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Enrollment
946
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001663
Austin High School
3500 MEMPHIS AVE, EL PASO, TX 79930 · (915) 236-4200 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL946 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
837 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 270 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 233 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 225 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 23% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 15.0% | 50.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Austin High School
Austin High School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin High School this school | 946 | 88.5% | 28.0% |
| IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory AUSTIN | 835 | 88.3% | 44.1% |
| Irvin High School EL PASO | 932 | 88.5% | 33.6% |
| Carter-Riverside High School FORT WORTH | 1,039 | 90.7% | 31.5% |
| YES Prep - Northwest HOUSTON | 940 | 86.5% | 45.4% |
| Castleberry High School FORT WORTH | 1,085 | 90.3% | 38.8% |
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 Austin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,347 of 1,385 | #44 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,313 of 1,425 ▼ 71 | #40 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,321 of 1,425 ▲ 73 | #39 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #563 of 1,184 | #16 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 946 | #607 of 2,107 | #27 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #498 of 1,344 | #7 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #1,097 of 1,346 | #10 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #228 of 1,522 | #10 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #48 of 557 | #2 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
946
-316 (-25%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 2,227
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 946 | 69.2 | 13.7:1 | 88% (837) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 75 | 14.6:1 | 89% (972) |
| 2022-23 | 1,184 | 84.7 | 14.0:1 | 90% (1,064) |
| 2020-21 | 1,262 | 87 | 14.5:1 | 87% (1,102) |
| 2017-18 | 1,381 | 93.9 | 14.7:1 | 85% (1,170) |
| 2015-16 | 1,525 | 96 | 15.9:1 | 79% (1,203) |
| 2010-11 | 1,605 | 104 | 15.4:1 | 80% (1,277) |
| 2000-01 | 1,660 | 106 | 15.7:1 | 68% (1,122) |
| 1990-91 | 2,227 | 122 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,381 to 946); teachers down 26% (93.9 to 69.2).
About Austin High School
Austin High School runs as a mid-sized high school in EL PASO, Texas. It reports enrollment of 946 students in grades 9 through 12.
In EL PASO ISD, 76 schools enroll a combined 48,118 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Austin High School is Hispanic, at 88%. It is also 5% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Austin High School scores 21%.
Its staff includes 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 88% of students at Austin High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.9% at Austin High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.0%.
El Paso County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County's 273 public schools enroll about 165,404 students and include Austin High School.
Crockett Elementary School is the nearest public school to Austin High School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 28.0% is below the 36.8% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 25% over 4 years, reaching 946 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Austin High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
Other Austin High schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Austin High. Austin High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Austin High SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 2,323 students
- Austin High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,181 students
- Austin High SchoolDecatur, AL · 999 students
- Austin High SchoolAustin, IN · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Crockett Elementary School0.5 mi · 453
- Coldwell Elementary School0.6 mi · 354
- Rusk Elementary School0.8 mi · 186
- Telles Academy1.1 mi · 26
- College Career Technology Academy (ccta)1.1 mi · 151
- Hillside Elementary School1.2 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Austin High SchoolHow many students attend Austin High School?
Austin High School enrolls approximately 946 students in grades 09-12.
Is Austin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Austin High School have?
Austin High School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Austin High School?
Austin High School reports a student body of 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Austin High School public or private?
Austin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.