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Enrollment
932
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001694
Irvin High School
5400 SANDERS, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 587-3500 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
825 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 266 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 224 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 225 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 32.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Irvin High School
Irvin High School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin High School this school | 932 | 88.5% | 33.6% |
| YES Prep - North Central HOUSTON | 1,002 | 89.4% | 58.4% |
| IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory AUSTIN | 835 | 88.3% | 44.1% |
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts EL PASO | 982 | 89.9% | 44.0% |
| Austin High School EL PASO | 946 | 88.5% | 28.0% |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate AUSTIN | 847 | 91.0% | 45.9% |
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 Irvin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,282 of 1,385 | #41 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,115 of 1,425 ▼ 295 | #34 of 45 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,348 of 1,425 ▲ 9 | #40 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #786 of 1,184 | #25 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 932 | #616 of 2,107 | #28 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #463 of 1,344 | #5 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #1,178 of 1,346 | #20 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #227 of 1,522 | #9 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #40 of 557 | #1 of 28 |
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
932
-212 (-19%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 2,470
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 932 | 69.5 | 13.4:1 | 89% (825) |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 71.1 | 13.4:1 | 94% (890) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 77 | 12.8:1 | 98% (965) |
| 2020-21 | 1,144 | 86 | 13.3:1 | 91% (1,042) |
| 2017-18 | 1,400 | 105.1 | 13.3:1 | 87% (1,214) |
| 2015-16 | 1,439 | 95 | 15.2:1 | 85% (1,218) |
| 2010-11 | 1,748 | 111 | 15.8:1 | 83% (1,446) |
| 2000-01 | 1,869 | 124 | 15.1:1 | 64% (1,188) |
| 1990-91 | 2,470 | 123 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irvin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,400 to 932); teachers down 34% (105.1 to 69.5).
About Irvin High School
Families in EL PASO, Texas, are served by Irvin High School, a mid-sized high school. It enrolls 932 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12.
Within EL PASO ISD, Irvin High School is one of 76 schools. The district enrolls 48,118 students.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Other students are 3% Black and 2% White. By comparison, El Paso County residents are about 83% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Irvin High School reported 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.4:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. There are 825 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in El Paso County.
On the allk12 Grade, Irvin High School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Texas public high schools.
Test results at Irvin High School are 2.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.6% actual, 35.9% predicted).
In the surrounding county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 273, with about 165,404 students.
Stanton Elementary School sits about 0.7 miles from Irvin High School. Irvin High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 42.6%, higher than Irvin High School's 33.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Irvin High School had a net loss of 212 students, or 19%.
People who know Irvin High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
- Stanton Elementary School0.7 mi · 366
- Dolphin Terrace Elementary School1.0 mi · 510
- Parkland Pre K Center1.1 mi · 308
- Whitaker Elementary School1.1 mi · 386
- Coach Archie Duran Elementary School1.2 mi · 648
- H R Moye Elementary School1.3 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Irvin High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Irvin High School?
Irvin High School enrolls approximately 932 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Irvin High School serve?
Irvin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Irvin High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Irvin High School.
How diverse is Irvin High School?
Irvin High School reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Irvin High School public or private?
Irvin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.