CANUTILLO H S

Set in EL PASO, Texas, CANUTILLO H S is a sizable senior high, one of the schools within CANUTILLO ISD. It hosts 1,443 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so CANUTILLO H S sits 81% larger than that benchmark.

CANUTILLO ISD runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,747 students. CANUTILLO H S is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CANUTILLO H S shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, CANUTILLO H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.5%, the actual is 46.1%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. CANUTILLO H S is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS), around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CANUTILLO H S. On composite proficiency, CANUTILLO H S comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

CANUTILLO H S operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CANUTILLO H S has ticked down 6%, going from 1,531 students in 2018 to 1,443 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for CANUTILLO H S typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.