Elfida Chavez Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Elfida Chavez Elementary School serves 616 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 50 schools in Socorro ISD. By enrollment it is the 1486th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 39.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Socorro ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484071007598 |
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 | 616 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.5% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Elfida Chavez Elementary School in context
Size
Elfida Chavez Elementary School is the 21st largest of Socorro ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 616 students are 1.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 706; Elfida Chavez 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 5 with 113 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 46, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (113 against 79). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 46 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.7% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.5% 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 39.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 616 students, Elfida Chavez Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 616 students would have about 41.6 teachers, so Elfida Chavez Elementary School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Elfida Chavez Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Benito Martinez Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 74 other elementary schools, 31 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 | 92.7% |
| White | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 46 |
| Kindergarten | 79 |
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 98 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 110 |
| Grade 5 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11720 Pebble Hills, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: (915)937-8300
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Elfida Chavez Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Martinez Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 0.5 mi | 470 | 16.9 | 76.2% |
| Bill Sybert School | Socorro ISD | 0.9 mi | 748 | 13.9 | 74.9% |
| Jane a Hambric School | Socorro ISD | 1.0 mi | 740 | 14.5 | 83.8% |
| Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.2 mi | 862 | 17.4 | 71.9% |
| O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.3 mi | 672 | 14.6 | 78.3% |
| Helen Ball Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 576 | 14.4 | 73.4% |
| Lujan-Chavez Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.7 mi | 923 | 17.9 | 70.4% |
| Pebble Hills Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.8 mi | 534 | 13.8 | 82.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.