 |
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 | 287 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.3% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Cielo Vista Elementary School in context
Size
Cielo Vista Elementary School is the 38th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 287 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 694 students, so Cielo Vista 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 57 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 29, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% more students than kindergarten (41 against 37). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 83.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.3% 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
Cielo Vista Elementary School has 21.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 287 students would have about 19.4 teachers, so Cielo Vista Elementary School has 2.5 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 General Douglas Macarthur PK-8, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 88 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 83.6% |
| White | 7% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 39 |
| Grade 2 | 29 |
| Grade 3 | 45 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9000 Basil Ct, El Paso, TX 79925
Phone: (915)236-8375
Website: cielovista.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cielo Vista Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Douglas Macarthur PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 0.6 mi | 889 | 13.4 | 76.8% |
| Scotsdale Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 0.6 mi | 749 | 15.5 | 67% |
| East Point Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.5 mi | 558 | 13.6 | 76% |
| Eastwood Knolls International | Ysleta ISD | 1.6 mi | 789 | 14.2 | 55.3% |
| Edgemere International School | Ysleta ISD | 1.7 mi | 639 | 14.2 | 71.8% |
| Eastwood Heights Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.9 mi | 508 | 14.5 | 60.4% |
| Ramona El STEM Academy | Ysleta ISD | 2.2 mi | 386 | 12.7 | 91.2% |
| Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,256 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.