Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 School in El Paso, Texas on �ǿմ�ý

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Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 School

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Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 School is an urban public school in El Paso, Texas that is part of El Paso Independent School District. It serves 626 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Its teachers have had 18 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

626 Students

35 Teachers

4835 Tropicana

El Paso, TX 79924 View local requests

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Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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