Myrtle Cooper Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School serves 550 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 2034th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 37.19 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 | 484071006326 |
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 | 550 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.5% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School in context
Size
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School is the 24th largest of Socorro ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 550 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 541 students, so Myrtle Cooper 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 2 with 96 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 42, against an average of 79 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 78 in kindergarten and 84 in grade 5. It also enrolls 42 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Socorro ISD (91%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.5% 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
Myrtle Cooper Elementary School has 37.19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 550 students would have about 37.2 teachers, so Myrtle Cooper Elementary 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 Vista Del Sol Environmental Science, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 73 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.3% |
| White | 3.8% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 42 |
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 96 |
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1515 Rebecca Ann, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone: (915)937-7700
Website: sisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Myrtle Cooper Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Del Sol Environmental Science | Socorro ISD | 0.7 mi | 505 | 15.5 | 84% |
| Sierra Vista STEAM Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.3 mi | 622 | 16.1 | 72.7% |
| Vista Del Futuro Charter School | Vista Del Futuro Charter School | 1.3 mi | 367 | 16.8 | 47.1% |
| O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.7 mi | 672 | 14.6 | 78.3% |
| Loma Verde | Socorro ISD | 2.0 mi | 661 | 15.4 | 64.1% |
| Helen Ball Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.0 mi | 576 | 14.4 | 73.4% |
| Tierra Del Sol Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.1 mi | 502 | 13.5 | 74.7% |
| Del Valle Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.1 mi | 422 | 13.4 | 90.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.