Socorro ISD’s Escontrias Elementary School has been selected by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) as a Honor Roll school and finalist for the 2010 National Excellence in Urban Education Award. The honor is one of many recent accolades earned by the school for its innovation and student success. Read more...

Changes to local regulation EIA, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GRADING/PROGRESS REPORTS TO PARENTS will take effect this month. These revisions are based upon Senate Bill 2033 which now requires all school districts to adopt a grading policy, including provisions for the assignment of grades on class assignments and examinations. Read more...

Four standout athletes from Americas High School have committed to playing at the next level after graduation. In front of family and friends, seniors Kyle Bumpas, Lance Gruber, Omar Garcia and Aaron Grabski signed their letters of intent to play college baseball on January 15th. Read more...

The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) has recognized 16 Socorro ISD schools as part of its 2009 Just for the Kids Campaign for Higher Performing Schools in Texas. The schools identified by NCEA exhibit outstanding performance that can be adopted by other schools to improve student academic success and college readiness. Read more...

The Socorro Independent School District in El Paso, Texas was awarded $250,000 in Broad Prize college scholarships as a finalist for the nation’s most improved urban school district. All SISD 2010 graduating seniors are invited to learn more about applying for a Broad scholarship. Information regarding the 2010 Broad Prize scholarship application is now available online at www.broadprize.org. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Brinker, Scholarship America, at  507-931-1682 507-931-1682,  800-537-4180 800-537-4180 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . The application deadline is March 1, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time).