Hueco Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hueco Elementary School serves 573 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 1824th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 34.58 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 | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484071005923 |
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 | 573 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.5% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.
Hueco Elementary School in context
Size
Hueco Elementary School is the 23rd largest of Socorro ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 573 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 689; Hueco 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 89 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 69, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (83 against 70). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 87 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.7% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.5% 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 34.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 573 students, Hueco Elementary School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 573 students would have about 38.7 teachers, so Hueco Elementary School has 4.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hueco Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Rio Vista Academy, 0.8 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 65 other elementary schools, 23 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 | 96.7% |
| White | 2.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 87 |
| Kindergarten | 70 |
| Grade 1 | 88 |
| Grade 2 | 87 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Old Hueco Tanks Rd, El Paso, TX 79927
Phone: (915)937-7600
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hueco Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Rio Vista Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 696 | 22 | 86.6% |
| Escontrias STEAM Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.0 mi | 824 | 16.5 | 87.7% |
| H D Hilley Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 1.1 mi | 483 | 16.4 | 86.1% |
| Alicia R Chacon International | Ysleta ISD | 2.2 mi | 859 | 15.4 | 60.2% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 2.2 mi | 682 | 18.2 | 81.1% |
| Presa Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.4 mi | 289 | 12 | 84.1% |
| Lancaster Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.5 mi | 517 | 14.1 | 89.6% |
| Mission Ridge | Socorro ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,052 | 18.8 | 73.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.