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Alumni: what's one memory from ANDRESS H S that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,341
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001661
ANDRESS H S
5400 SUN VALLEY DR, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 236-4000 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,341 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
1,063 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,341
-219 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.9:1
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
80%
was 77%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANDRESS H S
ANDRESS H S is a big high school in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by EL PASO ISD. The school enrolls 1,341 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 68% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
Within EL PASO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 48,118 students, ANDRESS H S is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ANDRESS H S shows that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with El Paso County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at ANDRESS H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ANDRESS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 37.8%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 ANDRESS H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: NEWMAN EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ANDRESS H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ANDRESS H S ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.6%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 1,560 students in 2018 compared to 1,341 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the ANDRESS H S community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- NEWMAN EL0.2 mi · 246
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - EL PASO0.6 mi · 1,306
- BOBBY JOE HILL PK-80.8 mi · 656
- COACH ARCHIE DURAN EL1.0 mi · 648
- CHARLES MIDDLE1.0 mi · 372
- PARKLAND H S1.0 mi · 1,565
Frequently asked questions
About ANDRESS H SWhat is the total enrollment at ANDRESS H S?
ANDRESS H S enrolls approximately 1,341 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ANDRESS H S serve?
ANDRESS H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ANDRESS H S?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at ANDRESS H S.
What is the student diversity at ANDRESS H S?
Student demographics at ANDRESS H S are roughly 8% White, 80% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ANDRESS H S?
ANDRESS H S is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.