Coach Wally Hartley PK-8
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 serves 1,256 students in grades Pre-K–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 18th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 80.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| 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 | 481830010645 |
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 | 1,256 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.4% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 in context
Size
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 is the 2nd largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 1,256 students are 2.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 374; Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 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 6 with 241 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 64, against an average of 126 per grade. This year grade 8 has 165% more students than kindergarten (209 against 79). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 64 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 66.6% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. White students are next, at 15.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.4% 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 80.47 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,256 students, Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,256 students would have about 84.9 teachers, so Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Hawkins Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 90 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 | 66.6% |
| White | 15.3% |
| Black | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 64 |
| Kindergarten | 79 |
| Grade 1 | 96 |
| Grade 2 | 78 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 88 |
| Grade 5 | 90 |
| Grade 6 | 241 |
| Grade 7 | 217 |
| Grade 8 | 209 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1014 N Stanton, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone: (915)230-2000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Coach Wally Hartley PK-8. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 256 | 12.9 | 91% |
| Cooley Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 393 | 12.6 | 96.7% |
| Hillside Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 348 | 11.3 | 87.6% |
| Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,231 | 17.1 | 96.2% |
| Coldwell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 354 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| General Douglas Macarthur PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 889 | 13.4 | 76.8% |
| Zavala Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 253 | 11.3 | 96.4% |
| Bliss Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 459 | 13 | 67.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.