📍 5950 Sean Haggerty, El Paso, El Paso County, 79924
North Star el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Lahrman. It is part of the Ysleta Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Star el enrolls 518 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 6% Black or African American and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 459 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 6% |
| White | 22 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 518 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 370 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Star 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.
North Star el is one of 52 schools in YSLETA ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 34,062 students district-wide and employs 2,485 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, North Star el is smaller than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large