Enrollment
241
High
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORNILLO ISD·NCES 484299004898
TORNILLO H S
430 D OIL MILL, TORNILLO, TX 79853 · (915) 765-3550 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
227 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TORNILLO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
241
-107 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.7:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TORNILLO H S
As a tiny high school in TORNILLO, Texas, TORNILLO H S educates 241 students from grades 9 through 12, run under TORNILLO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 796.
Within TORNILLO ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 726 students, TORNILLO H S is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, TORNILLO H S records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, TORNILLO H S has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above El Paso County's rate of about 74%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, TORNILLO H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 37.4%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) records that median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), TORNILLO H S is one campus in the mix.
TORNILLO J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TORNILLO H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 241 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
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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 TORNILLO ISD
- TORNILLO INTElementary · 335 students
- TORNILLO J HMiddle · 150 students
- TORNILLO DAEPElementary
- TORNILLO ELCombined
Other schools in TORNILLO
- TORNILLO INTElementary · 335 students
- TORNILLO J HMiddle · 150 students
- TORNILLO DAEPElementary
- TORNILLO ELCombined
Nearby schools
- TORNILLO J H0.1 mi · 150
- TORNILLO INT0.2 mi · 335
- FABENS EL4.0 mi · 421
- FABENS MIDDLE4.2 mi · 394
- FABENS H S4.4 mi · 616
- JOHANNA ODONNELL INT4.7 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About TORNILLO H SHow large is TORNILLO H S?
TORNILLO H S enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 09-12.
Is TORNILLO H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
TORNILLO H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does TORNILLO H S have?
TORNILLO H S employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TORNILLO H S?
At TORNILLO H S, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
What district is TORNILLO H S in?
TORNILLO H S is part of TORNILLO ISD.
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