Desert Wind Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Desert Wind Elementary School serves 521 students in grades Pre-K–8 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 50 schools in Socorro ISD. By enrollment it is the 2319th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 39.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484071009548 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Socorro ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 521 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.8% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Desert Wind Elementary School in context
Size
Desert Wind Elementary School is the 25th largest of Socorro ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 521 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 787; Desert Wind 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 grade 7 with 92 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 13, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 8 has 163% more students than kindergarten (92 against 35). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 13 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.1% across Socorro 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 39.38 full-time-equivalent teachers for 521 students, Desert Wind Elementary School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 521 students would have about 35.2 teachers, so Desert Wind 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
Desert Wind 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 Robert R Rojas Elementary School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 48 other elementary schools, 16 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 | 96% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 13 |
| Kindergarten | 35 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 43 |
| Grade 4 | 43 |
| Grade 5 | 52 |
| Grade 6 | 74 |
| Grade 7 | 92 |
| Grade 8 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1100 Colina De Paz, El Paso, TX 79928
Phone: (915)937-7800
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Desert Wind Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert R Rojas Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.9 mi | 490 | 16.8 | 84.7% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 742 | 24.7 | 79.4% |
| H D Hilley Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.7 mi | 483 | 16.4 | 86.1% |
| Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy | Socorro ISD | 2.7 mi | 831 | 15.2 | 83.8% |
| Mission Ridge | Socorro ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,052 | 18.8 | 73.8% |
| Frank Macias Elementary School | Clint ISD | 2.8 mi | 975 | 16.8 | 86.1% |
| Carroll T Welch Elementary School | Clint ISD | 3.4 mi | 676 | 16 | 94.1% |
| Horizon Heights Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 3.5 mi | 947 | 17 | 56.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.