CORONADO H S

CORONADO H S, a substantial high school in EL PASO, Texas, part of EL PASO ISD, works with 2,576 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 224% above typical.

Within EL PASO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 48,118 students, CORONADO H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CORONADO H S records that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 9% White, 2% Asian. Compared to El Paso County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, CORONADO H S reports 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CORONADO H S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at CORONADO H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CORONADO H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.5%; this one delivers 57.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which CORONADO H S is one.

The closest other public school is PUTNAM EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CORONADO H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 2,813 students in 2018 compared to 2,576 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 14% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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