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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
Image of Ryan Woodcraft
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
Image of Joshua Carter Guerra
Joshua Carter Guerra (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Paul Guerra
Paul Guerra (Nonpartisan)
 
45.5
 
255
Image of Caryn Gonzalez
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
Image of Manuel Rodriguez
Manuel Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
50.0
 
630
Cindy Hernandez (Nonpartisan)
 
31.1
 
392
Image of Gary Gandara
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
Image of Michael Najera
Michael Najera (Nonpartisan)
 
22.9
 
3,383
Image of David Morales
David Morales (Nonpartisan)
 
18.2
 
2,695
Image of Joshua Carter Guerra
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
Image of Antonio Ayub
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
Image of Cynthia Najera
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
Image of Angelica Rodriguez
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
Image of Paul Guerra
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
Image of Gary Gandara
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
Image of David Morales
David Morales (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
1,211
Paul Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
24.6
 
1,158
Image of Michael Najera
Michael Najera (Nonpartisan)
 
20.8
 
978
Image of Antonio Ayub
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
Image of Melissa Ortega
Melissa Ortega (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
224
Image of Joshua Carter Guerra
Joshua Carter Guerra (Nonpartisan)
 
25.5
 
202
Image of Hector Gonzalez
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Antonio Ayub (Nonpartisan)
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Michael Najera (Nonpartisan)

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Socorro Independent School District, District 1

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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
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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.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Paul GuerraDistrict 42029
Manuel RodriguezDistrict 520252029
Charles SmithDistrict 320252029
Ryan WoodcraftDistrict 220252029
Alice GardeaDistrict 120232027
Marivel Macias20232027
Michael Najera20212027

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Overlapping state house districts

Socorro Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 75Mary GonzalezDemocratic Party 46% 13%
Texas House of Representatives District 74Eddie Morales Jr.Democratic Party 45% < 1%
Texas House of Representatives District 79Claudia OrdazDemocratic Party 9% 12%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
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
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
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 (%)
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 (%)
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 (%)
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 (%)
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
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Socorro Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
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.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
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.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 98.81
District Administrative Support: 175.80
School Administrators: 191.62
School Administrative Support: 262.92
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
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]

The Socorro Independent School District operates 52 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Americas H S2,3529-12
Benito Martinez El497PK-5
Ben Narbuth El782PK-5
Bill Sybert School829PK-8
Cactus Trails1,027PK-5
Campestre El495PK-5
Capt Walter E Clarke Middle9226-8
Chester E Jordan813PK-5
Col John O Ensor Middle1,1736-8
Desert Wind El804PK-8
Dr Sue A Shook School1,058PK-5
Eastlake H S2,8519-12
El Dorado H S2,2459-12
Elfida Chavez El691PK-5
Ernesto Serna School710KG-8
Escontrias Steam Academy854PK-5
H D Hilley El514PK-5
Helen Ball El662PK-5
Horizon Heights El925PK-5
Hueco El566PK-5
Hurshel Antwine Middle7566-8
James P Butler El985PK-5
Jane A Hambric School873PK-8
Jjaep210-12
John Drugan School1,118PK-8
Keys Acad956-12
Keys El14-4
Loma Verde794PK-5
Lujan-Chavez El1,008PK-5
Mission Early College H S4439-12
Mission Ridge962PK-5
Montwood H S2,4989-12
Montwood Middle7086-8
Myrtle Cooper El578PK-5
New Middle0
Options H S609-12
O'Shea Keleher El655PK-5
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy1,017PK-5
Pebble Hills H S2,8889-12
Purple Heart El960PK-5
Robert R Rojas El516PK-5
Salvador Sanchez Middle6156-8
Sgt Jose F Carrasco El1,080PK-5
Sgt Roberto Ituarte697PK-5
Sierra Vista El648PK-5
Socorro H S2,4849-12
Socorro Middle5406-8
Spec Rafael Hernando Middle7526-8
Ssg Manuel R Puentes1,0826-8
Sun Ridge Middle1,0456-8
Vista Del Sol El510PK-5
William D Slider Middle7036-8

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