AMERICAS H S

AMERICAS H S, a roomy four-year high school in EL PASO, Texas, part of SOCORRO ISD, serves 2,049 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so AMERICAS H S sits 157% bigger than that benchmark.

SOCORRO ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 46,668 students. AMERICAS H S is one of those campuses.

On demographics, AMERICAS H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Beyond that, the school records 4% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, AMERICAS H S lists 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at AMERICAS H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AMERICAS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which AMERICAS H S is one.

The closest other public school is SIERRA VISTA STEAM ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AMERICAS H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.0%.

AMERICAS H S operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. AMERICAS H S's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 2,507 (now 2,049). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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