Socorro Independent School District, Texas, elections
Socorro Independent School District |
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District details |
School board members: 7 |
Students: 47,843 (2022-2023) |
Schools: 52 (2022-2023) |
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Socorro Independent School District is a school district in Texas (El Paso County). During the 2023 school year, 47,843 students attended one of the district's 52 schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Socorro Independent School District, District 2
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 2
Ryan Woodcraft defeated Shawn Ollis in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 2 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ryan Woodcraft (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 347 |
Shawn Ollis (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 277 |
Total votes: 624 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 3
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 3
Charles Smith defeated Joshua Carter Guerra, Jose Alonzo Jr., and Pablo Caldera Jr. in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 3 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Charles Smith (Nonpartisan) | 54.0 | 190 | |
![]() | Joshua Carter Guerra (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 26.1 | 92 | |
Jose Alonzo Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 45 | ||
Pablo Caldera Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 25 |
Total votes: 352 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 4
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 4
Incumbent Paul Guerra defeated Caryn Gonzalez and Raul Villalobos in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 4 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Paul Guerra (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 255 |
![]() | Caryn Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 185 | |
Raul Villalobos (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 120 |
Total votes: 560 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 5
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 5
Manuel Rodriguez defeated Cindy Hernandez and Gary Gandara in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 5 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Manuel Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 50.0 | 630 |
Cindy Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 31.1 | 392 | ||
![]() | Gary Gandara (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 239 |
Total votes: 1,261 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, At-large
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, At-large on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marivel Macias (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 4,292 | |
✔ | ![]() | Michael Najera (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 3,383 |
![]() | David Morales (Nonpartisan) | 18.2 | 2,695 | |
![]() | Joshua Carter Guerra (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 1,539 | |
David Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 1,539 | ||
Miguel Rico (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 685 | ||
Jose Alonzo Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 671 |
Total votes: 14,804 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 1
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1
Alice Gardea defeated incumbent Eduardo Mena and Antonio Ayub in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alice Gardea (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 1,124 | |
Eduardo Mena (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 997 | ||
![]() | Antonio Ayub (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 946 |
Total votes: 3,067 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 2
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 2
Incumbent Cynthia Najera defeated Veronica Esparza, William Carrasco, and Jack Duncan Jr. in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 2 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cynthia Najera (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 381 |
Veronica Esparza (Nonpartisan) | 26.2 | 191 | ||
William Carrasco (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 88 | ||
Jack Duncan Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 70 |
Total votes: 730 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 3
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 3
Ricardo Castellano defeated incumbent Angelica Rodriguez and Fancy Adams in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 3 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ricardo Castellano (Nonpartisan) | 48.4 | 210 | |
![]() | Angelica Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 187 | |
Fancy Adams (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 37 |
Total votes: 434 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 4
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 4
Incumbent Paul Guerra defeated Jaime Martinez in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 4 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Paul Guerra (Nonpartisan) | 65.3 | 489 |
Jaime Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 34.7 | 260 |
Total votes: 749 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 5
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 5
Pablo Barrera defeated incumbent Gary Gandara in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 5 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Pablo Barrera (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 365 | |
![]() | Gary Gandara (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 341 |
Total votes: 706 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, At-large
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)
David Morales and Paul Garcia defeated incumbent Michael Najera, incumbent Antonio Ayub, and Derek Hernandez in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, At-large on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Morales (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 1,211 |
✔ | Paul Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 1,158 | |
![]() | Michael Najera (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 978 | |
![]() | Antonio Ayub (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 972 | |
Derek Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 388 |
Total votes: 4,707 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 1
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1
Eduardo Mena defeated Melissa Ortega, Joshua Carter Guerra, and incumbent Hector Gonzalez in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eduardo Mena (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 304 | |
Melissa Ortega (Nonpartisan) | 28.2 | 224 | ||
![]() | Joshua Carter Guerra (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 202 | |
![]() | Hector Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 63 |
Total votes: 793 | ||||
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Socorro Independent School District, District 2
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 2
Incumbent Cynthia Najera won election in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 2 on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cynthia Najera (Nonpartisan) |
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Socorro Independent School District, District 3
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 3
Incumbent Angelica Rodriguez won election in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 3 on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Angelica Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) |
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Socorro Independent School District, District 4
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 4
Incumbent Paul Guerra won election in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 4 on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Paul Guerra (Nonpartisan) |
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Socorro Independent School District, District 5
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 5
Incumbent Gary Gandara won election in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 5 on May 6, 2017.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gary Gandara (Nonpartisan) |
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Socorro Independent School District, At-large
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, At-large
Incumbent Antonio Ayub and incumbent Michael Najera won election in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, At-large on May 9, 2015.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Antonio Ayub (Nonpartisan) |
✔ | ![]() | Michael Najera (Nonpartisan) |
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Socorro Independent School District, District 1
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1
Incumbent Hector Gonzalez won election in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1 on May 9, 2015.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Hector Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
School board
The Socorro Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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Paul Guerra | District 4 | 2029 | |
Manuel Rodriguez | District 5 | 2025 | 2029 |
Charles Smith | District 3 | 2025 | 2029 |
Ryan Woodcraft | District 2 | 2025 | 2029 |
Alice Gardea | District 1 | 2023 | 2027 |
Marivel Macias | 2023 | 2027 | |
Michael Najera | 2021 | 2027 |
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Overlapping state house districts
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Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Federal: | $71,037,000 | $1,509 | 13% |
Local: | $156,341,000 | $3,322 | 28% |
State: | $334,255,000 | $7,103 | 60% |
Total: | $561,633,000 | $11,934 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Total Expenditures: | $699,184,000 | $14,856 | |
Total Current Expenditures: | $479,768,000 | $10,194 | |
Instructional Expenditures: | $308,594,000 | $6,557 | 44% |
Student and Staff Support: | $43,689,000 | $928 | 6% |
Administration: | $46,264,000 | $983 | 7% |
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $81,221,000 | $1,725 | 12% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $179,212,000 | $3,808 | |
Construction: | $155,246,000 | $3,298 | |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $4,144,000 | $88 | |
Interest on Debt: | $35,570,000 | $755 |
Academic performance
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2020-2021 | 23 | 45-49 | 20-24 | 23 | 21-39 | 35-39 | 34 |
2018-2019 | 57 | 75-79 | 55 | 56 | 40-49 | 60-64 | 64 |
2017-2018 | 53 | 70-74 | 50 | 53 | 30-39 | 55-59 | 60 |
2016-2017 | 85 | 90-94 | 82 | 85 | 60-69 | 90-94 | 86 |
2015-2016 | 81 | 85-89 | 77 | 81 | 70-74 | 85-89 | 85 |
2014-2015 | 78 | 90-94 | 76 | 78 | 65-69 | 80-84 | 81 |
2013-2014 | 80 | 85-89 | 76 | 80 | 75-79 | 80-84 | 82 |
2012-2013 | 80 | 85-89 | 74 | 80 | 65-69 | 75-79 | 81 |
2011-2012 | 84 | 85-89 | 76 | 84 | 75-79 | 80-84 | 84 |
2010-2011 | 87 | 90-94 | 84 | 87 | 80-84 | 85 |
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2020-2021 | 36 | 50-54 | 40-44 | 35 | 21-39 | 45-49 | 53 |
2018-2019 | 50 | 70-74 | 51 | 49 | 40-49 | 55-59 | 57 |
2017-2018 | 46 | 55-59 | 48 | 46 | 20-29 | 55-59 | 59 |
2016-2017 | 75 | 85-89 | 74 | 75 | 60-69 | 80-84 | 83 |
2015-2016 | 75 | 80-84 | 77 | 74 | 65-69 | 85-89 | 81 |
2014-2015 | 75 | 80-84 | 81 | 74 | 55-59 | 80-84 | 81 |
2013-2014 | 76 | 85-89 | 78 | 75 | 65-69 | 80-84 | 81 |
2012-2013 | 79 | 85-89 | 81 | 78 | 70-74 | 85-89 | 83 |
2011-2012 | 88 | >=95 | 88 | 88 | 75-79 | 90-94 | 89 |
2010-2011 | 89 | 90-94 | 92 | 88 | 80-84 | 88 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2018-2019 | 92 | >=80 | >=95 | 92 | >=50 | 60-79 | 85-89 |
2017-2018 | 90 | >=50 | 90-94 | 91 | PS | >=80 | 85-89 |
2016-2017 | 91 | >=80 | 85-89 | 91 | >=50 | >=50 | 90-94 |
2015-2016 | 89 | >=50 | 90-94 | 89 | PS | >=50 | 90-94 |
2014-2015 | 88 | >=80 | 80-84 | 88 | >=50 | >=50 | 85-89 |
2013-2014 | 88 | >=80 | 90-94 | 88 | >=50 | >=50 | 90-94 |
2012-2013 | 90 | >=80 | 90-94 | 90 | >=50 | PS | 90-94 |
2011-2012 | 89 | >=80 | 80-89 | 88 | >=50 | PS | 90-94 |
2010-2011 | 86 | >=80 | >=90 | 86 | >=50 | 85-89 |
Students
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]
Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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2022-2023 | 47,843 | 1.2 |
2021-2022 | 47,278 | 0.5 |
2020-2021 | 47,061 | -1.1 |
2019-2020 | 47,575 | 1.6 |
2018-2019 | 46,814 | 0.6 |
2017-2018 | 46,543 | 1.3 |
2016-2017 | 45,927 | 1.4 |
2015-2016 | 45,269 | 1.6 |
2014-2015 | 44,561 | 0.1 |
2013-2014 | 44,517 | 0.6 |
2012-2013 | 44,259 | 1.3 |
2011-2012 | 43,672 | 2.5 |
2010-2011 | 42,569 | 2.8 |
2009-2010 | 41,357 | 3.8 |
2008-2009 | 39,771 | 2.2 |
2007-2008 | 38,878 | 1.3 |
2006-2007 | 38,357 | 3.9 |
2005-2006 | 36,842 | 6.7 |
2004-2005 | 34,362 | 6.2 |
2003-2004 | 32,241 | 6.7 |
2002-2003 | 30,078 | 6.0 |
2001-2002 | 28,268 | 5.5 |
2000-2001 | 26,711 | 5.3 |
1999-2000 | 25,305 | 0.0 |
RACE | Socorro Independent School District (%) | Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 5.1 |
Black | 2.0 | 12.8 |
Hispanic | 91.6 | 52.9 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Two or More Races | 0.9 | 3.0 |
White | 4.7 | 25.7 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Staff
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Socorro Independent School District had 2,885.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.58.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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Prekindergarten: | 147.47 |
Kindergarten: | 154.80 |
Elementary: | 1,058.49 |
Secondary: | 1,394.96 |
Total: | 2,885.40 |
Socorro Independent School District employed 98.81 district administrators and 191.62 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 98.81 |
District Administrative Support: | 175.80 |
School Administrators: | 191.62 |
School Administrative Support: | 262.92 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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Instructional Aides: | 775.14 |
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 11.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 136.70 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 51.87 |
Library/Media Support: | 1.00 |
Student Support Services: | 271.43 |
Other Support Services: | 1,601.37 |
Schools
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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