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Enrollment
2,952
High
DISTRICT 1,580 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO ISD·NCES 484071013099
Pebble Hills High School
14400 PEBBLE HILLS BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79938 · (915) 937-9400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,952 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
18.1:1
163 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,736 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 | 860 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 783 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 663 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 646 | 22% |
Student demographics
24%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 52.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 16.0% | 42.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like Pebble Hills High School
Pebble Hills High School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Hills High School this school | 2,952 | 58.8% | 60.1% |
| Stevens High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,546 | 61.1% | 44.3% |
| Lehman High School KYLE | 2,128 | 56.2% | 50.5% |
| United High School LAREDO | 3,463 | 58.8% | 73.1% |
| Eastwood High School EL PASO | 2,295 | 55.6% | 69.9% |
| Eastlake High School EL PASO | 3,004 | 64.5% | 55.1% |
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 Pebble Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #482 of 1,385 | #12 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,266 of 1,425 ▼ 282 | #36 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #577 of 1,425 ▼ 16 | #15 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #552 of 1,184 | #15 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,952 | #87 of 2,107 | #2 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,200 of 1,344 | #40 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #1,075 of 1,346 | #8 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #829 of 1,522 | #46 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #214 of 672 | #5 of 13 |
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
2,952
+238 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 2,952 | 162.6 | 18.1:1 | 59% (1,736) |
| 2023-24 | 2,912 | 124.1 | 23.5:1 | 62% (1,799) |
| 2022-23 | 2,888 | 156.8 | 18.4:1 | 63% (1,810) |
| 2020-21 | 2,714 | 148 | 18.3:1 | 50% (1,370) |
| 2017-18 | 2,467 | 136.8 | 18.0:1 | 58% (1,437) |
| 2015-16 | 1,311 | 70 | 18.7:1 | 62% (807) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pebble Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (2,467 to 2,952); teachers up 19% (136.8 to 162.6).
About Pebble Hills High School
Families in EL PASO, Texas, are served by Pebble Hills High School, a large high school. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,952 students. The school is 271% above the average for high schools in Texas.
SOCORRO ISD, which runs Pebble Hills High School, has 51 schools and 46,668 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pebble Hills High School is 87% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 6% White and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pebble Hills High School scores 24%.
A staff of 162.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.1:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 3.1 students per teacher. By family income, 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in El Paso County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pebble Hills High School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Texas public high schools.
Pebble Hills High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.1%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
El Paso County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $59,806, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 273 public schools in the county, enrolling about 165,404, Pebble Hills High School among them.
Pebble Hills High School is about 0.7 miles from James P Butler Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pebble Hills High School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 2,714 to 2,952, a 9% increase.
The Pebble Hills High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 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
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
Nearby schools
- James P Butler Elementary School0.7 mi · 884
- Ssg Manuel R Puentes0.8 mi · 1,031
- Cactus Trails1.0 mi · 1,006
- Sgt Jose F Carrasco Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,067
- Spec Rafael Hernando Middle School1.5 mi · 707
- Sgt Roberto Ituarte1.5 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Pebble Hills High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pebble Hills High School?
Pebble Hills High School enrolls approximately 2,952 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pebble Hills High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pebble Hills High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pebble Hills High School have?
Pebble Hills High School employs 163 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Pebble Hills High School?
Pebble Hills High School reports a student body of 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pebble Hills High School?
Pebble Hills 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.