Vista Hills Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · Ysleta ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Vista Hills Elementary School serves 439 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 3124th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 31.88 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 | 484668005345 |
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 | 439 | 34,062 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.6% | 79% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Vista Hills Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 28 elementary schools in Ysleta ISD, Vista Hills Elementary School is the 21st largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 548 students, so Vista Hills 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 73 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 37, against an average of 63 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 66 in kindergarten and 68 in grade 5. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ysleta ISD (96.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.6% of students qualify 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
Vista Hills Elementary School has 31.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 439 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Vista Hills Elementary School has 2.2 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 Glen Cove Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 36 elementary schools within 5 miles and 86 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.6% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| White | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 66 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 63 |
| Grade 3 | 71 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10801 La Subida Dr., El Paso, TX 79935
Phone: (915)434-5700
Website: vistahills.yisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Vista Hills Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cove Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 0.9 mi | 537 | 12.4 | 78% |
| Eastwood Heights Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 0.9 mi | 508 | 14.5 | 60.4% |
| Tierra Del Sol Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.0 mi | 502 | 13.5 | 74.7% |
| East Point Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.2 mi | 558 | 13.6 | 76% |
| Eastwood Knolls International | Ysleta ISD | 1.5 mi | 789 | 14.2 | 55.3% |
| Edgemere International School | Ysleta ISD | 1.6 mi | 639 | 14.2 | 71.8% |
| Sageland Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.0 mi | 601 | 13.2 | 88.7% |
| Pebble Hills Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.0 mi | 534 | 13.8 | 82.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.