Presa Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Presa Elementary School serves 289 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 4186th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12 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 ÷ 24.17 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 | 484668005333 |
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 | 289 | 34,062 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.1% | 79% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Presa Elementary School in context
Size
Presa Elementary School is the smallest of Ysleta ISD's 28 elementary schools; its 289 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 545; Presa Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 3 with 55 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 28, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% fewer students than kindergarten (39 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 28 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.9% here and 96.1% across Ysleta ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.1% 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 24.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 289 students, Presa Elementary School has 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 289 students would have about 19.5 teachers, so Presa Elementary School has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Presa Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Lancaster Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 73 other elementary schools, 23 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 | 96.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
41.5% of students are girls and 58.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 28 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 55 |
| Grade 4 | 37 |
| Grade 5 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
128 Presa Pl, El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: (915)434-8700
Website: presa.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Presa Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 0.5 mi | 517 | 14.1 | 89.6% |
| Alicia R Chacon International | Ysleta ISD | 1.1 mi | 859 | 15.4 | 60.2% |
| Capistrano Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.2 mi | 415 | 14.3 | 97.8% |
| Mission Valley Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.3 mi | 604 | 15.8 | 86.4% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 1.4 mi | 682 | 18.2 | 81.1% |
| Ysleta Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.4 mi | 329 | 14.3 | 91.8% |
| Del Valle Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.7 mi | 422 | 13.4 | 90.3% |
| Hueco Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.4 mi | 573 | 16.6 | 85.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.