Del Norte Heights El, El Paso TX

Original Research by School Decision on Del Norte Heights El

Del Norte Heights Elementary is a closed school. It operated in the far east part of El Paso as part of Ysleta ISD, the second-largest school district serving the city.

The school's last recorded academic data comes from 2022-23 state testing. In English language arts, third-graders scored around half of the school at or above proficiency, fourth-graders landed closer to three-fifths proficient, and fifth-graders reached nearly four-fifths proficient. Math proficiency in third grade was comparable to ELA, fourth-grade math proficiency dipped below fourth-grade ELA, and fifth-grade math proficiency rose to a similar strong level as fifth-grade ELA. Science testing in fifth grade showed lower proficiency. The small number of students tested across these grade levels suggests a compact school population, and some assessments were administered in Spanish, indicating the school served an English-learner population alongside English-language learners.

The demographic, enrollment, staffing, and district context data for the school were not available in the records, so a full picture of the student body and operational scale cannot be drawn from the data on hand.

Ysleta ISD, the school's parent district, is experiencing sustained financial and enrollment pressure. The district lost a substantial share of its student population in 2025-26 alone, has run deficit budgets for four consecutive years, and leadership has identified specific elementary schools as candidates for closure in the 2026-27 budget cycle. A planned tax ratification election in November 2026 aims to stabilize finances, though the outcome remains uncertain. Against this backdrop, Del Norte Heights Elementary was closed; families previously zoned to that school would have been reassigned to other district campuses. Anyone seeking information about where students from Del Norte Heights were transferred, or about Ysleta ISD's current elementary options in the far east area of El Paso, should reach out to the district directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 57% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 59% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 26% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 30% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 63% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 36% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 21% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

This schoolYSLETA 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 6Lower-income43%Higher-income50%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income67%24 pp gap