Other / mixed grade configuration · El Paso, TX

Hart El

Federal NCES profile for Hart El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481830001687
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hart El earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#70 of 129
schools in El Paso · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
12.7:1
students per teacher
96.8%
free-lunch eligible

Hart El has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hart El ranks #70 of 129 schools in El Paso, TX.

School address

Enrollment

343

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.7:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-14% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

96.8%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+56% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hart El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hart El

Hart El is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in El Paso, Texas, enrolling 343 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 96.8% of students qualify for free meals, 56% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 343 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 949 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #550.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 343 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 46.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 22.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

El Paso Isd also operates Franklin H S (2,835 students) and Coronado H S (2,576 students) alongside Hart El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hart El compares

Hart El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▼ 14% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 96.8% ▲ 56% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 343 top 70% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
343
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
96.8%
free-lunch eligible - 56% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 31% in Texas - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
46.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,216
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 343 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 98.0%
White 1.5%
African American 0.3%
Two or More 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 98.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.9, Hart El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for El Paso Isd, which includes Hart El.

$12,216
Per student
-10%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.5%
State 44.1%
Federal 22.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hart El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Franklin H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Coronado H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Chapin H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
El Paso H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hornedo Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hart El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

El Paso Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hart El

How many students attend Hart El?

Hart El has 343 students enrolled. It is a public school in El Paso, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hart El?

The student-teacher ratio at Hart El is 12.7:1, which is 14% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hart El?

96.8% of students at Hart El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hart El?

The largest demographic group at Hart El is Hispanic or Latino at 98.0% of enrollment, in El Paso, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hart El?

Hart El has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Hart El rank among schools in El Paso?

By Resource Investment Index, Hart El ranks #70 of 129 schools in El Paso, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in El Paso on the city page.

Is Hart El a good school?

Hart El earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in El Paso Isd?

Besides Hart El, El Paso Isd also operates Franklin H S (2,835 students), Coronado H S (2,576 students), and Chapin H S (1,766 students). See the El Paso Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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