Bill Sybert School, El Paso TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bill Sybert School

Bill Sybert School serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in El Paso's far east side, in Socorro Independent School District. The school is situated in a rapidly developing suburban area of the city where newer, spacious homes on larger lots reflect a family-oriented character. The neighborhood itself sits within El Paso's broader landscape as a binational city shaped by cross-border flows, and Socorro ISD enrolls families from this economically diverse southeast corridor.

The school enrolls students of about that size for an elementary-to-middle campus. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the families served face economic constraints. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflective of El Paso's demographic makeup. Data on English learners was not available, though the district serves a region with significant bilingual populations.

In mathematics across grades three through eight, proficiency shows a progression from lower performance in early elementary to substantially higher performance by eighth grade. Third-grade math proficiency sits at roughly four in ten students meeting or exceeding the Texas proficiency standard, fourth grade at about half, and fifth grade dips slightly below half. By sixth grade, performance rises to about mid-range, and eighth-grade math proficiency reaches a notably higher level, with about three in four students meeting or exceeding the standard. This upward slope suggests that older students are gaining ground or that instruction strengthens at the middle grades.

English language arts performance follows a similar but somewhat different trajectory. Third-grade ELA proficiency is roughly half, fourth grade climbs to about six in ten, and fifth grade holds at about half. Sixth and seventh grades both show proficiency around two-thirds, and eighth grade reaches about two-thirds as well. ELA performance is generally stronger than math at the lower grades, which may reflect differential instructional focus or student readiness in literacy versus quantitative reasoning.

Science results are available for grades five and eight only. Grade five science proficiency sits at about four in ten, one of the lowest proficiency areas at that grade. Grade eight science improves substantially to about mid-range, though still lower than math or ELA at that grade. Science proficiency is a softer spot on this school's profile, particularly in the earlier tested grades. A parent may want to look into what science supports or curriculum adjustments are underway.

Social studies is tested only in grade eight, where proficiency drops to about one in four students, the weakest performance across all tested subjects and grades. This is a notably low result that warrants conversation with the school about instructional approaches, resources, or student engagement in social studies.

Comparing Bill Sybert School to other districts within El Paso County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning it outperforms the majority of the county's other school districts on a combined measure of tested subjects and grades. This is a genuine strength and indicates the school is delivering results above the typical district norm in the area, even as individual subject areas show varying performance.

The school does not report a graduation rate because it does not serve grades nine through twelve; state testing data on chronic absenteeism was not available. The school's grade band means these metrics do not apply. No information on special education enrollment, English learner counts, or alternative programs was provided.

Bill Sybert sits within Socorro ISD, one of El Paso's three public school systems. The school serves a population that is economically mixed but weighted toward lower income, located in the expanding suburban eastern edge of the city where families have moved seeking affordable, newer housing. For a parent considering this school, the key takeaway is solid, above-average performance relative to peers in the region, with particularly strong results in eighth-grade math and language arts, but with notable questions about science instruction at the elementary level and social studies engagement by eighth grade that merit direct inquiry with school leadership.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 48% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 52% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 23% · ▲ 18 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 43% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 47% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 18% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 37% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 63% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 666%

School 66% · District 60% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 64% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 6% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 50% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 30% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolSOCORRO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income72%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income79%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income56%Higher-income83%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income64%Higher-income83%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income61%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income82%50 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income51%Higher-income68%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income70%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income76%Higher-income74%2 pp gap