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If you could change one rule at JEFFERSON H S, what would it be?
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Enrollment
998
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001695
Jefferson High School
4700 ALAMEDA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79905 · (915) 236-7400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
893 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 | 270 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 250 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 248 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 230 | 23% |
Student demographics
2%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
19.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
13.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 60.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 9.0% | 45.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School this school | 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% |
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts EL PASO | 982 | 89.9% | 44.0% |
| YES Prep - North Central HOUSTON | 1,002 | 89.4% | 58.4% |
| YES Prep - Northline HOUSTON | 1,004 | 90.7% | 51.6% |
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 Jefferson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,295 of 1,385 | #42 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,400 of 1,425 ▼ 314 | #45 of 45 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,418 of 1,425 ▼ 6 | #44 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #25 of 1,184 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #586 of 2,107 | #23 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #533 of 1,344 | #8 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #1,309 of 1,346 | #43 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #202 of 1,522 | #6 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #381 of 557 | #22 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
998
-146 (-13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,668
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 998 | 72.2 | 13.8:1 | 89% (893) |
| 2023-24 | 1,040 | 68 | 15.3:1 | 96% (1,002) |
| 2022-23 | 1,107 | 76.1 | 14.6:1 | 97% (1,071) |
| 2020-21 | 1,144 | 79 | 14.5:1 | 94% (1,071) |
| 2017-18 | 1,056 | 81.2 | 13.0:1 | 92% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 72 | 13.9:1 | 86% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 1,102 | 86 | 12.8:1 | 90% (988) |
| 2000-01 | 1,256 | 67 | 18.8:1 | 78% (985) |
| 1990-91 | 1,668 | 89 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,056 to 998); teachers down 11% (81.2 to 72.2).
About Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School is a medium-sized high school in EL PASO, Texas, (ZIP code 79905). The school had 998 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
Jefferson High School is one of 76 schools in EL PASO ISD, which enrolls 48,118 students in total.
Jefferson High School enrolls a student body that is 99% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of El Paso County is roughly 83% Hispanic. Jefferson High School has a diversity index of 2%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jefferson High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 89%. That is 15 points above the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Jefferson High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.9%) and its predicted rate (35.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census Bureau estimates for El Paso County show that median household income is about $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 273 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 165,404 students.
The closest public school, Silva Health Magnet, is about 0.2 miles from Jefferson High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jefferson High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Jefferson High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 998 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,144.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Jefferson High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Other Jefferson High schools
19 other US public schools in 16 states are named Jefferson High. Jefferson High School is the 10th largest of the 20.
- Jefferson High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,706 students
- Jefferson High SchoolJEFFERSON, TX · 383 students
- Jefferson High SchoolRockford, IL · 2,173 students
- Jefferson High SchoolLafayette, IN · 2,042 students
- Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SD · 1,888 students
Nearby schools
- Silva Health Magnet0.2 mi · 544
- Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-80.7 mi · 1,231
- Zavala Elementary School0.7 mi · 253
- Hillside Elementary School1.0 mi · 348
- Cooley Elementary School1.1 mi · 393
- Hawkins Elementary School1.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson High SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson High School?
Jefferson High School enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jefferson High School serve?
Jefferson High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Jefferson High School.
How diverse is Jefferson High School?
Jefferson High School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Jefferson High School public or private?
Jefferson 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.