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What's the state of after-school transportation at MONTWOOD H S?
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Enrollment
2,499
High
DISTRICT 1,580 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071006914
Montwood High School
12000 MONTWOOD, EL PASO, TX 79936 · (915) 937-2400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,499 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
17.0:1
147 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,753 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 669 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 639 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 620 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 571 | 23% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 53.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Montwood High School
Montwood High School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montwood High School this school | 2,499 | 70.1% | 61.9% |
| Del Rio High School DEL RIO | 2,447 | 69.3% | 45.8% |
| Harlingen H S - South HARLINGEN | 2,019 | 70.9% | 48.3% |
| Eagle Pass High School EAGLE PASS | 2,326 | 68.2% | 61.4% |
| Rowe High School MC ALLEN | 1,905 | 70.2% | 58.6% |
| El Dorado High School EL PASO | 2,109 | 70.9% | 54.4% |
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 Montwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #439 of 1,385 | #10 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,283 of 1,425 ▼ 328 | #37 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #493 of 1,425 ▲ 93 | #13 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #551 of 1,184 | #14 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,499 | #169 of 2,107 | #6 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,076 of 1,344 | #34 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #1,214 of 1,346 | #27 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #575 of 1,522 | #34 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #372 of 557 | #20 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
2,499
-187 (-7%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,726
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 2,499 | 146.7 | 17.0:1 | 70% (1,753) |
| 2023-24 | 2,568 | 107.8 | 23.8:1 | 72% (1,854) |
| 2022-23 | 2,498 | 146.5 | 17.1:1 | 74% (1,842) |
| 2020-21 | 2,686 | 149 | 18.0:1 | 65% (1,741) |
| 2017-18 | 2,656 | 140 | 19.0:1 | 61% (1,632) |
| 2015-16 | 2,617 | 134 | 19.5:1 | 58% (1,508) |
| 2010-11 | 2,769 | 164 | 16.9:1 | 61% (1,682) |
| 2000-01 | 2,655 | 161 | 16.5:1 | 48% (1,263) |
| 1990-91 | 1,726 | 97 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (2,656 to 2,499); teachers up 5% (140 to 146.7).
About Montwood High School
Montwood High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in EL PASO, Texas. It educates 2,499 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 214% above the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
Montwood High School falls under SOCORRO ISD, which has 51 schools enrolling 46,668 students.
The large majority of students at Montwood High School, 95%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 2% White. Among all residents of El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Montwood High School comes in at 10%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1, with 146.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Montwood High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Montwood High School beats its 43.7% prediction with 61.9%, a top-10% result in Texas.
El Paso County has about 870,779 residents, and median household income is about $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of El Paso County number 273 and enroll about 165,404.
Helen Ball Elementary School is the public school closest to Montwood High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Montwood High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Montwood High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 2,686 to 2,499. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.0:1, from 18.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 SOCORRO ISD
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- El Dorado High SchoolHigh · 2,109 students
- Americas High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Dr Sue A Shook SchoolElementary · 1,167 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
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
Nearby schools
- Helen Ball Elementary School0.3 mi · 576
- William D Slider Middle School0.5 mi · 627
- El Paso Leadership Academy - Middle East0.6 mi · 166
- El Paso Leadership Academy - H S East0.6 mi · 428
- O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy0.8 mi · 672
- Vista Del Sol Environmental Science1.1 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Montwood High SchoolHow many students attend Montwood High School?
Montwood High School enrolls approximately 2,499 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Montwood High School serve?
Montwood High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Montwood High School have?
Montwood High School employs 147 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Montwood High School?
Student demographics at Montwood High School are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Montwood High School?
Montwood High School is overseen by SOCORRO ISD in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.