NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS)

As an intimate senior high in EL PASO, Texas, NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) hosts 373 students from grades 9 through 12, run under CANUTILLO ISD. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 10 schools in CANUTILLO ISD (5,747 students total), NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) lists that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below El Paso County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) 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 49.2%; NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) posts 84.6%, +35.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for El Paso County put 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. In all, El Paso County runs 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), of which NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) is one.

The closest other public school is CANUTILLO H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (NWECHS) at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 85% to 91%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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