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Which teacher or staff member at EL DORADO H S deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,109
High
DISTRICT 1,580 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071009547
El Dorado High School
12401 EDGEMERE, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 937-3200 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,109 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
16.1:1
131 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,495 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 555 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 549 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 523 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 482 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 47.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 29.0% | 35.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 El Dorado High School
El Dorado High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado High School this school | 2,109 | 70.9% | 54.4% |
| Jay High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,118 | 71.7% | 39.1% |
| Harlingen H S - South HARLINGEN | 2,019 | 70.9% | 48.3% |
| Montwood High School EL PASO | 2,499 | 70.1% | 61.9% |
| Rowe High School MC ALLEN | 1,905 | 70.2% | 58.6% |
| Del Rio High School DEL RIO | 2,447 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
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 El Dorado High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #673 of 1,385 | #20 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,026 of 1,425 ▼ 114 | #31 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #877 of 1,425 ▲ 38 | #23 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #697 of 1,184 | #21 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,109 | #288 of 2,107 | #8 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #941 of 1,344 | #25 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,125 of 1,346 | #13 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #560 of 1,522 | #33 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #508 of 672 | #9 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
2,109
-94 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 2,505
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,109 | 130.8 | 16.1:1 | 71% (1,495) |
| 2023-24 | 2,188 | 98.5 | 22.2:1 | 73% (1,603) |
| 2022-23 | 2,245 | 131.6 | 17.1:1 | 75% (1,689) |
| 2020-21 | 2,203 | 130 | 16.9:1 | 75% (1,644) |
| 2017-18 | 2,010 | 119.7 | 16.8:1 | 70% (1,398) |
| 2015-16 | 2,977 | 156 | 19.1:1 | 66% (1,952) |
| 2010-11 | 2,505 | 155 | 16.2:1 | 69% (1,717) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Dorado High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (2,010 to 2,109); teachers up 9% (119.7 to 130.8).
About El Dorado High School
El Dorado High School is a high-enrollment high school in EL PASO, Texas, (ZIP code 79938). It enrolls 2,109 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 165% above the average for high schools in Texas.
SOCORRO ISD operates 51 schools. Combined enrollment is 46,668 students.
Roughly 91% of students at El Dorado High School are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 4% White and 3% Black. County-wide, 83% of El Paso County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at El Dorado High School are from different groups.
There are 130.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.1:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
El Dorado High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of Texas public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, El Dorado High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 54.4% actual against 43.4% 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 roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 273 public schools and about 165,404 students.
Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, El Dorado High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 94 students, from 2,203 to 2,109.
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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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Dr Sue A Shook SchoolElementary · 1,167 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 El Dorado High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named El Dorado High. El Dorado High School is the largest of the 5.
- El Dorado HighPlacentia, CA · 1,998 students
- EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOLEL DORADO, AR · 1,235 students
- El Dorado HighPlacerville, CA · 1,135 students
- El Dorado HighEl Dorado, KS · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy0.6 mi · 862
- Hurshel Antwine Middle School1.0 mi · 701
- Sgt Roberto Ituarte1.0 mi · 659
- Spec Rafael Hernando Middle School1.0 mi · 707
- Jane A Hambric School1.2 mi · 740
- Sun Ridge Middle School1.5 mi · 978
Frequently asked questions
About El Dorado High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at El Dorado High School?
El Dorado High School enrolls approximately 2,109 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does El Dorado High School serve?
El Dorado High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Dorado High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Dorado High School is approximately 16.1:1 (131 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Dorado High School?
At El Dorado High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is El Dorado High School public or private?
El Dorado High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOCORRO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.