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Helen Ball Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1950 Firehouse
El Paso, TX 79936
Phone
(915) 937-8200
District
SOCORRO ISD
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
661
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.1% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Helen Ball Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
46%
52%
44%
52%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
45%
47%
43%
52%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
55%
47%
53%
62%
57%
55%
55%
47%
53%
62%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 58 8.8%
Kindergarten 73 11.0%
Grade 1 80 12.1%
Grade 2 109 16.5%
Grade 3 99 15.0%
Grade 4 120 18.2%
Grade 5 122 18.5%
Total 661 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.6% 3.7% 27.5%
Black 1.2% 2.3% 13.1%
Hispanic 95.7% 93.0% 54.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.6% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.9% 69.7% 60.2%
Free lunch eligible 67.2% 60.6% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.7% 9.1% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 224,015 29,527,941
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,575.0 111
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.3% 6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.3% 21.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 6.9% 12.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 65,986 10,239,341
Single Parent Households With Children 18.1% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.7% 84.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.2% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.8% 16.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 16.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.8% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 16.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 12.0%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,451 $255,183,114 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $459 $21,487,626 4.1%
Staff $369 $17,274,366 3.3%
General Administration $70 $3,276,980 0.6%
School Administration $557 $26,075,398 5.0%
Operation $1,094 $51,214,516 9.8%
Transportation $314 $14,699,596 2.8%
Other $298 $13,950,572 2.7%
Total Support $3,161 $147,979,054 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,539 $118,860,746 22.8%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $522,022,914 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,805 $31,189,688,040 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $503 $2,700,328,864 3.9%
Staff $486 $2,610,147,638 3.7%
General Administration $147 $788,336,796 1.1%
School Administration $584 $3,136,323,720 4.5%
Operation $1,044 $5,609,178,188 8.0%
Transportation $277 $1,490,194,430 2.1%
Other $449 $2,411,656,042 3.5%
Total Support $3,489 $18,746,356,603 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,688 $19,813,642,886 28.4%
Total Expenditures $12,982 $69,749,648,503 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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