Howard Burnham Elementary is among most-improved El Paso charter elementary schools

Howard Burnham Elementary is among most-improved El Paso charter elementary schoolsPhoto: iStock
Hoodline
Published on August 27, 2019

How do the charter elementary schools in El Paso stack up?

We analyzed newly released data from Niche.com — including comprehensive report cards, rankings and reviews — to find out how schools in your area are performing and which have made the biggest leaps over the past year.

Howard Burnham Elementary School's overall rating improved the most among similar schools in El Paso, rising from an A- to an A, according to data from Niche.

For the 2019-2020 school year, the school, located at 7310 Bishop Flores Drive, enrolls 509 students. Niche graded the school an A for academics (on an A-D scale).

The overall ranking comes from Niche's proprietary algorithms. A school's ranking might change due to many factors, including the relative rankings of similar schools and whether a school gained or lost peers due to openings or closings. Other numbers come from current public data from the U.S. government.

Academically, 88% of Howard Burnham Elementary School's students scored as proficient or above in math, and 89% did so in reading. That's compared to city averages of 88% in math and 86% in reading.

While some charter elementary schools in El Paso are moving up the ranks, others are consistently top-rated overall, including:

  • Vista del Futuro Charter School, with an overall rating of A.
  • Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso, with a B- rating overall.

Want more of the latest intel on El Paso schools? Hoodline also analyzed the latest Niche ratings for the city's charter high schools.


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