La Fe Preparatory School
Public elementary school (charter) in El Paso, Texas · La Fe Preparatory School · Grades Pre-K–5
La Fe Preparatory School serves 195 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is the only school in La Fe Preparatory School. By enrollment it is the 4522nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 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 ÷ 13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | La Fe Preparatory School |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480028611410 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Fe Preparatory School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 195 | 195 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
La Fe Preparatory School in context
Size
La Fe Preparatory School is the only school in La Fe Preparatory School, so its 195 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 310 students, so La Fe Preparatory School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 kindergarten with 32 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 15, against an average of 28 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 32 in kindergarten and 30 in grade 5. It also enrolls 15 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
La Fe Preparatory School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 195 students would have about 13.2 teachers, so La Fe Preparatory School has about as many as that.
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 Aoy Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in El Paso ISD. There are 17 elementary schools within 5 miles and 63 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
52.3% of students are girls and 47.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 32 |
| Grade 1 | 26 |
| Grade 2 | 32 |
| Grade 3 | 31 |
| Grade 4 | 29 |
| Grade 5 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
616 E Father Rahm Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: (915)533-3922
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Fe Preparatory School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoy Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.2 mi | 315 | 12.4 | 94.9% |
| Hart Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.5 mi | 343 | 12.9 | 95.6% |
| Douglass Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.3 mi | 451 | 14.9 | 95.8% |
| Lamar Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 265 | 10.6 | 94.7% |
| Zavala Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 253 | 11.3 | 96.4% |
| Moreno Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 304 | 10.4 | 87.8% |
| Moreno Montessori | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 112 | 18.7 | 51.8% |
| Mesita Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 916 | 14.3 | 57.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.