Guerrero Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Guerrero Elementary School serves 342 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 3877th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 30.73 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 | 481830002421 |
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 | 342 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.4% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Guerrero Elementary School in context
Size
Guerrero Elementary School is the 35th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 342 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 537; Guerrero 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 pre-K with 70 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 39, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% more students than kindergarten (53 against 47). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.1% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.4% 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 30.73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 342 students, Guerrero Elementary School has 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 342 students would have about 23.1 teachers, so Guerrero Elementary School has 7.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Guerrero Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Howard Burnham Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Burnham Wood Charter School District. Within 10 miles there are 53 other elementary schools, 20 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 | 90.1% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.3% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 41 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7530 Lakehurst Rd, El Paso, TX 79912
Phone: (915)231-2680
Website: guerrero.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Guerrero Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Burnham Elementary School | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 0.3 mi | 388 | 17.9 | 58% |
| Polk Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.3 mi | 649 | 15.7 | 43.9% |
| William C Herrera Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 496 | 14 | 72.2% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 418 | 11.2 | 62.7% |
| Don Haskins PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,405 | 15.2 | 65.1% |
| Tippin Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 784 | 15.4 | 28.2% |
| Rivera Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 186 | 10.7 | 69.9% |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Canutillo ISD | 2.2 mi | 577 | 17.5 | 33.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.