Jose H Damian Elementary School
Public elementary school in Canutillo, Texas · Canutillo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Jose H Damian Elementary School serves 473 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Canutillo (El Paso County). It is one of 10 schools in Canutillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 2780th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 34 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 | 481278000874 |
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 | 473 | 5,747 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.5% | 63.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Jose H Damian Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 6 elementary schools in Canutillo ISD, Jose H Damian Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 8.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 453 students, so Jose H Damian 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 79 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 50, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 58% more students than kindergarten (79 against 50). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Canutillo ISD (92.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.5% of students qualify 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
Jose H Damian Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 473 students would have about 32 teachers, so Jose H Damian Elementary School has 2 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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.7% |
| White | 4% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6300 Strahan, Canutillo, TX 79835
Phone: (915)877-6800
Website: canutillo-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jose H Damian Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 1.4 mi | 424 | 12.8 | 65.8% |
| William C Herrera Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 496 | 14 | 72.2% |
| Canutillo Elementary School | Canutillo ISD | 2.0 mi | 481 | 13.7 | 78% |
| Don Haskins PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,405 | 15.2 | 65.1% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.6 mi | 418 | 11.2 | 62.7% |
| The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 2.6 mi | 374 | 16.8 | 35% |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School | Canutillo ISD | 2.6 mi | 577 | 17.5 | 33.1% |
| Guerrero Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 3.1 mi | 342 | 11.1 | 80.4% |
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 |
| Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 |
| Jose J Alderete Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 570 |
| Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs) | High | 9–12 | 373 |