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Enrollment
544
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830003791
Silva Health Magnet
121 VAL VERDE ST, EL PASO, TX 79905 · (915) 236-7400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
359 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 149 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 154 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 23% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 68.0% | 9.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 88.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 82.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 37 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 →
Schools most like Silva Health Magnet
Silva Health Magnet's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silva Health Magnet this school | 544 | 66.0% | 82.6% |
| Cast Tech High School SAN ANTONIO | 451 | 64.1% | 62.4% |
| Mission Early College High School EL PASO | 410 | 65.9% | 76.4% |
| Edinburg Collegiate High School EDINBURG | 466 | 68.7% | 91.8% |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy MISSION | 481 | 66.1% | 81.8% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory KYLE | 681 | 63.7% | 55.7% |
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 Silva Health Magnet ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #66 of 1,385 | #3 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #631 of 1,425 ▼ 443 | #17 of 45 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #84 of 1,425 ▼ 24 | #4 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #825 of 1,184 | #28 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #849 of 2,107 | #34 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #756 of 1,344 | #19 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #1,091 of 1,346 | #9 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #672 of 1,522 | #38 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #74 of 557 | #6 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
544
-110 (-17%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 544 | 35.9 | 15.2:1 | 66% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 37.7 | 13.7:1 | 69% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 38.2 | 13.3:1 | 71% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 64% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 39.7 | 18.1:1 | 51% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 47% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 54% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 55% (406) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silva Health Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (721 to 544); teachers down 10% (39.7 to 35.9).
About Silva Health Magnet
Families in EL PASO, Texas, are served by Silva Health Magnet, a small high school. The school's 544 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
Silva Health Magnet sits within EL PASO ISD, which has 76 schools and 48,118 students.
Federal enrollment data show Silva Health Magnet is 88% Hispanic. The school is also 4% White, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.2 students per teacher and 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Silva Health Magnet is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Silva Health Magnet is in the top 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.5%. The school's actual rate is 82.6%, 37.1 points higher.
Census estimates describe El Paso County this way: the median household income is $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Silva Health Magnet, El Paso County has 272 other public schools.
The closest public school to Silva Health Magnet is Jefferson High School, about 0.2 miles away. Silva Health Magnet is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Silva Health Magnet comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 110 students since 2020-21, to 544.
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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 EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 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
Nearby schools
- Jefferson High School0.2 mi · 998
- Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-80.5 mi · 1,231
- Zavala Elementary School0.8 mi · 253
- Cooley Elementary School0.9 mi · 393
- Hawkins Elementary School1.0 mi · 256
- Hillside Elementary School1.1 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Silva Health MagnetHow many students attend Silva Health Magnet?
Silva Health Magnet enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 09-12.
Is Silva Health Magnet an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silva Health Magnet is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Silva Health Magnet?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Silva Health Magnet.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silva Health Magnet?
At Silva Health Magnet, the student body is approximately 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Silva Health Magnet in?
Silva Health Magnet is part of EL PASO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.