RIVERSIDE H S

RIVERSIDE H S is a mid-tier senior high in EL PASO, Texas, part of YSLETA ISD. The school caters to 952 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 49 schools in YSLETA ISD (34,062 students total), RIVERSIDE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, RIVERSIDE H S logs that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 86% of students at RIVERSIDE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVERSIDE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.2%; actual is 50.5%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. RIVERSIDE H S is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

RIVERSIDE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVERSIDE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. RIVERSIDE H S's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,120 (now 952).

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.