North Star Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
North Star Elementary School serves 552 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 48 schools in Ysleta ISD. By enrollment it is the 2016th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 36.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Ysleta ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484668009450 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ysleta ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 552 | 34,062 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.4% | 79% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
North Star Elementary School in context
Size
North Star Elementary School is the 10th largest of Ysleta ISD's 28 elementary schools; its 552 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 508 students, so North Star 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 5 with 106 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (106 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ysleta ISD (96.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Ysleta 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
North Star Elementary School has 36.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 552 students would have about 37.3 teachers, so North Star Elementary School has 1.2 fewer.
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 Desertaire Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.1% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| White | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
43.8% of students are girls and 56.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 103 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5950 Sean Haggerty, El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)434-6700
Website: northstar.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Star Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desertaire Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 0.7 mi | 505 | 13.6 | 79.6% |
| Barron Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.8 mi | 368 | 12.7 | 78.3% |
| Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 558 | 15.4 | 81.4% |
| Newman Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 246 | 10.4 | 88.6% |
| Parkland Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.7 mi | 471 | 12.5 | 89.6% |
| Tom Lea Jr. Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 792 | 16.1 | 55.8% |
| Nixon Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.1 mi | 510 | 14.5 | 66.1% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.2 mi | 656 | 13.9 | 89.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.