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Alumni: what's one memory from EL PASO H S that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,636
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001683
EL PASO H S
800 E SCHUSTER AVE, EL PASO, TX 79902 · (915) 496-8300 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
956 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,636
+200 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.0:1
% White
7%
was 6%
% Hispanic
91%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EL PASO H S
EL PASO H S operates as a well-populated high school in EL PASO, Texas, overseen by EL PASO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,636 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 106% bigger than typical.
EL PASO ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 48,118 students; EL PASO H S is among them.
On the student-mix side, EL PASO H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 7% White.
On the resource side, EL PASO H S records 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EL PASO H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, EL PASO H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.4%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), EL PASO H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WIGGS MIDDLE, around 0.5 miles off. 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), EL PASO H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.9%.
EL PASO H S operates from an inner-city location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 1,436 students in 2018 compared to 1,636 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for EL PASO H S typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
- BURGES H SHigh · 1,394 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- EASTLAKE H SHigh · 3,004 students
- PEBBLE HILLS H SHigh · 2,952 students
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- SOCORRO H SHigh · 2,579 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- MONTWOOD H SHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- WIGGS MIDDLE0.5 mi · 943
- LAMAR EL0.6 mi · 265
- ABOUT FACE PROGRAM EL0.6 mi · 3
- TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-EL PASO WEST0.7 mi · 97
- MESITA EL1.1 mi · 916
- YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM RESEARCH & PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.2 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About EL PASO H SWhat is the total enrollment at EL PASO H S?
EL PASO H S enrolls approximately 1,636 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does EL PASO H S serve?
EL PASO H S serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at EL PASO H S?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at EL PASO H S.
How diverse is EL PASO H S?
EL PASO H S reports a student body of 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees EL PASO H S?
EL PASO H S is overseen by EL PASO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.