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Enrollment
982
High
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 480003711452
Davinci School for Science and the Arts
785 SOUTHWESTERN DR, EL PASO, TX 79912 · (915) 584-4024 · El Paso County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
883 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 7 | 172 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 166 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 173 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 12% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 42.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 37.0% | 34.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Davinci School for Science and the Arts
Davinci School for Science and the Arts's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts this school | 982 | 89.9% | 44.0% |
| YES Prep - Northline HOUSTON | 1,004 | 90.7% | 51.6% |
| YES Prep - North Central HOUSTON | 1,002 | 89.4% | 58.4% |
| Jefferson High School EL PASO | 998 | 89.5% | 32.9% |
| YES Prep - East End HOUSTON | 1,014 | 88.5% | 43.9% |
| Zapata High School ZAPATA | 1,065 | 88.5% | 48.4% |
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 Davinci School for Science and the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,021 of 1,385 | #36 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #400 of 1,425 ▲ 235 | #9 of 45 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #887 of 1,425 ▲ 63 | #25 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #623 of 1,184 | #19 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #592 of 2,107 | #25 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,106 of 1,344 | #35 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #1,244 of 1,346 | #33 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #188 of 1,522 | #5 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +171.3% | #10 of 672 | #1 of 13 |
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
982
+309 (+46%) vs 2020
+94% since 2010-11, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 982 | 56.8 | 17.3:1 | 90% (883) |
| 2023-24 | 965 | 48.7 | 19.8:1 | 81% (783) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 48.8 | 14.8:1 | 77% (557) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 37% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 33.6 | 10.8:1 | 40% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 53% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 42% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davinci School for Science and the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 171% (362 to 982); teachers up 69% (33.6 to 56.8).
About Davinci School for Science and the Arts
EL PASO, Texas, is home to Davinci School for Science and the Arts, a medium-sized high school. Enrollment is 982 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 23% above average.
BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,744 students.
Davinci School for Science and the Arts enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of El Paso County's population at about 83%. The chance that two students picked at random at Davinci School for Science and the Arts belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Dividing enrollment by its 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.3:1. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 74%, lower than here.
Davinci School for Science and the Arts is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Davinci School for Science and the Arts's results are 8.7 points above predicted: 44.0% against 35.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for El Paso County show that median household income is about $59,806, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Davinci School for Science and the Arts is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County, which together enroll about 165,404 students.
The closest other public school is Guerrero Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Davinci School for Science and the Arts ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Davinci School for Science and the Arts holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 673 students at Davinci School for Science and the Arts; in 2024-25, 982. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.7:1 in 2020-21 to 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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 BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Howard Burnham Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo SiteElementary · 374 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
- Guerrero Elementary School0.6 mi · 342
- William C Herrera Elementary School0.8 mi · 496
- Howard Burnham Elementary School0.9 mi · 388
- El Paso Academy West1.0 mi · 113
- Franklin High School1.0 mi · 2,835
- Don Haskins PK-81.3 mi · 1,405
Frequently asked questions
About Davinci School for Science and the ArtsHow large is Davinci School for Science and the Arts?
Davinci School for Science and the Arts enrolls approximately 982 students in grades 07-12.
Is Davinci School for Science and the Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davinci School for Science and the Arts is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Davinci School for Science and the Arts have?
Davinci School for Science and the Arts employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davinci School for Science and the Arts?
At Davinci School for Science and the Arts, the student body is approximately 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Davinci School for Science and the Arts?
Davinci School for Science and the Arts is overseen by BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.