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Enrollment
985
High
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ELIZARIO ISD·NCES 483885004433
San Elizario High School
13981 SOCORRO RD, SAN ELIZARIO, TX 79849 · (915) 872-3970 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL985 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
936 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 233 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 298 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 234 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 220 | 22% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAN ELIZARIO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 23.0% | 52.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 San Elizario High School
San Elizario High School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Elizario High School this school | 985 | 95.0% | 33.7% |
| Bowie High School EL PASO | 1,003 | 95.8% | 30.9% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Pharr PHARR | 848 | 94.0% | 49.3% |
| IDEA Riverview College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 813 | 94.3% | 64.0% |
| IDEA College Prep DONNA | 823 | 95.3% | 40.9% |
| John F Kennedy High School SAN ANTONIO | 998 | 92.5% | 26.3% |
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 San Elizario High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,281 of 1,385 | #40 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,152 of 1,425 ▲ 194 | #35 of 45 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,365 of 1,425 ▼ 25 | #42 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #926 of 1,184 | #35 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 985 | #591 of 2,107 | #24 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,196 of 1,344 | #39 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.2% | #1,323 of 1,346 | #44 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #72 of 1,522 | #2 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #405 of 557 | #24 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
985
-45 (-4%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 985 | 54.4 | 18.1:1 | 95% (936) |
| 2023-24 | 1,018 | 55.4 | 18.4:1 | 92% (940) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 64.1 | 16.0:1 | 91% (941) |
| 2020-21 | 1,030 | 70 | 14.7:1 | 88% (909) |
| 2017-18 | 1,035 | 76.3 | 13.6:1 | 91% (939) |
| 2015-16 | 1,040 | 74 | 14.1:1 | 97% (1,010) |
| 2010-11 | 1,097 | 73 | 15.0:1 | 33% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 964 | 77 | 12.5:1 | 47% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Elizario High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,035 to 985); teachers down 29% (76.3 to 54.4).
About San Elizario High School
San Elizario High School is a medium-sized high school in Texas, located in SAN ELIZARIO. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 985 students. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
District-wide, SAN ELIZARIO ISD has 6 schools and 2,927 students.
At San Elizario High School, Hispanic students make up 99% of the student body. County-wide, 83% of El Paso County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, San Elizario High School comes in at 1%.
A ratio of 18.1:1 comes from the school's 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 95% of students at San Elizario High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for San Elizario High School is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
San Elizario High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (33.7% versus 33.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, El Paso County, median household income is about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 273 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 165,404 students.
Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School is the public school closest to San Elizario High School, about 0.3 miles away. San Elizario High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 46.1% on proficiency, and San Elizario High School is below that at 33.7%.
San Elizario High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 985 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,030. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for San Elizario High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SAN ELIZARIO ISD
- Josefa L Sambrano Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- L G Alarcon Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Lorenzo Loya Primary SchoolElementary · 173 students
- San Elizario JJAEPElementary
Other schools in SAN ELIZARIO
- Josefa L Sambrano Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle SchoolMiddle · 408 students
- L G Alarcon Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Lorenzo Loya Primary SchoolElementary · 173 students
- San Elizario JJAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School0.3 mi · 554
- Lorenzo Loya Primary School0.3 mi · 173
- Clint High School1.2 mi · 747
- Alfonso Borrego Sr Elementary School1.5 mi · 510
- Clint ISD Early College Academy1.6 mi · 290
- Wm David Surratt Elementary School1.9 mi · 939
Frequently asked questions
About San Elizario High SchoolHow large is San Elizario High School?
San Elizario High School enrolls approximately 985 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does San Elizario High School serve?
San Elizario High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at San Elizario High School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at San Elizario High School.
How diverse is San Elizario High School?
San Elizario High School reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is San Elizario High School public or private?
San Elizario High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN ELIZARIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.