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Enrollment
1,443
High
DISTRICT 908 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANUTILLO ISD·NCES 481278000772
Canutillo High School
6675 S DESERT BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79932 · (915) 877-7800 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
903 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 386 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 320 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 363 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 374 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 39.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Canutillo High School
Canutillo High School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo High School this school | 1,443 | 62.6% | 46.2% |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School MISSION | 1,511 | 63.1% | 59.6% |
| McAllen High School MCALLEN | 2,134 | 63.2% | 54.2% |
| El Paso High School EL PASO | 1,636 | 58.4% | 53.3% |
| Memorial High School MCALLEN | 2,021 | 64.8% | 54.8% |
| Robert R Vela High School EDINBURG | 2,101 | 61.7% | 55.2% |
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 Canutillo High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #953 of 1,385 | #33 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,107 of 1,425 ▼ 116 | #33 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,211 of 1,425 ▼ 67 | #37 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #911 of 1,184 | #33 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,443 | #471 of 2,107 | #16 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #748 of 1,344 | #17 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #1,184 of 1,346 | #22 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #748 of 1,522 | #42 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #376 of 557 | #21 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
1,443
-25 (-2%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 1,443 | 95.5 | 15.1:1 | 63% (903) |
| 2023-24 | 1,541 | 98.1 | 15.7:1 | 68% (1,050) |
| 2022-23 | 1,642 | 102.3 | 16.1:1 | 65% (1,074) |
| 2020-21 | 1,468 | 103 | 14.3:1 | 64% (939) |
| 2017-18 | 1,531 | 105.3 | 14.5:1 | 69% (1,062) |
| 2015-16 | 1,650 | N/A | N/A | 74% (1,226) |
| 2010-11 | 1,541 | 96 | 16.1:1 | 81% (1,241) |
| 2000-01 | 1,153 | 81 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 901 | 51 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canutillo High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,531 to 1,443); teachers down 9% (105.3 to 95.5).
About Canutillo High School
Canutillo High School is classified as a high school. It is located in EL PASO, Texas. The school serves 1,443 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 81% larger than that.
CANUTILLO ISD is responsible for 10 schools, Canutillo High School included, with 5,747 students in all.
Canutillo High School enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of El Paso County's population at about 83%. Canutillo High School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Canutillo High School counts 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.1 students for each one. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. About 63% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Canutillo High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.2% actual, 47.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Federal survey data for El Paso County show that median household income is about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Canutillo High School is among the 273 public schools in El Paso County.
Of nearby public schools, Northwest Early College H S (nwechs) is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.3% proficiency; Canutillo High School posts 46.2%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,468 in 2020-21 to 1,443 in 2024-25, a change of 25 students.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CANUTILLO ISD
- Canutillo Middle SchoolMiddle · 717 students
- Congressman Silvestre & Carolina SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Jose J Alderete Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- Canutillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Jose H Damian Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 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
- Northwest Early College H S (nwechs)0.3 mi · 373
- Jose J Alderete Middle School1.0 mi · 570
- Canutillo Elementary School1.2 mi · 481
- Jose H Damian Elementary School1.4 mi · 473
- Brown Middle School1.5 mi · 699
- Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School1.6 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Canutillo High SchoolHow large is Canutillo High School?
Canutillo High School enrolls approximately 1,443 students in grades 09-12.
Is Canutillo High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canutillo High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Canutillo High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Canutillo High School.
What is the student diversity at Canutillo High School?
Student demographics at Canutillo High School are roughly 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Canutillo High School in?
Canutillo High School is part of CANUTILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.