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If you could change one rule at CORONADO H S, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,576
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001678
Coronado High School
100 CHAMPIONS PL, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 236-2000 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
135 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,323 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 | 701 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 653 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 616 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 606 | 24% |
Student demographics
25%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 47.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Coronado High School
Coronado High School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado High School this school | 2,576 | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| Franklin High School EL PASO | 2,835 | 51.1% | 58.8% |
| Eastwood High School EL PASO | 2,295 | 55.6% | 69.9% |
| Lehman High School KYLE | 2,128 | 56.2% | 50.5% |
| John B Alexander High School LAREDO | 3,171 | 53.3% | 72.7% |
| Pebble Hills High School EL PASO | 2,952 | 58.8% | 60.1% |
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 Coronado High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #561 of 1,385 | #16 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #846 of 1,425 ▼ 226 | #27 of 45 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #563 of 1,425 ▲ 41 | #14 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #630 of 1,184 | #20 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,576 | #154 of 2,107 | #5 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,253 of 1,344 | #44 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #1,072 of 1,346 | #7 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #975 of 1,522 | #51 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #290 of 557 | #18 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
2,576
+53 (+2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 2,430
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 2,576 | 135.2 | 19.1:1 | 51% (1,323) |
| 2023-24 | 2,350 | 124.4 | 18.9:1 | 58% (1,358) |
| 2022-23 | 2,391 | 138.7 | 17.2:1 | 57% (1,372) |
| 2020-21 | 2,523 | 148 | 17.1:1 | 54% (1,359) |
| 2017-18 | 2,813 | 159.2 | 17.7:1 | 43% (1,211) |
| 2015-16 | 2,689 | 149 | 18.1:1 | 43% (1,164) |
| 2010-11 | 2,749 | 162 | 17.0:1 | 41% (1,117) |
| 2000-01 | 2,403 | 129 | 18.6:1 | 26% (613) |
| 1990-91 | 2,430 | 111 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coronado High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,813 to 2,576); teachers down 15% (159.2 to 135.2).
About Coronado High School
Coronado High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in EL PASO, Texas. It had 2,576 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Coronado High School is a school in EL PASO ISD. The district has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
By race and ethnicity, Coronado High School is 86% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 9% White and 2% Asian. In El Paso County overall, the Hispanic share is about 83%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
For every teacher at Coronado High School, there are about 19.1 students; the school has 135.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 4.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Coronado High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Coronado High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 57.9% actual against 51.8% predicted.
In El Paso County, home to about 870,779 people, 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 Coronado High School.
Putnam Elementary School is the nearest public school to Coronado High School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Coronado High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Coronado High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 2,523 students in 2020-21 and 2,576 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.1:1 to 19.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Coronado High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- 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
- 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
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
Other Coronado High schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Coronado High. Coronado High School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Coronado High SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 1,878 students
- Coronado High SchoolHenderson, NV · 3,147 students
- Coronado High SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 1,279 students
- Coronado HighCoronado, CA · 999 students
- Coronado High SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Putnam Elementary School0.6 mi · 260
- Rivera Elementary School0.8 mi · 186
- Polk Elementary School1.0 mi · 649
- Texasworks - El Paso-Mesa1.3 mi · 10
- Premier High School-El Paso Mesa1.3 mi · 121
- Western Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Coronado High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coronado High School?
Coronado High School enrolls approximately 2,576 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Coronado High School serve?
Coronado High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Coronado High School have?
Coronado High School employs 135 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Coronado High School?
Student demographics at Coronado High School are roughly 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Coronado High School in?
Coronado High School is part of EL PASO ISD.
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