Helen Ball Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Helen Ball Elementary School serves 576 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 1797th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 39.87 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 | 484071016997 |
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 | 576 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.4% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Helen Ball Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 30 elementary schools in Socorro ISD, Helen Ball Elementary School is the 22nd largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 619 students, so Helen Ball 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 3 with 113 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 65, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (79 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 69 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Socorro ISD (91%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.4% of students qualify 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
Helen Ball Elementary School has 39.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 576 students would have about 38.9 teachers, so Helen Ball Elementary School has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 71 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.5% |
| White | 4.7% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 69 |
| Kindergarten | 65 |
| Grade 1 | 79 |
| Grade 2 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 113 |
| Grade 4 | 87 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1950 Firehouse, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: (915)937-8200
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Helen Ball Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.1 mi | 672 | 14.6 | 78.3% |
| Vista Del Futuro Charter School | Vista Del Futuro Charter School | 1.2 mi | 367 | 16.8 | 47.1% |
| Lujan-Chavez Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.2 mi | 923 | 17.9 | 70.4% |
| Benito Martinez Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.3 mi | 470 | 16.9 | 76.2% |
| Vista Del Sol Environmental Science | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 505 | 15.5 | 84% |
| Elfida Chavez Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.4 mi | 616 | 15.5 | 81.5% |
| Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.6 mi | 862 | 17.4 | 71.9% |
| Sierra Vista STEAM Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.9 mi | 622 | 16.1 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.