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Which teacher or staff member at CHAPIN H S deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,766
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830008776
Chapin High School
7000 DYER ST, EL PASO, TX 79904 · (915) 236-4400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,766 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,214 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 | 505 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 466 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 431 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 364 | 21% |
Student demographics
40%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 44.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Chapin High School
Chapin High School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapin High School this school | 1,766 | 68.7% | 52.0% |
| Elgin High School ELGIN | 1,771 | 71.4% | 30.6% |
| B F Terry High School ROSENBERG | 1,512 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| Legacy of Educational Excellence High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,285 | 66.3% | 50.0% |
| Victoria East High School VICTORIA | 1,861 | 66.8% | 36.8% |
| King High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,279 | 69.7% | 43.9% |
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 Chapin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #749 of 1,385 | #25 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #778 of 1,425 ▼ 262 | #24 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #933 of 1,425 ▲ 1 | #26 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #328 of 1,184 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,766 | #390 of 2,107 | #12 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,210 of 1,344 | #41 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #898 of 1,346 | #1 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #608 of 1,522 | #35 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #407 of 557 | #25 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
1,766
+20 (+1%) vs 2020
+355% since 2000-01, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,766 | 96.4 | 18.3:1 | 69% (1,214) |
| 2023-24 | 1,815 | 102.5 | 17.7:1 | 72% (1,309) |
| 2022-23 | 1,718 | 104.1 | 16.5:1 | 68% (1,167) |
| 2020-21 | 1,746 | 119 | 14.7:1 | 68% (1,196) |
| 2017-18 | 1,853 | 119.7 | 15.5:1 | 63% (1,165) |
| 2015-16 | 1,934 | 114 | 17.0:1 | 63% (1,228) |
| 2010-11 | 1,899 | 124 | 15.3:1 | 59% (1,112) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 54% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,853 to 1,766); teachers down 19% (119.7 to 96.4).
About Chapin High School
Chapin High School is a high-enrollment high school in EL PASO, Texas, administered by EL PASO ISD. It has an enrollment of 1,766 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
EL PASO ISD, which runs Chapin High School, has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
About 76% of the student body at Chapin High School is Hispanic. Other students are 10% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Chapin High School are from different groups.
Chapin High School reported 96.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.3:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. There are 1,214 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 69% of enrollment.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chapin High School is +7.7 points: 52.0% actual, 44.3% predicted.
Census data for El Paso County show median household income comes to about $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 273 public schools in the county, enrolling about 165,404, Chapin High School among them.
The closest school to Chapin High School is Colin L Powell Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. Chapin High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.3% on proficiency, and Chapin High School is above that at 52.0%.
NCES assigns Chapin High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,746 in 2020-21 and 1,766 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.3:1, from 14.7:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
- Burges High SchoolHigh · 1,394 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 Chapin High schools
One other US public school is named Chapin High. Chapin High School is the largest of the 2.
- Chapin HighChapin, SC · 1,617 students
Nearby schools
- Colin L Powell Elementary School0.3 mi · 576
- Logan Elementary School0.5 mi · 606
- Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 368
- Sunrise Mountain Elementary School1.1 mi · 397
- Magoffin Middle School1.4 mi · 541
- Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle School1.5 mi · 709
Frequently asked questions
About Chapin High SchoolHow many students attend Chapin High School?
Chapin High School enrolls approximately 1,766 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chapin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chapin High School have?
Chapin High School employs 96 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Chapin High School?
Student demographics at Chapin High School are roughly 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Chapin High School public or private?
Chapin 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.