Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy
- Elementary school in Socorro ISD
- El Paso, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Socorro ISD: N/A
Total students
968
Avg. teacher experience
10.3 years
Socorro ISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Socorro ISD: 91.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy is an elementary school in El Paso, TX, in the Socorro ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 968 students. 59.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $81,371, which is $18,897 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
12300 Tierra Este RdEl Paso, TX 79938
Office phone number
Principal
- Melissa Smith
- msmith09@sisd.net
- (915) 937-6200
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy 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
968
African American
23 (2.4%)
Socorro ISD: 2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Socorro ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
12 (1.2%)
Socorro ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
851 (87.9%)
Socorro ISD: 91.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.4%)
Socorro ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
60 (6.2%)
Socorro ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
16 (1.7%)
Socorro ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
59.9 %
Socorro ISD: 54%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
75.8 %
Socorro ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
30.2 %
Socorro ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
30.4 %
Socorro ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
2.4 %
Socorro ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.7 %
Socorro ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Socorro ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Socorro ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Socorro ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Socorro ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
19 %
Socorro ISD: 17.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
8 %
Socorro ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Socorro ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Socorro ISD: 6.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.1 %
Socorro ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Socorro ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
9.8 %
Socorro ISD: 16.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
16.7 %
Socorro ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
40.7
African American
0.7 (1.7%)
Socorro ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Socorro ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Socorro ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
37.2 (91.2%)
Socorro ISD: 89.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Socorro ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
2.9 (7.1%)
Socorro ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Socorro ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Socorro ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
30.2 (74.1%)
Socorro ISD: 63.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
10.6 (25.9%)
Socorro ISD: 33.4%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Socorro ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
23.8
Socorro ISD: 21.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
10.3 years
Socorro ISD: 11.8 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
$81,371
Socorro ISD: $85,893
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,477
Socorro ISD: $61,649
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$81,832
Socorro ISD: $81,681
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$83,993
Socorro ISD: $85,628
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$87,879
Socorro ISD: $89,144
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$92,951
Socorro ISD: $93,935
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Socorro ISD: $101,648
Statewide: $74,014