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What's the one class at PARKLAND H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,565
High
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005330
PARKLAND H S
5932 QUAIL AVE, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 434-6000 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,198 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 15 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,565
+50 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
% White
5%
was 7%
% Hispanic
89%
was 85%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PARKLAND H S
As a substantial 9-12 campus in EL PASO, Texas, PARKLAND H S teaches 1,565 students from grades 9 through 12, run under YSLETA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 97% above typical.
PARKLAND H S is one of 49 schools operated by YSLETA ISD, a district that enrolls 34,062 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PARKLAND H S records that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 5% White, 4% Black.
On the resource side, On paper, PARKLAND H S has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 77% of students at PARKLAND H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, PARKLAND H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.5%; actual is 55.6%, +15.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), PARKLAND H S is one campus in the mix.
PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARKLAND H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARKLAND H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.4%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. PARKLAND H S's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,515 (now 1,565). Hispanic enrollment moved from 85% to 89% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 YSLETA ISD
- EASTWOOD H SHigh · 2,295 students
- BEL AIR H SHigh · 1,866 students
- DEL VALLE H SHigh · 1,798 students
- J M HANKS H SHigh · 1,364 students
- EASTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 1,280 students
- YSLETA H SHigh · 1,168 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
- PARKLAND PRE-ENGINEERING MIDDLE0.4 mi · 1,146
- PARKLAND PRE K CENTER0.8 mi · 308
- DOLPHIN TERRACE EL0.8 mi · 510
- PARKLAND EL0.8 mi · 471
- NEWMAN EL0.8 mi · 246
- ANDRESS H S1.0 mi · 1,341
Frequently asked questions
About PARKLAND H SHow large is PARKLAND H S?
PARKLAND H S enrolls approximately 1,565 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PARKLAND H S serve?
PARKLAND H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does PARKLAND H S have?
PARKLAND H S employs 101 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PARKLAND H S?
Student demographics at PARKLAND H S are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PARKLAND H S in?
PARKLAND H S is part of YSLETA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.