Desert Trails Elementary School

Chaparral, NM 88021

Phone: (505) 882-6203
Fax: (575) 824-3390
District: Gadsden Independent Schools

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-6 • 816 students

Desert Trails Elementary School, located in Chaparral, New Mexico, serves grades K-6 in the Gadsden Independent Schools district. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Desert Trails Elementary School is a public school in the Gadsden Independent Schools district located in Chaparral, NM. As of 2012, the students are 96.7% Hispanic; 2.8% White, non-Hispanic; 0.4% Black, non-Hispanic; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 99.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 96.7% 96% 59%
White, non-Hispanic 2.8% 3% 26%
Black, non-Hispanic 0.4% — 2%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% — 10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — —
Asian/Pacific Islander — — 1%
Multiracial — — 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 99.6% 99% 68%
English learners — 43% 16%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Mesquite Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 6.3 mi
2 Redstone Cove Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 7.3 mi
3 Shadow Ridge Apartments Apartment Complex El Paso TX 18.9 mi
4 Las Tierras Neighborhood/Subdivision El paso TX 19.5 mi
5 Sonoma Ranch Neighborhood/Subdivision Las Cruces NM 28.2 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Freedom Crossing Fort bliss TX 15.5 mi
2 Downtown El paso TX 19.8 mi
3 Far East El paso TX 19.8 mi
Base Distance
Fort Bliss 16.4 mi.
White Sands Missile Range 24.2 mi.
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