MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S

MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S operates as an intimate four-year high school in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within SOCORRO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 51 schools operated by SOCORRO ISD, a district that teaches 46,668 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S reports that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 5% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S higher than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.1%; MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S posts 76.6%, +31.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for El Paso County shows median household earnings sit near $59,806, 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), MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MISSION RIDGE, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MISSION EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.