Mesita Elementary School

El Paso, TX 79902

Phone: (915) 496-8180
Fax: (915) 534-7010
District: El Paso Independent School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 903 students

El Paso's Mesita Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the El Paso Independent School District. It is among the few public schools in Texas to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Mesita Elementary School is a public school in the El Paso Independent School District located in El Paso, TX. The principal of Mesita Elementary School is Laila Ferris. As of 2015, the students are 85.1% Hispanic; 11.9% White, non-Hispanic; 1.5% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.7% Black, non-Hispanic. 48.3% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. 32% of students are english learners.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 85.1% 82.9% 51.8%
White, non-Hispanic 11.9% 10.3% 29.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5% 1% 3.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 0.7% 3.8% 12.7%
Multiracial — 1.2% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.2% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.1% 0.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 48.3% 69.5% 60.1%
English learners 32% 24.5% 17.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Shadow Ridge Apartments Apartment Complex El Paso TX 8.3 mi
2 Redstone Cove Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 11.9 mi
3 Mesquite Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 14.2 mi
4 Las Tierras Neighborhood/Subdivision El paso TX 16.3 mi
5 Sonoma Ranch Neighborhood/Subdivision Las Cruces NM 41.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Downtown El paso TX 1.8 mi
2 Freedom Crossing Fort bliss TX 5 mi
3 Far East El paso TX 13.9 mi
Base Distance
Fort Bliss 4.6 mi.
White Sands Missile Range 41.6 mi.
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