Clendenin Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Clendenin Elementary School serves 438 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 3127th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 31.58 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 | 481830005984 |
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 | 438 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.6% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Clendenin Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 50 elementary schools in El Paso ISD, Clendenin Elementary School is the 22nd largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 329; Clendenin Elementary School is larger 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 grade 3 with 76 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 52, against an average of 63 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 63 in kindergarten and 65 in grade 5. It also enrolls 52 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.9% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.6% of its students are eligible 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
With 31.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 438 students, Clendenin Elementary School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 438 students would have about 29.6 teachers, so Clendenin Elementary School has 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
Clendenin Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Rusk Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 76 other elementary schools, 34 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 | 90.9% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 52 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 63 |
| Grade 3 | 76 |
| Grade 4 | 56 |
| Grade 5 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2701 Harrison Ave, El Paso, TX 79930
Phone: (915)236-5300
Website: clendenin.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clendenin Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusk Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.7 mi | 186 | 11.2 | 89.8% |
| Travis Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 200 | 12 | 92% |
| Bliss Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 459 | 13 | 67.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 453 | 14.7 | 86.5% |
| Coldwell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 354 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Moreno Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 304 | 10.4 | 87.8% |
| Moreno Montessori | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 112 | 18.7 | 51.8% |
| Colin L Powell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 576 | 15.3 | 78.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.