Parkland Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades K–5
Parkland Elementary School serves 471 students in grades K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 48 schools in Ysleta ISD. By enrollment it is the 2800th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 37.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 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 | 484668005329 |
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 | 471 | 34,062 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.6% | 79% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Parkland Elementary School in context
Size
Parkland Elementary School is the 19th largest of Ysleta ISD's 28 elementary schools; its 471 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 531; Parkland 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 91 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 71, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% fewer students than kindergarten (72 against 82). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.5% here and 96.1% across Ysleta ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.6% of its students are eligible 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
With 37.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 471 students, Parkland Elementary School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 471 students would have about 31.8 teachers, so Parkland Elementary School has 5.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Parkland Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Dolphin Terrace Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 53 other elementary schools, 16 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 | 95.5% |
| White | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 74 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6330 Deer Ave, El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)434-6600
Website: parklandes.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Parkland Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Terrace Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.3 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 67.8% |
| Desertaire Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.4 mi | 505 | 13.6 | 79.6% |
| Newman Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 246 | 10.4 | 88.6% |
| North Star Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.7 mi | 552 | 15.3 | 69.4% |
| Coach Archie Duran Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.9 mi | 648 | 14.5 | 89.5% |
| Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.3 mi | 558 | 15.4 | 81.4% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 656 | 13.9 | 89.9% |
| Barron Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 368 | 12.7 | 78.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.