1
Enrollment
1,394
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001669
BURGES H S
7800 EDGEMERE WAY, EL PASO, TX 79925 · (915) 236-7200 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,014 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
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
1,394
-127 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.8:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
90%
was 91%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BURGES H S
BURGES H S is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in EL PASO, Texas, operated by EL PASO ISD, with 1,394 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 75% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
Within EL PASO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 48,118 students, BURGES H S is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, BURGES H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). The remainder breaks down as 5% White, 2% Black.
On the resource side, BURGES H S shows 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, BURGES H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of +6.3 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), BURGES H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR PK-8, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BURGES H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BURGES H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.8%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Five-year trend. BURGES H S's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,521 (now 1,394). Class-load math has rose: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for BURGES H S typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR PK-80.5 mi · 889
- CIELO VISTA EL1.0 mi · 287
- COACH WALLY HARTLEY PK-81.6 mi · 1,256
- SCOTSDALE EL1.6 mi · 749
- RAMONA EL STEM ACADEMY1.9 mi · 386
- EASTWOOD H S1.9 mi · 2,295
Frequently asked questions
About BURGES H SWhat is the total enrollment at BURGES H S?
BURGES H S enrolls approximately 1,394 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BURGES H S serve?
BURGES H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BURGES H S?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at BURGES H S.
What is the student diversity at BURGES H S?
Student demographics at BURGES H S are roughly 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BURGES H S?
BURGES 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.