Purple Heart Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Socorro ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Purple Heart Elementary School serves 914 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 196th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 51.81 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 | 484071013106 |
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 | 914 | 46,668 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.8% | 71.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Purple Heart Elementary School in context
Size
Purple Heart Elementary School is the 9th largest of Socorro ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 914 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 825; Purple Heart 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 pre-K with 164 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 117, against an average of 131 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 119 in kindergarten and 117 in grade 5. It also enrolls 164 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 82.2% here and 91% across Socorro ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 51.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 914 students, Purple Heart Elementary School has 17.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 914 students would have about 61.8 teachers, so Purple Heart Elementary School has 10 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Purple Heart Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Chester E Jordan, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 55 other elementary schools, 17 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 | 82.2% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Black | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 164 |
| Kindergarten | 119 |
| Grade 1 | 127 |
| Grade 2 | 117 |
| Grade 3 | 137 |
| Grade 4 | 133 |
| Grade 5 | 117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14400 Gr Campuzano, El Paso, TX 79938
Phone: (915)938-2200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Purple Heart Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester E Jordan | Socorro ISD | 0.9 mi | 755 | 16.8 | 75.8% |
| Sgt Roberto Ituarte | Socorro ISD | 1.6 mi | 659 | 16.8 | 70.7% |
| James P Butler Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 2.0 mi | 884 | 18.5 | 60.9% |
| Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy | Socorro ISD | 2.4 mi | 862 | 17.4 | 71.9% |
| Jane a Hambric School | Socorro ISD | 2.6 mi | 740 | 14.5 | 83.8% |
| Cactus Trails | Socorro ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,006 | 18.1 | 59.7% |
| IDEA Edgemere Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 788 | 20.3 | 63.8% |
| Lujan-Chavez Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 3.0 mi | 923 | 17.9 | 70.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.