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What's the one class at AMERICAS H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,049
High
DISTRICT 1,580 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071007276
Americas High School
12101 PELLICANO, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-2800 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,049 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
124 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,358 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 523 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 492 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 501 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 533 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 49.0% | 16.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 16.0% | 40.0% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Americas High School
Americas High School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas High School this school | 2,049 | 66.3% | 58.1% |
| Memorial High School MCALLEN | 2,021 | 64.8% | 54.8% |
| McAllen High School MCALLEN | 2,134 | 63.2% | 54.2% |
| Veterans Memorial Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 2,216 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
| Eagle Pass High School EAGLE PASS | 2,326 | 68.2% | 61.4% |
| Del Rio High School DEL RIO | 2,447 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Americas High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #553 of 1,385 | #15 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,332 of 1,425 ▼ 321 | #42 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #702 of 1,425 ▲ 99 | #17 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #811 of 1,184 | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,049 | #308 of 2,107 | #9 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #993 of 1,344 | #27 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #1,181 of 1,346 | #21 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #664 of 1,522 | #37 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #123 of 557 | #11 of 28 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,049
-478 (-19%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 2,172
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,049 | 124.5 | 16.5:1 | 66% (1,358) |
| 2023-24 | 2,188 | 95.5 | 22.9:1 | 64% (1,390) |
| 2022-23 | 2,352 | 138 | 17.0:1 | 68% (1,602) |
| 2020-21 | 2,527 | 146 | 17.3:1 | 57% (1,437) |
| 2017-18 | 2,507 | 138.7 | 18.1:1 | 62% (1,565) |
| 2015-16 | 2,355 | 127 | 18.5:1 | 60% (1,415) |
| 2010-11 | 2,733 | 168 | 16.3:1 | 64% (1,747) |
| 2000-01 | 2,172 | 143 | 15.2:1 | 54% (1,172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Americas High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,507 to 2,049); teachers down 10% (138.7 to 124.5).
About Americas High School
Americas High School is a large high school with an address in EL PASO, Texas. Enrollment totals 2,049 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 157% above that mark.
The SOCORRO ISD system has 51 schools and 46,668 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Americas High School is 94%. Other groups make up 4% White. El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
A staff of 124.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.5:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.4 students per teacher. By family income, 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in El Paso County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Americas High School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Texas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Americas High School is +12.7 points: 58.1% actual, 45.4% predicted.
For the population of El Paso County, median household income comes to about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. El Paso County's 273 public schools enroll about 165,404 students and include Americas High School.
Americas High School is about 0.5 miles from Sierra Vista Steam Academy, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.4% on proficiency, and Americas High School is above that at 58.1%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 2,527 to 2,049, a 19% decrease.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Dr Sue A Shook SchoolElementary · 1,167 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista Steam Academy0.5 mi · 622
- Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School0.6 mi · 670
- John Drugan School1.1 mi · 990
- Loma Verde1.1 mi · 661
- Vista Del Futuro Charter School1.2 mi · 367
- Myrtle Cooper Elementary School1.2 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Americas High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Americas High School?
Americas High School enrolls approximately 2,049 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Americas High School serve?
Americas High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Americas High School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Americas High School.
How diverse is Americas High School?
Americas High School reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Americas High School?
Americas High School is overseen by SOCORRO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.