DESERT HILLS EL

907 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Desert Hills Elementary School is located in the Horizon City area of El Paso, Texas, and operates as part of the Socorro Independent School District (SISD). The school serves students in grades Pre-K through 5th grade. Like many campuses within the SISD framework, Desert Hills emphasizes a strong foundational education, focusing on academic proficiency in core subjects such as reading, mathematics, and science, while also incorporating the district’s focus on college and career readiness from an early age.

The school is known for fostering a supportive community environment that prioritizes student engagement and social-emotional development. With its location in the growing El Paso suburbs, Desert Hills generally focuses on leveraging modern instructional technologies and collaborative teaching strategies to meet the diverse needs of its student population. Families in the area typically view the school as an integral part of the local neighborhood, benefiting from the resources and standardized curriculum provided by the larger Socorro school system.

907

Total Students

60.7

Full-Time Teachers

14.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

83.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for DESERT HILLS EL
Demographic	Student Count
White	31
Hispanic	854
Black	14
Asian	1
Two or More	4
American Indian	3

Hispanic
854 (94.2 %)
White
31 (3.4 %)
Black
14 (1.5 %)
Two or More
4 (0.4 %)
American Indian
3 (0.3 %)
Asian
1 (0.1 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	CLINT ISD
Phone:	(915)926-4500
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	907
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	60.7
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	740
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	13

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 95

Kindergarten 118

Grade 1 116

Grade 2 163

Grade 3 138

Grade 4 122

Grade 5 155