📍 6301 Tiger Eye Dr, El Paso, El Paso County, 79924
Desertaire el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roxanne Merfa. It is part of the Ysleta Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desertaire el enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 9% White and 4.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 491 | 83% |
| White | 53 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 589 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 453 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desertaire 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.
Desertaire 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 589 students, Desertaire el is close to the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large