Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School serves 424 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 10 schools in Canutillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 3267th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Canutillo ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481278010657 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Canutillo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 424 | 5,747 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.8% | 63.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 6 elementary schools in Canutillo ISD, Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School is the 4th largest, with 7.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 477; Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia 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 4 with 70 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 47, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% fewer students than kindergarten (47 against 60). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 55 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 91.5% here and 92.5% across Canutillo ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.5% across Canutillo 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 33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 424 students, Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 424 students would have about 28.6 teachers, so Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Jose H Damian Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 23 other elementary schools, 10 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 | 91.5% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 55 |
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6550 Westside Dr., El Paso, TX 79932
Phone: (915)877-1200
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose H Damian Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 1.4 mi | 473 | 13.9 | 68.5% |
| Canutillo Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 2.2 mi | 481 | 13.7 | 78% |
| William C Herrera Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 3.1 mi | 496 | 14 | 72.2% |
| The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 3.3 mi | 374 | 16.8 | 35% |
| Don Haskins PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,405 | 15.2 | 65.1% |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Canutillo ISD | 3.8 mi | 577 | 17.5 | 33.1% |
| Bill Childress Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 3.8 mi | 386 | 12.5 | 75.6% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 3.9 mi | 418 | 11.2 | 62.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Canutillo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Childress Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 386 |
| Canutillo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 481 |
| Canutillo High School | High | 9–12 | 1,443 |
| Canutillo Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 717 |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 577 |
| Deanna Davenport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 303 |
| Jose H Damian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 473 |
| Jose J Alderete Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 570 |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | High | 9–12 | 373 |