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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 H S
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
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
24.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
998
-58 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JEFFERSON H S
JEFFERSON H S is one of the reasonably sized high schools in EL PASO, Texas, operated by EL PASO ISD, with 998 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
Within EL PASO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 48,118 students, JEFFERSON H S is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, JEFFERSON H S records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, JEFFERSON H S reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, JEFFERSON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 33.5%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for El Paso County put median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which JEFFERSON H S is one.
SILVA HEALTH MAGNET is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JEFFERSON H S comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.
JEFFERSON H S operates from a metropolitan location.
Trend over the last 7 years. JEFFERSON H S's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,056 (now 998).
On allk12, members of the JEFFERSON H S community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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 EL PASO ISD
- FRANKLIN H SHigh · 2,835 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 2,576 students
- CHAPIN H SHigh · 1,766 students
- EL PASO H SHigh · 1,636 students
- HORNEDO MIDDLEMiddle · 1,442 students
- DON HASKINS PK-8Elementary · 1,405 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
- SILVA HEALTH MAGNET0.2 mi · 544
- DR JOSEFINA VILLAMIL TINAJERO PK-80.7 mi · 1,231
- ZAVALA EL0.7 mi · 253
- HILLSIDE EL1.0 mi · 348
- COOLEY EL1.1 mi · 393
- HAWKINS EL1.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON H SHow many students attend JEFFERSON H S?
JEFFERSON H S enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does JEFFERSON H S serve?
JEFFERSON H S serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at JEFFERSON H S?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at JEFFERSON H S.
How diverse is JEFFERSON H S?
JEFFERSON H S reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is JEFFERSON H S public or private?
JEFFERSON H S 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.