Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Socorro ISD: B

Total students

620

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Socorro ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Socorro ISD: 91.3%

Statewide: 90%

Myrtle Cooper Elementary School is an elementary school in El Paso, TX, in the Socorro ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 620 students. 61.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 50.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,924, which is $37 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.sisd.net

Address

1515 Rebecca Ann
El Paso, TX 79936-6211

Office phone number

(915) 937-7700

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Myrtle Cooper Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

620

African American

6 (1%)

Socorro ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Socorro ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

587 (94.7%)

Socorro ISD: 92%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

22 (3.5%)

Socorro ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (0.6%)

Socorro ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

94.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.5%

Two or more races

0.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

61.5 %

Socorro ISD: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74 %

Socorro ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

37.6 %

Socorro ISD: 27.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

37.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

50.2 %

Socorro ISD: 28%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Socorro ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.1 %

Socorro ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

50.2%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

12.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Socorro ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Socorro ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Socorro ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Socorro ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.4 %

Socorro ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.1 %

Socorro ISD: 4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Socorro ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Socorro ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.7 %

Socorro ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Socorro ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.3 %

Socorro ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Socorro ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

43.6

African American

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

42.6 (97.7%)

Socorro ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (2.3%)

Socorro ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.9 (2.2%)

Socorro ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

28.7 (65.8%)

Socorro ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14 (32%)

Socorro ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Socorro ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.2

Socorro ISD: 16.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Socorro ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$58,924

Socorro ISD: $58,852

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$44,140

Socorro ISD: $46,888

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,201

Socorro ISD: $54,658

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,829

Socorro ISD: $57,899

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,463

Socorro ISD: $60,855

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,970

Socorro ISD: $65,462

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,808

Socorro ISD: $72,520

Statewide: $71,111

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