Sunrise Mountain Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School serves 397 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 3475th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 31.98 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 | 481830005985 |
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 | 397 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.2% | 71.3% | 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.
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School in context
Size
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School is the 25th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 397 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 377 students, so Sunrise Mountain 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 3 with 68 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 48, against an average of 57 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 58 in kindergarten and 61 in grade 5. It also enrolls 48 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.2% of students qualify 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
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School has 31.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 397 students would have about 26.8 teachers, so Sunrise Mountain Elementary School has 5.2 more.
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 Logan Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 20 elementary schools within 5 miles and 79 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.5% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
56.7% of students are girls and 43.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 48 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 68 |
| Grade 4 | 56 |
| Grade 5 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7710 Pandora St, El Paso, TX 79904
Phone: (915)587-3560
Website: episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sunrise Mountain Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.9 mi | 606 | 15.7 | 79% |
| H R Moye Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.1 mi | 286 | 11.4 | 96.5% |
| Colin L Powell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 576 | 15.3 | 78.8% |
| Stanton Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 366 | 13.2 | 92.1% |
| Park Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.5 mi | 368 | 12.3 | 81.8% |
| Whitaker Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 386 | 13.2 | 83.2% |
| Bliss Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 459 | 13 | 67.8% |
| Travis Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.5 mi | 200 | 12 | 92% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.