DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS

DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS is a secondary school of mid-tier scale in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 982 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,744 students; DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS is among them.

On the student-mix side, DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The remainder reads as 2% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

In the area at large, El Paso County reports that median household income runs about $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS is one.

Nearest neighbor: GUERRERO EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS's enrollment has rose 171% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 982). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 88% to 96% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the DAVINCI SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.