Zavala Elementary

Summary:

Zavala Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 291 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 610 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zavala Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (95.19%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 94.9% to 98.64% Hispanic students. Academically, the school's performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the district and state averages across most grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.75% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.65% for the district and 48.85% for the state. Interestingly, Zavala Elementary performs relatively better for male students and Hispanic students compared to female students and English Language Learners.

Zavala Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94.77% to 98.63% over the past three school years. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 90.8% to 99.8%. While Zavala's performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, some nearby schools, such as Crockett Elementary and Hawkins Elementary, have shown stronger academic performance, particularly in reading and math. However, Zavala Elementary's past performance for special education and at-risk students suggests that the school may have effective strategies or programs in place to support these student populations, which could be leveraged to improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 51 N Hammett St
       El Paso, TX  79905-2596


(915) 496-8160

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3583rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,080 Help


Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually attend:

High:    Jefferson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  264

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.2%
White:
3.0%
American Indian:
0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Zavala Elementary ranks worse than 76.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 31st among 42 ranked elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.63. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.2%), White (3%), American Indian (0.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Zavala Elementary is 11.1, which is the 5th best among 42 elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Zavala Elementary is $14,080, which is the 9th highest among 42 elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Zavala Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Zavala Elementary 3583rd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Zavala Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
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El Paso Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks El Paso Independent School District (Isd) 610th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Zavala Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.31 3185th 3465 8.1%
2005 44.48 2287th 3475 34.2%
2006 4.37 3443rd 3476 0.9%
2007 41.33 2629th 3724 29.4%
2008 24.49 3303rd 3768 12.3%
2009 31.62 3127th 3884 19.5%
2010 30.09 3267th 3937 17.0%
2011 27.13 3498th 4095 14.6%
2012 39.34 2921st 4206 30.6%
2013 61.19 1661st 4221 60.6%
2014 71.93 1116th 4260 73.8%
2015 76.70 920th 4320 78.7%
2016 50.81 2264th 4286 47.2%
2017 64.22 1285th 4329 70.3%
2018 65.43 1233rd 4359 71.7%
2019 65.50 1254th 4479 72.0%
2021 29.78 3182nd 4578 30.5%
2022 45.37 2406th 4581 47.5%
2023 32.74 3236th 4647 30.4%
2024 27.63 3583rd 4675 23.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.07 194th 3226 94.0%
2019 78.35 359th 3333 89.2%
2021 44.70 1777th 3446 48.4%
2022 48.82 1720th 3487 50.7%
2023 46.39 1882nd 3556 47.1%
2024 38.05 2319th 3638 36.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.21 122nd 3558 96.6%
2019 78.25 349th 3684 90.5%
2022 47.74 1716th 3952 56.6%
2024 25.95 3505th 4261 17.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.05 712th 4264 83.3%
2019 80.98 376th 4309 91.3%
2021 33.65 3139th 4451 29.5%
2022 49.07 2219th 4477 50.4%
2023 44.37 2590th 4521 42.7%
2024 40.27 2868th 4560 37.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.84 1439th 4306 66.6%
2019 62.07 1388th 4348 68.1%
2021 33.93 2934th 4499 34.8%
2022 31.94 3302nd 4561 27.6%
2023 24.42 3771st 4588 17.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 24.57 2609th 2958 11.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.65 160th 4240 96.2%
2019 87.40 203rd 4295 95.3%
2021 45.21 2169th 4331 49.9%
2022 60.23 1403rd 4461 68.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.07 1140th 4319 73.6%
2019 67.56 1110th 4357 74.5%
2021 24.20 3580th 4498 20.4%
2022 55.86 1824th 4563 60.0%
2023 41.57 2664th 4585 41.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.18 850th 4168 79.6%
2019 71.00 825th 4188 80.3%
2021 36.24 2809th 4329 35.1%
2022 53.49 1863rd 4376 57.4%
2023 47.12 2257th 4401 48.7%
2024 37.58 2915th 4431 34.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Zavala Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 1 2 0 561 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1990 7 1 0 523 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1991 9 2 0 559 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1992 9 2 0 584 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1993 12 0 0 537 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1994 7 0 0 519 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1995 8 0 0 530 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1996 8 0 0 530 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1997 5 0 0 474 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1998 7 0 0 459 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1999 4 0 0 378 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2000 4 2 0 373 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2001 0 0 0 337 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2002 1 0 0 367 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2003 1 0 0 367 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2004 1 0 0 390 0 n/a n/a 0 391
2005 1 0 0 380 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2006 1 1 0 358 0 n/a n/a 0 360
2007 4 1 0 363 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2008 4 0 0 313 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2009 3 0 0 298 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2010 2 0 0 276 3 n/a n/a 0 281
2011 0 0 0 278 1 0 0 0 279
2012 0 0 0 282 1 0 0 0 283
2013 2 0 0 283 2 0 0 0 287
2014 0 0 0 295 0 0 0 0 295
2015 0 0 0 286 0 0 0 0 286
2016 0 4 0 262 0 0 1 0 267
2017 0 0 0 239 0 0 0 0 239
2018 0 0 0 226 0 0 0 0 226
2019 1 0 0 229 0 0 0 0 230
2020 5 4 0 358 2 0 0 0 369
2021 5 1 0 292 2 0 0 0 300
2022 5 0 0 298 3 0 0 0 306
2023 7 4 0 277 3 0 0 0 291
2024 8 0 0 254 2 0 0 0 264

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Zavala Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 564 n/a n/a n/a
1990 531 36.0 14.7 n/a
1991 570 35.9 15.8 n/a
1992 595 37.6 15.8 91.6
1993 549 38.0 14.4 95.1
1994 526 36.0 14.6 94.9
1995 538 33.0 16.3 94.1
1996 538 33.0 16.3 94.1
1997 479 33.4 14.3 94.2
1998 466 31.4 14.8 94.2
1999 382 25.2 15.2 64.9
2000 379 24.1 15.7 91.3
2001 337 27.4 12.3 97.9
2002 368 32.7 11.3 97.3
2003 368 32.7 11.3 97.3
2004 391 34.7 11.3 97.4
2005 381 36.3 10.5 99
2006 360 30.6 11.8 98.1
2007 368 31.3 11.8 98.9
2008 317 30.0 10.6 98.4
2009 301 25.2 11.9 98
2010 281 22.9 12.2 97.9
2011 279 23.1 12.0 97.1
2012 283 21.2 13.3 98.2
2013 287 18.7 15.3 99
2014 295 20.6 14.2 97.6
2015 286 18.0 15.8 96.5
2016 267 20.0 13.3 94.8
2017 239 19.8 12.0 95.8
2018 226 19.0 11.8 96
2019 230 18.0 12.7 94.3
2020 369 28.4 12.9 94
2021 300 25.7 11.6 95
2022 306 26.4 11.5 94.8
2023 291 24.5 11.8 98.6
2024 264 23.5 11.1 98.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Zavala Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 564 n/a n/a n/a
1990 531 36.0 14.7 n/a
1991 570 35.9 15.8 n/a
1992 595 37.6 15.8 91.6
1993 549 38.0 14.4 95.1
1994 526 36.0 14.6 94.9
1995 538 33.0 16.3 94.1
1996 538 33.0 16.3 94.1
1997 479 33.4 14.3 94.2
1998 466 31.4 14.8 94.2
1999 382 25.2 15.2 64.9
2000 379 24.1 15.7 91.3
2001 337 27.4 12.3 97.9
2002 368 32.7 11.3 97.3
2003 368 32.7 11.3 97.3
2004 391 34.7 11.3 97.4
2005 381 36.3 10.5 99
2006 360 30.6 11.8 98.1
2007 368 31.3 11.8 98.9
2008 317 30.0 10.6 98.4
2009 301 25.2 11.9 98
2010 281 22.9 12.2 97.9
2011 279 23.1 12.0 97.1
2012 283 21.2 13.3 98.2
2013 287 18.7 15.3 99
2014 295 20.6 14.2 97.6
2015 286 18.0 15.8 96.5
2016 267 20.0 13.3 94.8
2017 239 19.8 12.0 95.8
2018 226 19.0 11.8 96
2019 230 18.0 12.7 94.3
2020 369 28.4 12.9 94
2021 300 25.7 11.6 95
2022 306 26.4 11.5 94.8
2023 291 24.5 11.8 98.6
2024 264 23.5 11.1 98.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Zavala Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,469 (11.6%) $11,142 (88.4%) $12,611
2020 $2,427 (20.0%) $9,685 (80.0%) $12,112
2021 $2,985 (21.2%) $11,095 (78.8%) $14,080

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Zavala Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1254th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3236th of 4647 Elementary schools
 41.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Zavala Elementary)4138
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4553
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Zavala Elementary)4447
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4941
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Zavala Elementary)7021
 49%
   3rd Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4331
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Zavala Elementary)7156
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))2725
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Zavala Elementary)7532
 43%
   4th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4850
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Zavala Elementary)2427
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4544
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Zavala Elementary)2250
 28%
   4th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))3336
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Zavala Elementary)6143
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))5360
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Zavala Elementary)7945
 34%
   5th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))6149
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Zavala Elementary)5324
 29%
   5th Grade Science (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4834
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Zavala Elementary)1718
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))5635
 21%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Mathematics (Zavala Elementary)1717
   5th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))2430
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2823
 5%
5th Grade Science (Zavala Elementary)04
 4%
   5th Grade Science (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))115
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students230291
 26.5%
African American04
American Indian03
Asian00
Hispanic229277
 21%
Pacific Islander00
White17
 600%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.3%98.6%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Zavala Elementary

Zavala Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Zavala Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 264 students attended Zavala Elementary.

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jefferson High School


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