Best Public Schools in Socorro, TX

Summary:

The city of Socorro, Texas has only one public charter school serving grades K-5 - Idea Rio Vista Academy. This school is part of the Idea Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Idea Rio Vista Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 2,414 out of 4,581 Texas elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 3,593 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math for grades 3-5 are lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, a high percentage (90.7%) of Idea Rio Vista Academy students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population.

While Idea Rio Vista Academy serves a predominantly Hispanic student population (93.96%), the school's declining performance and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students raise questions about equity and access to quality education for diverse student populations within the Socorro school district. The school's spending per student and high student-teacher ratio of 24.2 may also be areas to investigate further to understand how resources are being allocated and whether they are sufficient to support the educational needs of the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Reading (2024)			STAAR Mathematics (2024)			STAAR Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Idea Rio Vista Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	210 N Rio Vista Rd	Socorro	79927	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 444-0188	828	34	24.2	90.7%	34 (4.1%)	11 (1.3%)	778 (94.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27.5	3593^rd of 4675 public elementary schools	23.1%		23.8	3779^th of 4647 public elementary schools	18.7%	186	48.4	40.7	37.7	22.7	11.0	31.6	17.5	$8,826	$1,531	$7,295

Cities Near Socorro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
El Paso	0.46 mi	229	400^th
Horizon City	2.09 mi	2	493^rd
Clint	4.26 mi	4	424^th
San Elizario	5.22 mi	7	790^th
Fabens	11.45 mi	4	688^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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