📍 11141 Loma Roja, El Paso, El Paso County, 79934
Nixon el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sally Mchalffey. It is part of the El Paso Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nixon el enrolls 610 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 402 | 66% |
| White | 99 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 610 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 413 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nixon el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 78.
Nixon el is one of 76 schools in EL PASO ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 48,118 students district-wide and employs 3,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 610 students, Nixon el is close to the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large