Desertaire Elementary School
- Elementary school in Ysleta ISD
- El Paso, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Ysleta ISD: N/A
Total students
511
Avg. teacher experience
13.8 years
Ysleta ISD: 14.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Ysleta ISD: 89.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Desertaire Elementary School is an elementary school in El Paso, TX, in the Ysleta ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 511 students. 46% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.5% 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 $63,774, which is $1,300 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.8 years of experience.
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Website
Address
6301 Tiger Eye DrEl Paso, TX 79924
Office phone number
Principal
- Roxanne Merfa
- webmaster@yisd.net
- (915) 434-6400
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Desertaire 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
511
African American
17 (3.3%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.6%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
450 (88.1%)
Ysleta ISD: 95.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
31 (6.1%)
Ysleta ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
8 (1.6%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.2%
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
46 %
Ysleta ISD: 58.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
79.8 %
Ysleta ISD: 78.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
24.3 %
Ysleta ISD: 33.4%
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
20.5 %
Ysleta ISD: 31.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.1 %
Ysleta ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
22.3 %
Ysleta ISD: 16.3%
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
Ysleta ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Ysleta ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Ysleta ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Ysleta 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
15.7 %
Ysleta ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
10.7 %
Ysleta ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Ysleta ISD: 25.6%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Ysleta ISD: 6.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16.8 %
Ysleta ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Ysleta ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
12.8 %
Ysleta ISD: 18.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Ysleta ISD: 12.9%
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
African American
0 (0%)
Ysleta ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.5%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
34.8 (86.9%)
Ysleta ISD: 88.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Ysleta ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4.3 (10.6%)
Ysleta ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.3%
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%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
28.9 (72.1%)
Ysleta ISD: 70.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
11.2 (27.9%)
Ysleta ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Ysleta ISD: 0.6%
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
12.8
Ysleta ISD: 14.6
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
13.8 years
Ysleta ISD: 14.7 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
$63,774
Ysleta ISD: $64,539
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$60,500
Ysleta ISD: $60,136
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,337
Ysleta ISD: $60,950
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,973
Ysleta ISD: $61,538
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$63,622
Ysleta ISD: $64,257
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$67,934
Ysleta ISD: $68,846
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$71,730
Ysleta ISD: $72,369
Statewide: $74,014