Hillside Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hillside Elementary School serves 348 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 3837th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 30.77 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 | 481830001691 |
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 | 348 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.6% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Hillside Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 50 elementary schools in El Paso ISD, Hillside Elementary School is the 33rd largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 374; Hillside 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 63 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 32, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 5 has 84% more students than kindergarten (59 against 32). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.7% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.6% 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 30.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 348 students, Hillside Elementary School has 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 348 students would have about 23.5 teachers, so Hillside Elementary School has 7.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hillside Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Coldwell Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 80 other elementary schools, 28 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 | 95.7% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 32 |
| Grade 1 | 51 |
| Grade 2 | 38 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 48 |
| Grade 5 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4500 Clifton Ave, El Paso, TX 79903
Phone: (915)587-2560
Website: hillside.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hillside Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.8 mi | 354 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Zavala Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 253 | 11.3 | 96.4% |
| Crockett Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 453 | 14.7 | 86.5% |
| Hawkins Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 256 | 12.9 | 91% |
| Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,231 | 17.1 | 96.2% |
| Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,256 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
| Cooley Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 393 | 12.6 | 96.7% |
| Rusk Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 186 | 11.2 | 89.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.