Park Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Park Elementary School serves 368 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 3703rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 30.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001707 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 368 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.8% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Park Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 50 elementary schools in El Paso ISD, Park Elementary School is the 30th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 392; Park 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 61 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 29, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (61 against 49). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 29 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 87% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso 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 30.02 full-time-equivalent teachers for 368 students, Park Elementary School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 368 students would have about 24.9 teachers, so Park Elementary School has 5.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Park Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Colin L Powell Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 73 other elementary schools, 25 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 | 87% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 29 |
| Kindergarten | 49 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 52 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3601 Edgar Park Ave, El Paso, TX 79904
Phone: (915)587-3540
Website: park.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Park Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin L Powell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 576 | 15.3 | 78.8% |
| H R Moye Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 286 | 11.4 | 96.5% |
| Logan Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 606 | 15.7 | 79% |
| Sunrise Mountain Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 397 | 12.4 | 93.2% |
| Whitaker Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 386 | 13.2 | 83.2% |
| Stanton Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 366 | 13.2 | 92.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 200 | 12 | 92% |
| Bliss Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.9 mi | 459 | 13 | 67.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.